World Trade Report 2016: SME Participation in International Trade: Levelling the Trading Field for SMEs

Large companies continue to dominate international trade but, thanks to the Internet, the emergence of new business platforms, and the increasing openness of the global economy, many small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) now have the potential to become successful and important global traders, as well. World Trade Report 2016 examines the participation of SMEs in international trade. In particular, it looks at how the international trade landscape is changing for SMEs, where new opportunities are opening up and old challenges remain, and what the multilateral trading system does and can do to encourage more widespread and inclusive SME participation in global markets.