Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan)

Ministry of Economic Affairs

經濟部 Jīngjìbù (Mandarin) Kîn-chi Phu (Hakka)
Logo of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Seal of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (經濟部印)
Agency overview
Formed	June 1931 (as National Economic Council) December 1937 (as MOEA)[1]
Jurisdiction	Government of the Republic of China
Headquarters	Zhongzheng, Taipei
Minister responsible	Wang Mei-hua
Deputy Ministers responsible	Tseng Wen-sheng Chen Chern-chyi Lin Chuan-neng
Website	Official website

The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA; Chinese: 經濟部; pinyin: Jīngjìbù; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Keng-chè-pō͘) 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 property, 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 electronics, computers, telecommunications equipment, industrial design services and creative industries/culture.^[2]