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In the last couple of decades, as global trade has evolved, mid-sized corporations have also come to play a much more important role in supply chains. Whereas in the past, they would have focused on domestic markets, these days many such companies are fully active in overseas trade as suppliers and distributors.

This is especially true for emerging markets where trade is growing more rapidly than in the West. The world's fastest-growing trade corridors are "south-south - such as trade between Asia and the Middle East, Latin America and Asia, and Asia and Africa.

Today, by the time a company reaches the mid-size bracket, it is likely to be well underway to internationalizing, looking for opportunities and support to further innovate and push into new markets. This is a crucial stage in the corporate lifecycle, and one which can make or break a company's future.