understanding of markets, foreign clients, competition, knowledge of the documents and certificates necessary for an export … product with characteristics of innovation that generates better export results and, therefore, have a competitive position …

The lack of information is a relevant obstacle to the export activity of small and medium enterprises. This paper … analyzes whether banks can support firms' export by reducing informational asymmetries about foreign markets. We exploit a … exogenous to firms' export decisions by relying on preexisting lending relationships and exploiting the acquisition of a firm …