Sentence:  This office cooperates with the U. S. Department of Commerce in giving statewide coverage to services which include : statistics on markets abroad ; locating foreign agents , buyers , distributors , etc. ; information on foreign and domestic import duties and regulations , licensing , investments , and <WSD>establishing</WSD> of branch representatives or plants abroad , and documentary requirements concerning export shipments and arrangements for payment . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  set up or found