Suwon opens business center for European companies

By Kim Da-hee

A “Europe Business Center,” which is expected to serve as a bridge between European companies and small and medium-sized companies in Gyeonggi Province, has opened on the ninth floor of Gwanggyo Business Center in Suwon.

Gyeonggi Provincial Government and Gyeonggi Institute of Science & Technology Promotion held the opening ceremony on Wednesday. About 150 people, including Gyeonggi Province Governor Nam Kyung-pil and EU Ambassador to Korea Gerhard Sabathil, attended.

Six consulting firms are available to help companies from the U.K., Sweden, Russia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to enter the Korean market.

“The center is expected to open new business opportunities in cooperation with companies in Gyeonggi Province,” Nam said.

Twenty three foreign companies and institutions, including eight British companies and seven Russian companies, have already contacted with the center.

For the foreign companies who are interested in the business center, call 031-8008-2083 (Investment promotion division at the Gyeonggi Provincial Government office) or 031-888-9934 (Gyeonggi Institute of Science & Technology Promotion).