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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for industry and trade,

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, energy, minerals, measurement standards,

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s. The ministry is a cabinet level government agency of the

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. The executive agency promotes industrial and economic policies which allows economic activity and growth, increased employment and investments in sector which are critical to

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. Taiwan's main exports are

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equipment,

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History

MOEA was initially established in June 1931 as National Economic Council by the

. 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

Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT), also referred to as the Guomindang (GMD), the Nationalist Party of China (NPC) or the Chinese Nationalist Party (CNP), is a major political party in the Republic of China, initially on the Chinese mainland and in Ta ...

was defeated on the mainland during the

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Structure

ROC-MOEA Department of Commerce plate 20131012

ROC-MOEA Bureau of Standards, Metrology & Inspection 20101213

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 ** Central Region Branch ** Southern Region Branch * Bureau of Foreign Trade * Intellectual Property Office *

Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan), Ministry of Economic Affairs responsible for standardization, metrology and product inspection in Taiwan. Bran ...

** Keelung Branch ** Hsinchu Branch ** Taichung Branch ** Tainan Branch ** Kaohsiung Branch ** Hualien Branch *

Bureau of Energy The Bureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs (BOE; ) is the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for energy-related affairs. History The BOE was originally established as ...

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 * Export Processing Zone Administration ** 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 *

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* 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 Sugar Corporation (TSC; ; pinyin: ''Táiwān Tángyè Gōngsī'') or Taisugar (; pinyin: ''Táitáng'') is a state-run enterprise of Taiwan, with headquarters in Tainan City. History The corporation was established on 1 May 1946 by the ...

Taiwan Power Company The Taiwan Power Company (, Taipower; ) is a state-owned electric power industry providing electricity to Taiwan and off-shore islands of the Republic of China. History Taipower was established on 1 May 1946. Its origins can be traced to 19 ...

CPC Corporation CPC Corporation () is a state-owned petroleum, natural gas, and gasoline company in Taiwan and is the core of the Taiwanese petrochemicals industry. History Early history CPC was founded on 1 June 1946 in Shanghai as Chinese Petroleum Corp ...

Taiwan Water Corporation The Taiwan Water Corporation (TWC; ) is a state-owned water utility providing water supply to most of Taiwan and offshore islands. The company is headquartered in North District, Taichung. History On 16 December 1972, President Chiang Ching-k ...

Overseas offices

List of ministers

Pre-1947 Constitution

*1928:

H. H. Kung Kung Hsiang-hsi (; 11 September 1881 – 16 August 1967), often known as Dr. H. H. Kung, was a Chinese banker and politician in the early 20th century. He married Soong Ai-ling, the eldest of the three Soong sisters; the other two married Preside ...

*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

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of the

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on the Orange Line.

References

External links

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