Regional : Support for Sustainable and Digital Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific

The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support the implementation of sustainable and digital trade facilitation measures in the DMCs through research and capacity building. This will be done by collaborating with the United Nations ESCAP for the conduct of the APTFFs, and by complementing trade facilitation initiatives in other ADB departments through studies and capacity building activities. The TA will contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the subregional programs such as the CAREC, GMS, and SASEC, and the memorandum of understanding between ADB and ESCAP, in relation to trade facilitation and climate change concerns. It will, likewise, support the Operational Plan for Regional Cooperation and Integration, 20192024 which aims for expanded global and regional trade and investment opportunities through trade facilitation knowledge work.