Worldwide Trade Capacity Building (TCBoost) Project (2008–2011)

TCBoost supports USAID in extending the benefits of globalization deeply and broadly throughout the developing world. A rapid response mechanism that addresses a wide variety of needs in developing countries, TCBoost gives USAID/Washington, USAID missions, and trade hubs access to expert assistance in determining the needs of developing-country partners and stakeholders and in designing and implementing projects that meet those needs.Nathan Associates Inc., which is leading the project awarded to the DAI/Nathan Group (DNG), provides USAID/Washington and regional and country missions with expert help in technical areas such as the following:

• Trade facilitation and customs reform
• Trade policymaking, negotiations, and capacity building
• Export diversification and competitiveness
• Economic adjustments to trade liberalization
• Labor, environment, and gender-specific effects in trade
• Sector analysis (services, intellectual property, textiles and apparel).

TCBoost customizes deliverables for each mission, much like its predecessors—the Support for Trade Capacity Building Activities and Facilitating Streamlined Trade (FASTrade) projects—did in 30 countries. TCBoost deliverables for specific projects or USAID missions may include the following:

• Analysis and research
• Needs assessments on specific topics such as customs reform
• Short courses for USAID staff and host country partners on a variety of subjects
• Best practice guides.

For more information on this project visit the project website and contact Nathan’s Chief of Party, Lisa Yarmoshuk at Email.