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Public Policy Makers: Export Promotion Programmes and Global Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa

Public Policy Makers: Export Promotion Programmes and Global Competitiveness in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Author(s): Gloria Sraha (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 14
Source title: Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Bryan Christiansen (PryMarke, LLC, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-6551-4.ch009

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Abstract

Many governments use export promotion programmes as a tool to support firms transacting business outside their national borders. Export promotion programmes have the primary objective of getting firms acquitted with foreign market environments in competitive global markets. International markets are more developed and indifferent to national borders, making EPPs an important strategy for export growth in Africa. This chapter explores different export promotion programmes offered in sub-Saharan Africa and contribute to literature on international business. The increasing amalgamation of international markets and high global competition necessitates the adoption of EPPs as an imperative strategy in planning international business. This chapter enriches our understanding of EPPs and how public policymakers have expanded export capacity development programmes to impact knowledge in sub-Saharan Africa. The chapter underscores specific EPPs for utilization to improve export performance of firms in foreign markets and provides practical implications for exporters and public policymakers in Africa.

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