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Some argue that government-sponsored agencies such as the Export-Import Bank of the United States essentially subsidizes U.S. exports; thereby distorting the notion of free trade. Others argue that it is natural for any government to facilitate exporting for relatively inexperienced exporting firms; and that the protection of an industry violates the notion of free trade, but facilitating the exporting process does not.

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Most governments around the world seek to facilitate exporting for relatively inexperienced exporting firms, due to the fact that facilitating the exporting ...

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