U.S.-KOREA FTA: Unlocking Opportunities in Korea

U.S.-KOREA FTA: Unlocking Opportunities in Korea

FTA, FDI and Korea U.S.-KOREA FTA: Changes in Korea s Investment Regime Korea: Your Business Destination Invest KOREA

FTA, FDI and Korea

FTA: A bilateral or multilateral trade agreement aimed at increasing income and employment by facilitating trade through lowered tariffs and non-tariff barriers. FDI: An investment made to acquire lasting interest in enterprises operating outside of the investor's economy. The U.S.-KOREA FTA is a comprehensive agreement that includes both trade and investment clauses.

The U.S.-KOREA FTA is the most significant FTA since NAFTA. - Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) The KORUS FTA will not only create jobs, but will save jobs. - Thomas J. Donohue, President & CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce America cannot expand its manufacturing base without greatly increasing the volume of goods it sells overseas. That is why I applaud the free-trade agreement - Jeffrey R. Immelt, Chairman & CEO, General Electric

Japan is in competition with Korea in many fields. Japan considers the KORUS FTA a threat to its export competitiveness, as the Japanese economy depends heavily on exports. - Hiromasa Yonekura, Chairman of the Japan Business Federation, Chairman of Sumitomo Chemical Once the KORUS FTA goes into effect, Korea will not only serve as a bridge between the markets of advanced and developing countries, but also emerge as an FTA hub for the world. - Global Times (Hwangu News, a Chinese newspaper), May 6, 2011 The KORUS FTA will strengthen Korea s competitiveness and eventually be a major threat to China. - Strategic Implications of KORUS FTA and Its Influence on China <Social Science Strategy>

1. Create jobs 2. Sustain the economy 3. Open new markets * Jobs and GDP figures indicate what the U.S. economy would have looked like in 2009 had the FTA been fully implemented, all factors being constant. * Source: Updated assessment of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), January 25, 2011 Majority Staff of the Senate Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Trade * Source: The U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement: More American jobs, faster economic recovery through exports, White House

The economic potential of the Korean Wave [ Korea s Content Industry Market Size ] Korea's Exports by Product Cultural Spending Per Person (Units: Billion USD) 54.5 51.9 50.8 40.9 4.2 60 40 20 Ranking Country Cultural spending per person 1 Norway $2,145 20 Korea $732 0 Source: PwC, IMF (2011) Source: Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism / Korea Customs Service (2011)

U.S.-KOREA FTA: Changes in Korea s Investment Regime Regulatory changes and their impact on investment Trade and investment Hub-and-spoke FTAs

1. Regulatory changes and their impact on investment * Word-cloud source text from KORUS FTA Chapter 11 Investment to Chapter 22 Institutional Provisions and Dispute Settlement U.S. investors, especially investors in financial services, would likely gain from the KORUS FTA. - United States International Trade Commission - It is the best financial services chapter negotiated in a free trade agreement to date. - Citigroup's Laura Lane, corporate co-chair of the U.S.-Korea FTA Business Coalition -

1. Regulatory changes and their impact on investment ( Broadcasting / Telecommunication ) Program Provider Ownership Regulation Expected growth rate of PP s foreign ownership (2012 2026, annual average) Foreign Ownership Share of Program Provider

2. Trade and investment FTA provisions eliminate 95% of each nation's tariffs on goods within five years. Additional FDI of $2.3B-$3.2B is expected in Korea annually for the next 10 years. It will most likely go into Korea s leading industries. Global Manufacturing Competitiveness Index

3. Hub-and-spoke FTAs In effect Concluded Underway On the agenda USA, EU, Chile, Singapore, EFTA, ASEAN, India, Peru Turkey Canada, Mexico, GCC, Australia, New Zealand, Colombia Japan, China, Central America, Korea-China-Japan, MERCOSUR, Russia, Israel, Vietnam, Mongolia, SACU, Indonesia, Malaysia Source: www.fta.go.kr, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Korea: Your Business Destination

In terms of providing consulting services, Korea is a market of inexhaustible opportunities. - Marcus von Engel, Partner, Accenture Co., Ltd. "On coming to Korea, we found that the attitude to doing business, capital markets, regulations and transparency were ideal for new business to grow. - John Walker AM, Chairman, Macquarie Group of Companies, Korea "Korea has a very clear legal system. I am quite satisfied with my life in Korea. - Preston C. Draper, Country Manager, COSTCO WHOLESALE KOREA, LTD.

G20 Expo 2012 YEOSU KOREA PyeongChang 2018 Productive Effect (US$) 90 million 16 billion 15.9 billion Creative Effect (US$) 19 billion N/A 38.9 billion Total (US $) 19.1 billion 16 billion 55 billion Job Creation 112,000 78,833 230,000

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16.00% 13.9 14.2 14.00% 12.00% 12.5 11.8 10.00% 8.00% 12 8.2 15.2 9.5 9.1 9.4 10.1 14.8 11.2 7.5 12.3 7.7 11.4 9.3 11.7 10.6 13.1 12.1 12.3 11.6 14.9 13.8 12.2 11.7 Korea All Countries 13.3 13.1 10.5 9.5 6.00% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis Note: Returns are calculated as the following ratio: (direct investment income without current-cost adjustment, net of withholding taxes)/ (U.S. direct investment position abroad on a historical-cost basis)

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