
The courage to venture to overseas frontiers and easier access to loans are the key factors to facilitate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) becoming exporters, according to lenders and industry leaders.
Rak Vorrakitpokatorn, president of the Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand), said only a few of the 3 million SMEs succeed in becoming exporters, mainly because of their hesitance in venturing away from home turf to compete abroad.