On November 17, 2009, a delegation from Frankfurt, Germany, the largest economic hub in the EU, visited the Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Center to discuss issues related to technological partnerships, exchanges, and trade with Gyeonggi Province.

According to Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Center, the delegation led by Mayor Petra Roth of Frankfurt visited Gyeonggi Province, reaching agreements on economic cooperation between the two regions and the expansion of exchanges and trade, including the attraction of foreign investment.

The team had a luncheon with Governor Moon-Soo Kim of Gyeonggi Province and President Ki-Wha Hong of the Gyeonggi Small and Medium Business Center, during which they discussed measures to facilitate inter-regional exchanges and trade.

The Province discussed means by which to send businesses from the Province to Ambiente, the world’s largest commodities fair that is held in Frankfurt every spring, and secured floor space so that Gyeonggi businesses can display their products and have a favorable position from which to increase exports channels in Europe.

The Province also asked for the installation of an EU Pavilion at G-Fair, the nation’s largest annual tourism fair, to respond to next year’s signing of Korea-EU FTA, and requested the participation of Germany and the EU’s high-tech firms in G-FAIR. It is expected that the installation of the EU Pavilion will facilitate technological and investment exchanges between the two countries, and increase opportunities for the outsourcing of Korean parts