Matrade adds that 91% of SMEs expect their exports to decline this year while 84% of SMEs have lost their export orders. AS governments prepare to reopen borders, businesses are looking at opportunities to recover from the economic downturn by exporting their goods and services. Malaysia External Trade Development Corp (Matrade) general manager of SME Export Development (x-SEED) Shah Nizam Ahmad says the trade promotion agency is ready to assist companies in their export growth. In a recent pocket talk organised by the International Strategic Institute, he names two main initiatives to support SMEs, namely, the Market Development Grant (MDG) and Services Export Fund (SEF).