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Idaho and International Business

Global BusinessInternational business is an essential part of Idaho’s economy. The International Business Division’s goal is to identify prospects for Idaho products and services in international markets and help companies capitalize on these opportunities by offering export/import counseling, market research, coordination of trade missions and trade shows as well as incoming buying delegations. These activities are also supported by Idaho’s trade offices in six foreign countries.


Events

July 17 Hong Kong: Turning China into Opportunity

The Idaho Department of Commerce and the Boise Metro Chamber of Commerce cordially invites the business community of Boise to attend this free luncheon, featuring a speaker and business matching workshop courtesy of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. This event will take place at the Grove Hotel in Boise.

Free Registration before July 2, 2008.
For more information and to register, please click here.

September 03 - 05 JAIMA Show 2008

Japan's Exposition of Analytical Instruments and Solutions (JAIMA)
The JAIMA show is one of Japan's premier trade shows for analytical instruments, solutions, and components. Akemi Harima, trade manager for the Idaho-Japan trade office, will be staffing a booth which gives Idaho companies the opportunity to exhibit their products and services at no cost.

Free admission and exhibition. 
For more information, please visit www.jaimashow.jp/english/
Please contact Katie Ingram at katie.ingram@trade.idaho.gov if you are intersted in exhibiting at the JAIMA show.

September 22 - 24 MinExpo


Need more information?

Contact our International Division to see how we can help market your Idaho products and services.


Global Business Facts

  • Idaho exports over 25 percent of the products it produces.
  • Idaho exports exceeded $4.7 billion in 2007.
  • More than 50,000 Idaho jobs - nearly 10 percent - are linked to exports.
  • High-tech goods account for 72 percent of all Idaho exports.
  • Key export markets for Idaho's goods in 2007 included Singapore, China, Canada, Japan, Philippines and Taiwan.

Recent International News

06.12.08 Brooking's Institute Awards Boise Top Marks in Recent Economic Vitality Report

The Boise metro area is the best in the nation according to a recent report released by the Brookings Institute in Washington D.C. that measures economic vitality in America's cities.

03.20.08 Boise is No. 2 in best places listing

Boise moved up a notch to second-best place in the country for business and careers, according to Forbes magazine.