The 40th Anniversary of Economic Relations Between Korea and Indonesia

Korea and Indonesia have developed an increasingly robust economic relationship over the past 40 years. Since the two states established diplomatic relationship in 1973, bilateral...

The Rationale for a German Firm’s Investment in the Kaesong Industrial Complex

This will make Groz-Beckert the second foreign investment in Kaesong and the first since the complex reopened last fall.

KORUS Trade Statistics – Part II

Just prior to President Obama’s recent trip to Asia, critics of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) blamed the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) for the...

Setting the Record Straight – KORUS Trade Statistics

If present trends continue, the 2014 U.S. merchandise trade deficit with Korea is on track to be less than the 2013 level.

Korea’s Economic Relationship with India Gets Dragged into Court and Politics

Recent ruling by the Indian Supreme Court is another example of how India continues to turn away potential Korean and international investors

An Assessment of the KORUS FTA by U.S. Business in Korea

Will Korea Be Able to Join the TPP Talks?

Last November, after many months of consideration, South Korea expressed its interest in joining the 12 other Pacific Rim nations in participating in the Trans...

Opening Doors: Two Years of U.S.-Korea Free Trade

Economic Growth Since the Financial Crisis: Korea and the G-20

Over the last five years, Korea’s economy has outperformed all the advanced economies in the G-20 with the exception of 2012, when the United States...

Where do Chaebols fit in Park Geun-hye’s “Creative Economy”?

Elected in 2012, President Park Geun-hye promised to rebalance the country’s economy by redistributing wealth through “economic democratization.”

Internationalizing the Kaesong Industrial Complex and the Troubles of Orascom

In the aftermath of last spring’s shutdown of the Kaesong Industrial Complex, the Park administration has sought international investment to serve as a bulwark against...

Economic Growth Since the Financial Crisis: Korea and the BRICs

Korea has consistently grown at rates comparable to BRIC countries such as Russia and Brazil in this new post-crisis era.

Park Geun-hye’s Visit to India: Looking to Enhance Korea-India Relations

South Korean President Park Geun-hye travelled to India this week for her first overseas trip in 2014.

Considerations for Korea and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

With the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks on the verge of completion, Korea has announced that it will begin consultations for joining the regional trade agreement...

Building a Creative Economy in South Korea: Analyzing the Plans and Possibilities for New Economic Growth

Though previous Korean governments have taken steps to support Korea’s transition to an advanced innovation-driven economy, the Park administration has significantly heightened the level of...