Internationalisation of SMEs

SBA principle: Encourage and support SMEs to benefit from the growth of markets This chapter analyses initiatives to promote trade such as the implementation of trade promotion strategies, export promotion programmes, and the simplification and facilitation of trade procedures. Since the 2008 assessment, MED economies have made progress in terms of promoting access to foreign markets. MED governments have export promotion agencies and other trade-specialised institutions (such as export credit g