Alliance for Trade Facilitation

Recognizing that neither governments nor the private sector can deliver on the full potential of the TFA on their own, the World Economic Forum, the International Chamber of Commerce and the Center for International Private Enterprise together with the governments of Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States have joined forces in the Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation.

The Alliance partners have worked closely in establishing a unique public-private platform to leverage business expertise, leadership and resources to support effective trade facilitation reforms measured by real-world business metrics.

With the overarching aim of accelerating ambitious trade facilitation reforms, the core activities of the Alliance include: Building understanding of the benefits of trade facilitation within both the public and private sectors; Establishing sustainable multi-stakeholder dialogues on trade facilitation; Mobilizing public-private partnerships to drive change, engaging local businesses and associations; Technical and financial assistance in support of capacity building; and Benchmarking and evaluation based on established business metrics.