The Internationalization of SMEs in Colombia

Marcela Meléndez

Revista Integración y Comercio (Integration and Trade Journal), 2013, vol. 37, issue 17, 23-38

Abstract: This article sets forth empirical evidence on the participation of Colombian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in international markets between 2000 and 2012, and discusses the elements that have facilitated these businesses' process of international insertion and the barriers that still need to be overcome, as well as the role that public policy has so far played and must continue to play. The descriptive analysis is based on data from the official international trade records of the Colombian Directorate of Customs and Excise (DIAN), which are processed to motivate the discussion presented herein. Furthermore, this paper is not an original empirical study, but a discussion of the findings of a previous empirical study that explored aspects of the Internationalization of SMEs in Colombia.

Keywords: PEQUEÑAS Y MEDIANAS EMPRESAS; POLITICA COMERCIAL; ACCESO A LOS MERCADOS; POLITICAS PUBLICAS EN GENERAL; PYMES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F1 L11 L25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-03
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