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Breaking Borders: a study from DHL & EIU KEY FINDINGS All figures are from Breaking Borders, an Economist Intelligence Unit report commissioned by DHL WHERE IS THE OPPORTUNITY? AFRICA OFFERS GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY OF SMES FEAR THE CHALLENGES WHERE ARE SMES’ OVERSEAS OPERATIONS LOCATED? 2. 3. TOP 4 South America BRICM 18,5% G7 4,6% SMEs expand to markets that resemble their own 1. WESTERN EUROPE RUSSIA / CIS EASTERN EUROPE AFRICA CHINA MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA G7 BRICM CENTRAL AMERICA SOUTH AMERICA INDIA AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND 40% think Africa offers no growth potential... but GDP growth projected at 5% in 2015 CHINA‘S MARKET SIZE IS STILL A MAGNET FOR SMES, ALTHOUGH CHALLENGES REMAIN The majority of SMEs expect to derive up to 50% of their revenues internationally 2014 2019 Western Europe G7 32,5% BRICM 7% 4. Partnerships and networks are important expansion considerations for SMEs Political stability Cultural issues Infrastructure challenges The three biggest barriers for SMEs +50%
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Breaking Borders: a study from DHL & EIU
KEy FInDIngs
All figures are from Breaking Borders, an Economist Intelligence Unit report commissioned by DHL
wHErE Is tHE opportUnIty?AFrIcA oFFErs growtH opportUnItIEs, BUt tHE vAst mAjorIty oF smEs FEAr tHE cHALLEngEs
wHErE ArE smEs’ ovErsEAs opErAtIons LocAtED?
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Top
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South America
BrIcm18,5%
g74,6%
SMEs expand to
markets that resemble their own
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wEstErn EUropE
rUssIA / cIs
EAstErn EUropE
AFrIcA
cHInA
mIDDLE EAst
nortHAmErIcA
g7 BrIcm
cEntrALAmErIcA
soUtHAmErIcA
InDIA
AUstrALIA /nEw ZEALAnD
40% think Africa offers no growth potential... but gDp growth projected at 5% in 2015
cHInA‘s mArKEt sIZE Is stILL A mAgnEt For smEs, ALtHoUgH cHALLEngEs rEmAIn
The majority of SMEs expect to derive up to 50% of their revenues internationally 2014 2019
Western Europe
g732,5%
BrIcm7%
4. partnerships and networks are important expansion considerations for SMEs
political stabilitycultural issuesInfrastructure challenges
The three biggest barriers for SMEs
+50%
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