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| Exporting Assistance Program by Federal Government in Developing Island State: A Time Series Analysis
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Amit Prakash & Preetika Singh
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Abstract:
The government initiatives for exporting firms are geared towards mitigating firm's operational cost to provide the competitive edge in the global markets and access to new markets. The National Export Strategy commenced in 2007 with the aim of reducing trade deficit in Fiji. This paper intends to define the role of and impact of Fijis National Export Strategy on firms export value from 2000 to 2020. This research will use content analysis and empirical analysis to compare the view the impact of National Export Strategy funding for firms export values. Content analysis will provide an incite of empirical analysis to explanatory variables. Empirical analysis states that National Export Strategy grant is inversely related to the recipient firms export values. Policy implication drawn from the analysis is that the government needs to have transparent policies in disbursing and monitoring grants for value adding and the funding assistance should not discriminate sectors.
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