Regional Trade for Development - Enhancing Competitiveness and Inclusiveness in Services Trade under AANZFTA

⁠⁠⁠The Regional Trade for Development (RT4D) initiative is funded by both the Governments of Australia and New Zealand. It assists ASEAN Member States (AMS) in meeting their commitments and realising the advantages offered by the Agreement establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area, or AANZFTA, and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, or RCEP.

Through the AANZFTA Implementation Support Program (AISP) and the RCEP Implementation Support Program (RISP), RT4D provides tailored support to enhance the capabilities of ASEAN Member States by strengthening skills, building networks, facilitating policy options and ensuring that trade benefits everyone, including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), women and people with disabilities.

The project aims to strengthen the strategic implementation of the upgraded AANZFTA by generating robust, evidence-based analysis and practical design inputs that support the Sectoral Strategic Directions and Priorities (SSDP) for services (AANZFTA Committee on Trade in Services (CTS)). In line with SSDP priorities on improving regulatory transparency, enhancing the competitiveness of services sectors, and advancing inclusive participation in regional economic cooperation.

RT4D is seeking a firm or individual (hereinafter referred to as “the Consultant”) to manage and deliver the abovementioned project, in close collaboration with the RT4D Facility and the Project Proponent. The final Project outputs will be subject to comments, amendments, and approval from the RT4D Facility Team, the Project Proponent and CTS. Event organisation support is not under the scope of this assignment and will be procured separately by the Facility.

Timeline:

Invitation Issue Date: Tuesday 28 April 2026

Last Queries Date: Sunday 03 May 2026

Closing Date and Time: Monday 18 May 2026

Documents:

RFP - General Design Principles for Digital Exchange Frameworks | Regional Trade for Development