Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine Australian exporter perceptions of export credit insurance (ECI) value and ECI value drivers to help uncover how Australian (and other) exporters can optimize their ECI use. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a 1,000 firm survey of...

Posits Asian countries have to redefine their competitive strategies and adjust their industries to the new situation that is happening in Europe. States Asian companies in the European climate require a new brand management approach, whereas in the USA 60 per cent of imported consumer hard...

Purpose – The impact of export promotion programs (EPPs) on firm export performance (FEP) has received little attention in the export literature. This paper attempts to investigate the direct and indirect impact of EPPs on FEP in a comprehensive model. The indirect effects of EPPs on FEP have...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the perception of export problems differentiating high‐performing export manufacturing companies from low‐performing ones in the context of two developing countries: Turkey and Lebanon. Design/methodology/approach – The paper focuses on...

We use panel data for listed firms from China for 2013-2021 to examine the association between their export earnings and trade finance, particularly those receiving trade loans. Results show that a percent increase in trade finance loan is associated with 0.067-0.083 percent increase in export...