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India focus market for our economy, says Korean envoy
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IANS | 02 Jun, 2022
India is the focus market for the Korean economy and we will work
together to achieve higher trade relations between both countries, said
Chang Jae-bok, Korean Ambassador to India.
In a
conversation with IANS, he said that both nations have set a target of
$50 billion bilateral trade by 2030 and are working towards the same.
India is the focus market for the Korean economy and we will work
together to achieve higher trade relations between both the countries.
On
being asked about how Korea sees the Make in India initiative, the
Ambassador said that 'Make in India' is an outstanding initiative by the
government of India. "Leading players like Samsung are making a lot of
investments in India, 66 new Korean companies entered into India in the
pandemic year 2020. We are seeing a lot of new prospective Korean
companies interested to enter India", he told IANS.
"According to
data from Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE),
bilateral trade between India and Korea has reached $23.7 billion in
2021, surpassing $21.5 billion in 2018. This was the highest-ever trade
volume between the two countries, representing a 40 per cent increase
over the previous year's total of $16.9 billion (2020). Also, 66 new
Korean companies entered into India in the pandemic year 2020, and
Korean investment totaled around $396 million during this economic
downturn period", said Chang Jae-bok on the question of Covid impact on
trade relations between two nations.
"India has a very strong IT
and software base and we plan to leverage it in the best possible way.
Apart from this, promising sectors such as Medical Devices and
Diagnostics, EV infra and battery, Logistics and warehousing are other
segments in which Korean companies are planning to foray," he said on
the question of major shifts of both nations in the trade.
On the
sideline of the 4th edition of the Korea Fair in India (KFI) which was
inaugurated on Wednesday, Ambassador Chang Jae-bok had said that Korea
and India have a strong economic partnership that is rapidly expanding.
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