The importance of international trade

 The importance of international trade

Posted by Muhammad Jakirul Haque Talukder

International ttrade is important because it is the ttrades of goods and services internationally. Other countries have things that we do not have and through international ttrade we are able to get them here.

The points below highlight the importance of international trade:-

Earn foreign exchange:
International trade exports its goods and services all over the world. This helps to earn valuable foreign exchange. This foreign exchange is used to pay for imports. Foreign exchange helps to make the trade more profitable and to strengthen the economy of its country.

Optimum utilization of resources :
International trade makes optimum utilisation of resources. This is because it produces goods on a very large scale for the international market. International trade utilises resources from all over the world. It uses the finance and technology of rich countries and the raw materials and labour of the poor countries.

Achieve its objectives:
International trade achieves its objectives easily and quickly. The main objective of an international trade is to earn high profits. This objective is achieved easily. This it because it uses the best technology. It has the best employees and managers. It produces high-quality goods. It sells these goods all over the world. All this results in high profits for the international trade.

To spread trade risks:
International trade spreads its trade risk. This is because it does trade all over the world. So, a loss in one country can be balanced by a profit in another country. The surplus goods in one country can be exported to another country. The surplus resources can also be transferred to other countries. All this helps to minimize the trade risks.

Improve organization’s efficiency:
International trade has very high organisation efficiency. This is because without efficiency, they will not be able to face the competition in the international market. So, they use all the modern management techniques to improve their efficiency. They hire the most qualified and experienced employees and managers. These people are trained regularly. They are highly motivated with very high salaries and other benefits such as international transfers, promotions, etc. All this results in high organisational efficiency, i.e. low costs and high returns.

Get benefits from Government:
International trade brings a lot of foreign exchange for the country. Therefore, it gets many benefits, facilities and concessions from the government. It gets many financial and tax benefits from the government.

Expand and diversify:
International trade can expand and diversify its activities. This is because it earns very high profits. It also gets financial help from the government.

Increase competitive capacity:
International trade produces high-quality goods at low cost. It spends a lot of money on advertising all over the world. It uses superior technology, management techniques, marketing techniques, etc. All this makes it more competitive. So, it can fight competition from foreign companies