한ㆍ이스라엘 FTA 추진현황과 한국의 대응방안에 관한 연구

The Current Status of the FTA between Korea and Israel

This study aims to look into current trade between Korea and Israel and the FTA to develop our countermeasures against the FTA as well as strategies for further advancement. For these purposes, bibliographical research was made and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Korea International Trade Association, KOTRA, and newspaper journals were referred to. As for trade indices, national portal data from the Korea International Trade Association, Statistics Israel and bank of Israel were referred to. According to the results of the research, it was discovered that Israel is a country which has attracted the attention of the world as a technological power in technological innovation in the IT and bio fields, the development of national defense technology in missiles and air craft, having outstanding research-oriented universities, and active global technological cooperation. To compare the national competitiveness of Korea and Israel, Israel is better in innovation, its development in financial markets, and legal and administrative institutions while Korea is more competitive in infrastructure, its macro-economic environment and market size. In considering the current status of trade between Korea and Israel, and their complementary trade structures, it is expected that if an FTA between the two countries is concluded, trade between them in R&D, automobiles, electronic products and communication will be active. The FTA between Korea and Israel will have a significant meaning in that Korea will be the first Asian country to have an FTA with Israel. For this, our government should make every effort to nurture specialized elites in trade and take a dominant position over other countries, and consider global outsourcing, M&A and develop strategies for advances into global markets through brand development and the development of a business image.