Projects

Training on Trade Issues

Instruction provided on international trade. Training modules created on trade policy advocacy. Training delivered on trade agreements, global value chains, & export promotion.

Lahore, Pakistan

Industry Trade Diagnostics

Trade diagnostics assess industry sectors in the global economy, identify and examine the business practices of global leaders, and explain the factors that make firms competitive in the international arena. The diagnostics make clear how firms can effectively compete and expand exports. Trade diagnostics also demonstrate the economic contribution service sectors make to economic growth, job creation, and trade.

Trade diagnostics conducted in:

Accounting
Agricultural Services
Animation
Audiovisual
Engineering
Environmental Services
Information Technology
Legal Services
Maritime
Music
Real Estate
Wellness & Spa Services

Commercial Export Strategies

Pier on Marine Parade Blvd., Belize City, Belize

Export strategies developed for 9 Belize service firms to build export capacity and expand trade. Association Road Maps delivered to build institutional capacity and improve the investment climate for service industries for the Belize Coalition of Service Industries.

National Export Strategies

Inline skate race, Bern, Switzerland

Legislation, rules, regulations, and institutional practices evaluated to facilitate trade. Specific actions identified for ministries with trade related responsibilities to deepen services economies and expand exports.

Economic Diversification

The "Baiterek" or "tall poplar tree" Astana, Kazakhstan

Consultation with Kazakhstan's investment agency Kaznex Invest on need to diversify trade. Service firms in Kazakhstan surveyed to identify constraints to growth and trade. Advisory delivered on trade promotion tools to expand service exports and policy amendments to boost trade.

Trade Policy Assistance to Small Vulnerable Economies

The Elvetham, Hampshire, United Kingdom