SMARTEX
SME MARKET EXCHANGE (SMARTEX), an electronic platform set up under the umbrella of SMIDP is a dedicated portal to showcase the professional capabilities and business strengths of the Vietnamese export-oriented companies, especially the SMEs, disseminate latest information on market demand and supply position and serve as a modern powerful exchange for marketing their products and services globally.
The following section presents useful information and forecasts among others, on Vietnam Economic Outlook for 2014 and 2015. The information has been extracted / compiled from various public domain documents and websites giving world, regional and country specific Economic Development Outlooks (annual series) published by renowned international institutions, Fund Banks and other agencies. The following valuable information and forecasts (with sources thereof) may help the users to take cognizance of and assess the future economic and market trends to suitably formulate / realign their own market development strategy periodically:
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The Portal on WTO and Economic Integration www.wtocenter.vn is a part of the overall Program “Enterprises and International Trade Policies” of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The following “SME Toolkit” is a very useful website (http://www.smetoolkit.org/smetoolkit/en)
developed by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) jointly with IBM suitable for Self-Learning in Business Planning, Market Development, Exporting, Accounting and Finance, etc. Member companies will greatly benefit by viewing it intensively and learning various techniques.
For details, please visit the website of IFC-IBM (www.smetoolkit.org)
Self-Learning exercises on:
Accounting & Finance - Business Planning-Human Resources-Exporting-Legal & Insurance-Marketing & Sales-Operations-Technology
e-Learning- Start Business-Create a Business Plan-Get Access to Finance-Grow Your Business-Women in Business
[Source: IFC “SME Toolkit”: See more at: http://www.smetoolkit.org]
ITC, Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Geneva: ITC, 2009
The following guide book for exporting SMEs is a useful document
of ITC. It can be viewed by visiting ITC website
[http://www.intracen.org]
HOW TO ACCESS TRADE FINANCE
A GUIDE FOR EXPORTING SMEs
A ”Guide dealing with the processes involved in obtaining finance for exporting SMEs-explains the credit process of financial institutions from pre-application to loan repayment; examines the SME sector and barriers to finance, as well as the risks in lending to the SME sector as perceived by the financial institutions; addresses SMEs’ internal assessment of financial needs, determining the right financing instruments, and finding the appropriate lenders and service providers; discusses how to approach and negotiate with banks; tackles cash flow and risk management issues; includes examples of real-life business plans and loan requests; includes bibliography (p. 134)”
Descriptors: Trade Financing, Export Financing, Export Credit, Risk Management, SMEs, Manuals.
Also review ITC’s Market Analysis Tools, as shown below:
Register Your Company on ITC-Kompass in the list of EXIM Companies for more than 60 undernoted countries.
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Data on importing and exporting companies for more than 60 countries.
Users can identify potential trading partners through detailed company data for most products available in Trade Map.
Steps to register your company: 1. Enter www.trademap/stcompanies.aspx 2. Click on “Kompass International” appearing at the end of the Page. 3. View the Box “KOMPASS” Register Your Company. Click and follow the direction. |
(Owner: ITC Trade Map, Geneva : www.intracen.org)
