The Korea International Trade Association has inked an MOU with the World Federation of Overseas Korean Traders Association to give the nation's smaller firms a helping hand.<br /> According to Seoul's trade ministry,... the associations' combined 7-thousand members from 21 countries will help South Korea's small and medium sized companies find buyers, markets, and serve as the export agency.<br />The trade associations will select 20 companies this year and one hundred by 2021 to help them become local trading firms.<br />The ministry said the agreement will enable Korean SMEs to enter overseas markets more easily and create an extra one-point-seven billion U.S. dollars in exports. <br />