Cooperation to Increase Trade and Investment Opportunities for SMEs Sample Clauses

Cooperation to Increase Trade and Investment Opportunities for SMEs. With a view to enhancing commercial opportunities for SMEs located in the territories represented by the Parties, each Party, through its Designated Representative, shall consider ways to increase and improve the quality of trade and investment opportunities, subject to the availability of resources for the activities described in this Article, and in particular may: (a) promote cooperation between the small business support infrastructures located in the territories represented by the Parties, such as dedicated SME centers, incubators and accelerators, export assistance centers, and other centers as appropriate, with a view to sharing best practices, exchanging market research, and promoting SME participation in international trade, as well as business growth in local markets; (b) strengthen its collaboration with the other Party, through its Designated Representative, on activities to promote SMEs owned by underserved and underrepresented groups, including women, indigenous peoples, youth, and minorities, as well as start-ups, agricultural, and rural SMEs, and promote partnership among these SMEs and their participation in international trade; (c) enhance its cooperation with the other Party, through its Designated Representative, to exchange information and best practices in areas such as improving SME access to capital and credit, training programs, trade education, trade finance, trade missions, trade facilitation, digital trade, and helping SMEs adapt to changing market conditions; and (d) promote the participation of SMEs in digital trade in order to take advantage of the opportunities to increase and improve the quality of trade and investment.
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Cooperation to Increase Trade and Investment Opportunities for SMEs. 1. The Parties acknowledge the importance of cooperating to achieve progress in reducing barriers to SMEs’ access to international markets. 2. The Parties may undertake activities to strengthen cooperation under this Chapter including: (a) identifying ways to assist SMEs of the Parties to take advantage of the commercial opportunities under this Agreement; (b) xxxxxxxxxx and discussing each Party’s experiences and best practices in supporting and assisting SMEs with respect to, among other things: training programmes; trade education; trade finance; identifying commercial partners in the other Party; establishing good business credentials; and payment practices in the other Party’s market. (c) facilitating the development of programmes to assist SMEs to participate in and integrate effectively into global markets and supply chains; (d) identifying non-tariff barriers that adversely affect trade outcomes for SMEs and considering ways to minimise these barriers; (e) exchanging information relating to the participation of SMEs in digital trade and e-commerce, with a view to assisting SMEs to take advantage of opportunities resulting from this Agreement; and (f) considering any other matter pertaining to SMEs, including any issues raised by SMEs regarding their ability to benefit from this Agreement. 3. In carrying out any activities or programmes pursuant to paragraph 2, the Parties may seek to collaborate with experts, international organisations, or the private sector, as appropriate.

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