The global market
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10. Does your business export?
11. On a scale of 1 to 5, to what extent are the following barriers to international expansion where 1 means it is not a barrier and 5 indicates a major barrier?
| 1-LOW | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-HIGH |
| Financial constraints | 39 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Transportation constraints | 40 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 |
| Cultural/ language issues | 36 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Lack of knowledge about market | 30 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
| Political and social instability | 30 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Finding representatives in other countries | 34 | 14 | 20 | 13 | 10 |
| General level of bureaucracy, red tape and regulations | 25 | 9 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
12. If you were to develop new export markets in emerging economies, how much of a priority would each of the following factors be in determining your investment? Please use a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 is low priority and 5 is high priority.
| 1-LOW | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5-HIGH | No intention to export to emerging economies |
| Market size and growth potential | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 25 |
| Political, economic stability | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 24 |
| Labour considerations | 8 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 25 |
| Quality of international distributor | 9 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 25 |
| Infrastructure | 7 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 25 |
| Financial incentives/favourable tax regimes | 8 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 24 |
13. Have you transferred/outsourced, or do you have formal plans to transfer/outsource in the next two years, any/part of your existing operations to another country?
4
Yes, already transferred/outsource to another country but have no further formal plans
4
Yes, do not currently transfer/outsource to another country but have formal plans to start
6
Yes, I already transfer/outsource to another country and have further formal plans
82
Do not transfer/ outsource to another country and have no formal further plans to start
