ADB and UNESCAP have assisted Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal to establish sustainable Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanisms (TTFMM) since 2014, in close collaboration with the relevant national trade facilitation committees and/or lead agencies. Following successful discussions of all technical details related to the implementation of the TTFMM baseline studies at the workshop held in Bangkok during 13-15 January 2016, study teams from Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal have largely completed data collection and are ready to present the preliminary study results to the stakeholders for the purpose of validation.
The national validation workshop will provide the key trade facilitation stakeholders, especially the key members of National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC), with an opportunity to review the study output and provide feedback. Discussion and conclusions of the workshop will guide the project team to finalize the baseline study of TTFMM after the workshop.