Access to market and internationalisation (Dimension 7)

The framework used to assess the level of development of policies to promote and foster SME internationalisation examines policies and programmes to support SMEs to internationalise their operations, both directly and indirectly facilitate trade engage in e-commerce meet quality standards and benefit from Latin American integration efforts. Overall, the LA7 countries are relatively well advanced in the areas covered by this dimension, demonstrating a solid level of policy implementation, though somewhat less so in terms of regional integration. However, they still tend to fall short when it comes to the monitoring and evaluation (M&ampE) of these efforts, and should prioritise the creation of, or strengthening of existing, M&ampE systems in order to effectively measure these policies’ impact and ensure the effective use of public funds in supporting SMEs’ international market access.