Korea Importers Association seeks to diversify supply chains in Kazakhstan, holds more than 200 import-export consultations

[Financial News] The Korea Importers Association (KOIMA) has launched business exchanges in Kazakhstan to help Korean companies find new import sources and diversify supply chains.
According to the Korea Importers Association on the 28th, an import delegation led by Chair Youn Young-mi held the Korea-Kazakhstan Business Forum and 1-on-1 Business Consultation Session on the 27th at the InterContinental Almaty in Kazakhstan. The event was part of the association's Central Asia import delegation schedule, following visits to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
The event was attended by Youn, Ha Tae-wook, consul general of the Republic of Korea in Almaty, Aydar Abildabekov, vice minister of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Trade and Integration, Olzhas Smagulov, deputy mayor of Almaty, and Cho Gye-kwon, head of KOTRA's Almaty Trade Office. More than 100 people from 70 member companies of the association's domestic import firms participated, along with 70 companies from Kazakhstan.
At the business forum, Cho Gye-kwon, head of KOTRA's Almaty Trade Office, and an official from Kazakh Invest introduced the local investment environment and cooperation opportunities by industry. The following 1-on-1 consultation session brought together Korean importers and Kazakh suppliers for more than 200 meetings. The discussions focused on finding new partners and exploring potential deals in agricultural products, raw materials and consumer goods.
The delegation was organized ahead of the Korea-Central Asia Summit in September to expand private-sector economic and trade cooperation. The association also held business forums and consultation sessions with local companies in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to help Korean firms find new suppliers.
Youn Young-mi, chair of the Korea Importers Association, said, "As global supply chains are being reshaped and uncertainty in the trade environment continues, the importance of securing stable suppliers and diversifying import sources is growing." She added, "We hope this event will serve as an opportunity to discover new business opportunities between companies in both countries and explore practical ways to cooperate."
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