We are equipped with a deep policy understanding of ASEAN’s regional trade architecture and specialize in areas on ASEAN Plus One Agreements, economic integration and development initiatives under the ASEAN Economic Community, trade development needs of CLMV, trade regulations particularly STRACAPs, as well as trade and investment dynamics of ASEAN member-states. Click here to explore more about ASEAN-related work.

We are the leading FTA practitioners in the Asia-Pacific specializing in bilateral, plurilateral, and multilateral trade deals and other regional economic cooperation mechanisms including APEC-led initiatives and WTO and WTO Plus agreements. Our FTA work also spans across the whole spectrum from market assessment and stakeholder engagement, independent advisory during trade negotiations, post-accession capacity-building, as well as business outreach especially to MSMEs. Click the following links to explore more about our work on RCEP and CPTPP.

As the backbone of Asia’s economic dynamism, MSMEs remain at the core of our work. We engage directly with private sector stakeholders especially small firms across the region to bring industry views and ensure our research translates to tangible policy outcomes that will enable their greater participation to trade. Click here to explore more about our work on how MSMEs can leverage FTAs to access new markets, increase cost savings, and build resilience.

Governments and businesses stand to benefit from the opportunities offered by emerging technologies shaping the future of trade. Our team works closely with policymakers and firms across the region in ensuring digital trade policies work for everyone. Our research topics cover the wider trends of the digital economy, e-commerce, cross-border data regulation, DEAs, and Industry 4.0 trade barriers, to name a few. Click here to learn more about our work in this area.

Our team has extensive experience in supply chain management with research expertise that includes GVC and RVC diagnosis, network design, risk assessment, competitive positioning, FTA footprint analysis and optimization, and trade compliance. We take a rigorous and tailored method in identifying pain points and developing practical supply chain strategies according to the needs of our partners. Click here to read a selection of our insights on global and regional value chains or visit our Trade Advisory page to know more about this area.

We provide high-level analytical assessments mapping out regulatory, corporate, and industry dynamics and deliver practical recommendations that are responsive to changing commercial and regulatory needs of the region. Our research work on trade facilitation covers areas that cross-cuts with our other expertise such as those related to FTAs, customs policy and procedures, product safety and conformity assessment standards, intellectual property rights, government procurement benefits, regulatory harmonization, and NTMs and procedural obstacles, among others.

One of ASEAN’s Dialogue Partners commissioned the ATC to conduct a market study on trade barriers that could affect the entry and adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies in the advanced manufacturing sectors of select high-growth ASEAN economies. The report identified regulatory pain points as well as areas for cooperation to improve market access for companies from that ASEAN’s Dialogue Partner.

ATC was approached by the foreign ministry of a G7 economy to produce an in-depth assessment of China’s evolving role in global supply chains in the raw materials and high-technology sectors, the trade implications of its RCEP membership, and trade linkages with key Asia-Pacific markets. The publication provided a high-level briefing to the host country’s members of parliament.

ATC produced a comprehensive analysis of South Korea’s CPTPP accession aspirations for an OECD member country. Our consultants looked at different dynamics (e.g. agriculture, geopolitical tensions, elections) influencing Korea’s accession prospects, likely admission challenges, as well as performed economic simulations to determine market access benefits for the OECD member.

An intergovernmental organization attached to the United Nations commissioned the ATC to assess the impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on intra-ASEAN trade and investment flow to identify policy lessons and best practices, particularly in the area of e-commerce, digital trade, and people-to-people mobility, to further promote greater Latin American economic integration.