A Research on the Construction Market of the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) and Investment Strategy of Korean Construction Enterprise

콩고민주공화국 건설시장 현황과 진출방안

The promotion of overseas projects by construction enterprises has appeared as a way to overcome the current business difficulties of the Korean construction industry, which largely caused by the slow growth of the domestic market and the intensified competition among construction companies. The government has also shown considerable interests in the strategic approach of promoting construction projects by private companies in natural resource-rich countries, which helps the internationalization of Korean companies and the acouisition of natural resources. In this regard, this research examines the status of the construction market in the Democratic Republic of the Congo(DRC) whose potential economic growth is considered as significant, while exploring the appropriate Investment strategies of Korean construction enterprise. Since little appears to be known about the construction market and economic conditions of the DRC, after a documented review of the development trajectory of the country, a field investigation was preformed in June 2008 for obtaining information on the subjects. This research finds that the road construction is the area to fulfill the several important criteria of implementing construction projects in developing regions, including the safety/reliability for gaining investment profits, the possibility of implementing construction projects on the gradual basis, the possibility of using the facilities after the project completion, and the linkage between payment and the construction stages. In regard to the current economic situation of the DRC and the policies of the DRC government, a package deal approach, which contains the exchange of the infrastructure construction by the Korean companies and the provision of natural resources by the DRC government, is the most feasible method for Korean companies to promote their businesses in the DRC's construction market.

우리나라 건설시장의 침체로 해외 건설시장을 개척하고 동시에 부족한 자원 확보의 필요성이 제기되고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 최근 아프리카 국가 중 정치경제적 성장가능성을 인정받고 있는 콩고민주공화국 건설시장 현황을 파악하고 우리나라 건설업체의 효과적인 진출방안을 모색하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 본 연구를 위하여 문헌연구와 콩고민주공화국 현지 방문조사를 수행하였으며 결론은 다음과 같다. 콩고민주공화국은 독재로 인한 정치적 불안정성과 전쟁으로 인한 저개발로 인해 도로, 철도, 항만, 공항 등 다양한 인프라 투자를 필요로 하고 있다. 콩고민주공화국에 진출할 경우 투자비 회수의 안정성, 단계적 건설의 가능성과 건설된 인프라의 이용가능성, 공기와 투자비 회수의 선순환 등 여러 가지 조건을 고려해야 하는데, 이를 충족하는 인프라유형은 도로 분야로 판단된다. 콩고민주공화국 정부의 부족한 재정과 풍부한 자원을 고려할 때, 도로 건설에 소요되는 투자비와 이윤을 회수하는 방식은 인프라 건설과 자원을 교환하는 패키지딜 방식이 가장 적합하다.