At the same time, SMEs face increased competition in both domestic and international markets.

SMEs may also face stronger competition within developing countries for export markets, foreign investment and resources (Wignaraja 2003).

Obtaining advantages for the local production system, thus allowing for the entry of our industry into a highly competitive international market.

The increasingly fierce competition seems to make investment in foreign markets more and more of a necessity in order for companies to maintain or strengthen their competitiveness.

Although price competition among large conglomerates from the Republic of Korea was generally limited to international markets, firms competed vigorously to win temporary monopolistic positions or subsidies.

And you'll have massive competition.

In competitive markets such as Silicon Valley, high salaries and interesting projects are merely table stakes.

It's a close match.

Product development based on available agro resources is the key to becoming a potential player in the global market and to facing the increasing competition of imported goods on the domestic market.

Accordingly, the impact of increased competition brought about by opening up on growth, income distribution and poverty has been crucially different.

However, competition between domestic firms is quite strong, and the introduction of supermarkets has forced a number of small shops to close down.

The prospects are for intense competition for export markets, including in particular that of the Russian Federation.

Eli Lilly in, again, the fiercely competitive pharmaceutical world has created a market for solutions for pharmaceutical problems.

Small and vulnerable economies must not be abandoned to their fate in the current highly competitive market.

Even though the share of internationally active SMEs was increasing, the majority of firms were not prepared to cope with the heightened international competition on the global market.

I can't believe Eve said those things.

And I entered competitions for a long time.

They are the toughest opponents.

In the field of telecommunication satellites, French industry has to cope with rapidly developing technologies and market requirements in a very competitive environment.

Trade liberalization also means more competition internationally.

The race for national competitiveness is every bit as fierce as the competition among companies in the marketplace. Countries compete for investment, talent, growth, and opportunity in a globalized world, and those that are pushed out of the running surrender the greatest prize of all human development, prosperity, and happiness for their people.

The underlying problem in those cases is often that firms specialize in highly competitive markets, frequently in activities with low levels of added value.

Economic adjustments and the development of market relations in the country have resulted in unemployment and tough competition on the labour market, which is gender biased.

In the product market, a firm competes with other firms for market shares.

Limit access to a market or free competition among enterprises

Look, mister, I'm in a very competitive business.

There is a proliferation of actors in the sector, and the industry is competitive on a regional basis.

The proper application of competition law levelled the playing field for market players and thus increased the number of enterprises that could compete in global markets.

By opening up markets to competition, they also encourage the operation of market based incentives.

It is true that cartels may sometimes facilitate adjustment, but vigorous competition may sometimes be as or more effective in forcing rationalization of industries, particularly in larger markets. Ibid., pp. 335 336.

You don't know the stocking business. It's cutthroat.

Competition between sectors can be expected to become more intense.

More time to relax in the fresh air at a racetrack.

In the financial, agricultural, industrial and commercial sectors, entrepreneurs of developing countries would face stiff competition from their foreign counterparts.

Very expensive to do, so there is not a lot of competition.

As a result, competition had become ever more fierce, producing what was often referred to as quot mega competition quot .

What is particularly lacking in terms of raising domestic competition and increasing the competitiveness of economies in transition is a sufficient number of privately owned medium sized enterprises capable of growing and competing not only in domestic markets but also in foreign markets.

Doctor, you don't know what the ladies' hosiery business is like. Cutthroat.

When he came here, there wasn't so much competition.

Investment promotion reflects the growing competition for FDI.

Item 4 Market access, market entry and competitiveness

As regards microenterprises in the informal sector, the low barriers to entry lead to intense competition, while impeding the enterprises apos growth.

In spite of the tough competitive climate, 1994 was a good year for the Norwegian space industry.

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The resulting trend is towards oligopolistic competition and growing intra firm and inter firm competition.