A ministry of economy, ministry of commerce, ministry of economic affairs or department of commerce is a part of the

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in most countries that is responsible for matters related to the

economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the ...

or economic policy.

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Examples of such ministries include: *Afghanistan:

Ministry of Economy (Afghanistan) The Afghan Ministry of Economy ( prs, وزارت اقتصاد افغانستان, ps, د افغانستان د اقتصاد وزارت) was the Afghan Government Ministry in charge of stimulating the Economy of the country. The current Minister ...

*Albania: Ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Entrepreneurship (Albania) *Argentina:

Minister of Economy of Argentina The Ministry of Economy ( es, Ministerio de Economía) of Argentina is the country's state treasury and a ministry of the national executive power that manages economic policy. The Ministry of Economy is one of the oldest ministries in the Arge ...

*Austria:

Ministry of Economy (Austria) In Austrian politics, the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs (German: ''Bundesministerium für Digitalisierung und Wirtschaftsstandort'') is the ministry in charge of promoting commerce and industry, overseeing public works, and m ...

*Benin:

Ministry of Economy and Finance (Benin) The Ministry of Economy and Finance ''( Ministère de l’Economie et des Finances)'' is the government ministry responsible for governing and managing the economy and the finance, financial activity of Benin. The current Minister of Economy and Fi ...

*Bulgaria:

Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism (Bulgaria) The Ministry of Economy and Industry ( bg, Министерство на икономиката и индустрията, Ministerstvo na ikonomikata i industriyata) of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with regulating the economy and energy poli ...

*Bhutan:

Ministry of Economic Affairs (Bhutan) Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is ministry of Bhutan responsible for proper management of economy in the country. Departments The Ministry of Economic Affairs is responsible for: *Department of Trade *Department of Industry *Department o ...

*Brazil:

Ministry of Economy (Brazil) The Ministry of Economics ( pt, Ministério da Economia, links=yes) was created in 1808 with the title ''Secretaria de Estado dos Negócios do Brasil e da Fazenda''. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing the country's eco ...

*Cambodia:

Ministry of Economy and Finance (Cambodia) The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF; km, ក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនិងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ) accounts for the administration of financial and economic policy and affair in the Kingdom of Cambodia. In ac ...

*Chile:

Ministry of Economy, Development and Tourism The Ministry for the Economy, Development, and Tourism ( es, links=no, Ministerio de Economía, Fomento y Turismo de Chile) is a Chilean state ministry in charge of planning and executing the flow of policies and projects of the Chilean governmen ...

*Croatia: Ministry of Economy (Croatia) *Denmark:

Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs (Denmark) The Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs, now called the ''Ministry of Business and Growth'', is a ministry that was established by the first Helle Thorning-Schmidt cabinet. The ministry was created in 2001 as a merger between the Ministry ...

*Dominican Republic:

Ministry of Economy (Dominican Republic) The Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development (Spanish: ''Ministerio de Economía, Planificación y Desarrollo'' or ''MEPyD'') of the Dominican Republic is a government institution which coordinates the country's macroeconomic politics and su ...

*Estonia:

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications ( et, Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium) is a government ministry of Estonia. Its head office is in Tallinn.

*Finland:

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (Finland) The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM, fi, työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, ) is one of the ministries of the Finnish Government. The ministry implements industry, labor, and local development policies. There are two ministerial p ...

*France:

Ministry of the Economy and Finance (France) The Ministry of Economics, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty (french: Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique, pronounced ), informally referred to as Bercy, is one of the most impor ...

*Georgia:

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development (Georgia) The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development ( ka, საქართველოს ეკონომიკური განვითარების სამინისტრო) is a ministry of the government of Georgia in charge ...

*Germany:

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (german: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz, ), abbreviated BMWK (was BMWi), is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was previously known as ...

*Iran:

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance (Iran) The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance's functions are: *Manage the Iranian treasury department, *Lending by the government to banks in Iran, *Regulation of Iran's economy and its financial policy, *implementing & enforcing tax polici ...

*Israel: Ministry of Economy *Italy:

Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy) The Ministry of Economy and Finance ( it, Ministero dell'Economia e delle Finanze), also known by the acronym MEF, is a ministry of the Italian government. Its responsibilities include overseeing economic policy, public investments and spending. T ...

*Japan:

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry The or METI, is a ministry of the Government of Japan. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic activities, ...

*Kazakhstan:

Ministry of National Economy (Kazakhstan) The Ministry of National Economy ( kk, Ұлттық экономика министрлігі) is central executive body of the Government of Kazakhstan The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республик� ...

*Latvia:

Ministry of Economics (Latvia) The Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija) is the leading state administrative institution responsible for Economy of Latvia, economic policy in Latvia. The ministry also represents the eco ...

*Lithuania:

Ministry of Economy (Lithuania) The Ministry of Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos ekonomikos ir inovacijų ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of th ...

*Malaysia: Ministry of Economic Affairs *Malta: Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business *Moldova:

Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure (Moldova) The Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization ( ro, Ministerul Dezvoltării Economice și Digitalizării) is one of the fourteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. History Ministry of Economy of Moldova was founded on 1 June 1990, ...

*Netherlands:

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*Peru:

Ministry of Economy and Finance (Peru) The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Peru is the government ministry responsible for the planning and execution of economic policies of the Peruvian Government with the goal of optimizing the economic and financial activities of the state, est ...

*Poland:

Ministry of Economy (Poland) Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Ministerstwo Gospodarki) was a ministry dealing with economy of Republic of Poland. Created in 1997 from reforms and mergers of other ministries, it has gone through several name changes and ...

*Portugal:

Ministry of Economy (Portugal) The Ministry of Economy ( pt, Ministério da Economia) is a Portuguese government ministry. Portugal Economy An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it ...

*Romania:

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*Saudi Arabia:

Ministry of Economy and Planning The Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) ( ar, وزارة الاقتصاد والتخطيط) is one of the governmental bodies of Saudi Arabia and part of the cabinet. The ministry has the function of developing and implementing five-year plan ...

*South Korea:

Ministry of Economy and Finance (South Korea) The Ministry of Economy and Finance (abbreviated to MOEF) oversees the financial policies of the South Korean government. It publishes a monthly report on the national economy, known as the "Green Book." The current minister is Choo Kyung-ho. The ...

*Spain:

Ministry of Economy and Finance (Spain) The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEH) was a ministerial department in the Government of Spain that merged the traditional ministries of Finance and Economy, with competences on economic affairs, public finance and budgets. It was established ...

*Syria:

Ministry of Economy and Trade (Syria) The Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade ( ar, وزارة الاقتصاد والتجارة) of Syria is the ministry that is responsible of drawing the state's economic policy in general and trade policy in particular. It was established in 2003 ...

*Tanzania:

Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (Tanzania) The Ministry of Finance and Planning is a ministry (government department), government ministry of Tanzania. It "manages the overall revenue, expenditure, and financing of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and provides the Governm ...

*Taiwan:

Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan) The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA; ) is the ministry of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for formulating policy and laws for industry and trade, foreign direct investment, energy, minerals, measurement standards, intellectual prope ...

*Turkey:

Ministry of Economy (Turkey) The Ministry of Economy ( tr, Ekonomi Bakanlığı) was a government department responsible for the economic affairs of the Republic of Turkey. It was established following the 2011 general election with Justice and Development Party (AKP) Mem ...

*Ukraine:

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade (Ukraine) The Ministry for Development of Economy and Trade ( uk, Міністерство економрозвитку і торгівлі України) is the main authority in the system of central government of Ukraine responsible for formation and re ...

*United Kingdom:

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is a department of His Majesty's Government. The department was formed during a machinery of government change on 14 July 2016, following Theresa May's appointment as Prime ...

*USA:

United States Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for bu ...

*Uzbekistan:

Ministry of Economy (Uzbekistan) The Ministry of Economy is a government agency of Uzbekistan which oversees the socio-economic development and management, working with other departments in ministries in the country. The ministry has many functions, including the oversight and dev ...

*Zimbabwe:

Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion (Zimbabwe) The Ministry of Economic Planning and Investment Promotion is a government ministry, responsible for economic planning and investment in Zimbabwe. See also *Investment promotion agency References Government of Zimbabwe Economy of Zimbabwe Zim ...