Research & Innovation
TRACE strengthens institutional capacity through targeted training, policy research, and technology-driven innovation, enabling public and private stakeholders to adopt sustainable international best practices.
Overview
TRACE delivers evidence-based research, diagnostics, and policy analysis to support informed decision-making and practical reform across the trade ecosystem. We work with governments, development partners, and the private sector to assess regulatory frameworks, institutional capacities, trade procedures, and sector-specific constraints and to develop practical, context-responsive recommendations aligned with international best practices.
Our work includes tariff and trade policy analysis, time release studies, assessments of sanitary and phytosanitary policies and systems, laboratory capacity assessments, sector-specific policy and regulatory reviews, and reform assessments of national trade legislation and instruments, conducted for the government, national, and international partners. TRACE also supports the development of analytical frameworks, implementation of roadmaps, monitoring tools, and technology-enabled solutions that help institutions translate research findings into measurable reform actions.
The TRACE team also has expertise in assessing the potential benefits, costs, and broader implications of trade facilitation reforms. Their work includes quantifying the benefits of risk-based clearance for agricultural products, benchmarking international best practices, analyzing the trade implications of LDC graduation, conducting cost-benefit and regulatory impact assessments, and evaluating the institutional, procedural, and economic implications of proposed reforms.
We deliver evidence-based recommendations and tailored solutions that support effective policymaking, stronger institutional performance, and sustainable trade reform, drawing on robust analysis, sector expertise, stakeholder engagement, and practical implementation experience.
Our Services Include
Conducting tariff, trade policy, market access, logistics, and competitiveness analysis
Undertaking Time Release Studies and assessments of border clearance procedures
Assessing SPS policies, regulatory systems, laboratory capacities, and institutional performance
Conducting sector-specific policy, legal, and regulatory reform assessments
Reviewing national trade legislation and policy instruments
Quantifying the costs, benefits, and economic impacts of trade facilitation measures
Assessing international best practices and developing context-specific reform recommendations
Analyzing the trade and competitiveness implications of LDC graduation
Designing surveys, analytical frameworks, implementation roadmaps, and monitoring tools
Producing research papers, briefs, and knowledge products to inform policy and practice
Engaging with academia, think tanks, and industry partners to promote collaborative innovation
Building institutional capacity for research, data analysis, and innovation management
Developing technology-enabled analytical and decision-support solutions for public institutions
Facilitating stakeholder consultations to validate findings and build consensus around reform priorities
Products & Solutions
TRADE AND TARIFF ANALYSIS
TIME RELEASE STUDIES
POLICY AND REGULATORY ASSESSMENTS
IMPACT AND COST-BENEFIT STUDIES
