The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA; ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (

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) responsible for formulating

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and

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for industry and trade, foreign direct investment, energy, minerals, measurement standards,

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, state-owned enterprises. The ministry is a cabinet level government agency of the Executive Yuan. The executive agency promotes industrial and economic policies which allows economic activity and growth, increased employment and investments in sector which are critical to Taiwan's economy. Taiwan's main exports are

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, computers,

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equipment, industrial design services and creative industries/

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History

MOEA was initially established in June 1931 as National Economic Council by the Executive Yuan. In December 1931, the council was merged with other organizations to create the Ministry of Basic Industries. In December 1937, the ministry was reorganized as the Ministry of Economic Affairs. The MOEA continued to function in Taiwan since 1949 after the

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was defeated on the

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during the

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Structure

ROC-MOEA Department of Commerce plate 20131012

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The Ministry of Economic Affairs is very important in the management of Taiwan's economy. It manages a number of statutory bodies and state owned enterprises.

Staff units

The internal structure of the MOEA: *Department of Mines *Department of Commerce *Department of International Cooperation *Department of Investment Services *Department of Industrial Technology *Department of Statistics *Central Region Office *Southern Taiwan Joint Services Center *Office of Trade Negotiations

Administrative agencies

The Ministry of Economic Affairs is responsible for the entire Taiwanese economy. It has a number of statutory administrative agencies reporting under it. They are: *

Industrial Development Bureau The Industrial Development Bureau, MOEA (IDB; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Republic of China. The economy of Taiwan has achieved Industrialized Economy (IE) status (which includes economies with adjusted ...

** Central Region Branch ** Southern Region Branch * Bureau of Foreign Trade * Intellectual Property Office * Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection ** Keelung Branch ** Hsinchu Branch ** Taichung Branch ** Tainan Branch ** Kaohsiung Branch ** Hualien Branch * Bureau of Energy *

Water Resources Agency The Water Resources Agency (WRA; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for water-related affairs. History The creation of Water Resources Agency dated back in 1946 under the Ministry ...

Small and Medium Enterprise Administration The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Taiwan (ROC) responsible for small and medium-sized enterprises-related affairs. Organizational structure * Policy P ...

Export Processing Zone Administration An export in international trade is a good produced in one country that is sold into another country or a service provided in one country for a national or resident of another country. The seller of such goods or the service provider is an ...

** Kaohsiung Export Processing Zone ** Taichung Export Processing Zone ** Chungkang Export Processing Zone ** Pingtung Export Processing Zone * Central Geological Survey * State-owned Enterprises Commission * Investment Commission * International Trade Commission * Bureau of Mines

National corporations

The Ministry of Economic Affairs have a number of state owned enterprises reporting to it. They are: * Taiwan Sugar Corporation * Taiwan Power Company * CPC Corporation *

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Overseas offices

List of ministers

Pre-1947 Constitution

*1928: H. H. Kung *1931: Chen Kung-po (陳公博) hen Gongbo*1935: Wu T’ing-chang (吳鼎昌) u Dingchang*1937: Ch’eng T’ien-ku (程天固) heng Tiangu*1938: Wang Wen-ho (翁文灝) eng Wenhao*1946:

Wang Yun-wu Wang Yun-wu (; ; July 9, 1888 – August 14, 1979)http://m.blog.sina.com.tw/87951/article.php?pbgid=87951&entryid=644078 was an influential Chinese publisher, politician scholar of history and political science; He also invented the ''Shih Chi ...

Post-1947 Constitution

Political Party: † Died in office.

Access

The MOEA building is accessible by walking distance West of Guting Station of the

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on the Orange Line.

References

External links

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1931 establishments in China Republic of China, Economic Affairs Finance in Taiwan