Creation of National Trade Repository in Vietnam

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has awarded a contract to Nathan Associates London Ltd, via the cross-Whitehall Prosperity Fund Framework, for the provision of consultancy services to support the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) in building a National Trade Repository (NTR). The supplier is contracted to deliver a review of research related to the intervention, the design, development and implementation of an National Trade Repository portal, creation of a governance framework and inter - agency working group as well as a programme of awareness raising. The project aims to facilitate free trade and open markets, enable greater investment and interaction with global value chains, and help reduce poverty and promote gender equality.