SERVICES
  • International Trade policy formulation, negotiations and implementation
    • Trade in goods and services: regionalization;multilateral, regional and bilateral trade negotiations and agreements, trade remedies and others
  • Trade Facilitation
    • Non-tariff measures: rules of origin, customs procedures, licenses, certificates, fees and charges
  • Trade Competitiveness
    • Development corridors, exports and value chain analysis, national and firm level analysis of constraints to export; trade fees and charges
  • Private Sector development
    • Business environment;
    Public private dialogue, competition policy;
    Public-private partnership;
    Informal sector;
    Business financing – small and medium size enterprises
  • Project Management
    • Management and implementation of trade projects/programs; monitoring and impact assessment;
  • Capacity Building and Technical Assistance
    • Training sessions (theory and practice) and technical support to international trade stakeholders
    EXECUTED PROJECTS – SAMPLE
      Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Preparation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for public projects financed by Cooperation Partners.

  • Preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the economic and social plans of the government of Mozambique.
      • Capacity Building
  • Training of Mozambican stakeholders (public, private, academia and civil society entities) on the main provisions of the economic partnership agreement between the Southern African Customs Union + Mozambique (SACUM) and the United Kingdom.

  • Capacity building of SADC member States on trade and sustainable development matters under the SADC-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement.

  • Training of Angolan stakeholders on SADC Trade Protocol, AfCFTA Agreement and WTO Rules – tariff liberalization schedules, rules of origin and trade remedies; funded by UNDP, November of 2022 in Luanda – Angola
      • International Trade Toolkits
  • Presentation of toolkits on the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement for Mozambican government officials and private sector; funded by the EU, January to September 2023 in Mozambique.
      • Governance
  • Supporting the government of Mozambican to improve the governance of SPS institutional framework to issue licenses and certificates; funded by the Irish and Dutch Embassies and implemented by Trademark Africa; May 2023 in Mozambique.
    • Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Building International Trade Toolkits Governance
    Preparation of monitoring and evaluation frameworks for public projects financed by Cooperation Partners. Training of Mozambican stakeholders (public, private, academy and civil society entities) on the main provisions of the economic partnership agreement between the Southern African Customs Union + Mozambique (SACUM) and the United Kingdom. Presentation of toolkits on the SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement for Mozambican government officials and private sector; funded by the EU, January to September 2023 in Mozambique. Supporting the government of Mozambique to improve the governance of SPS institutional framework to issue licenses and certificates; funded by the Irish and Dutch Embassies and implemented by Trademark Africa; May 2023 in Mozambique.
    Preparation, monitoring and evaluation of the economic and social plans of the government of Mozambique. Capacity building of SADC member States on trade and sustainable development matters under the SADC-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement.
    Training of Angolan stakeholders on SADC Trade Protocol, AfCFTA Agreement and WTO Rules – tariff liberalization schedules, rules of origin and trade remedies; funded by UNDP, November of 2022 in Luanda – Angola
    PROJECT SHEET – Selected Projects
      Greening of Value Chains within the context of the implementation of the AfCFTA in Mozambique – DANIDA, August 2023 – October 2024
  • Our team was recruited by the UNECA’s Africa Trade Policy Center to identify opportunities for greening trade in the Mozambique’s wood and cotton value chains. Specifically, we led on the research – literature review, methodology, interviews with key stakeholders, report writing and presentation. This assignment was funded by DANIDA.
      • Toolkit on the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) – EU Delegation Mozambique, January – September 2023
  • Within the framework of the implementation of the EU-SADC EPA in Mozambique, our team led the elaboration of two (2) toolkits: one with the key provisions of the EU-SADC EPA and, another one on how to export to the EU.

  • Additionally, our team led the presentation and facilitation of discussions of both toolkits to government officials and private sector (FACIM and Annual Conference of the Private Sector).

      • Performance Evaluation of the Mozambique Investment Climate II Project – IFC, November 2022 – March 2023
  • Our team was subcontracted by BKP Economic Advisors and Syntesia to perform the data collection and analysis of the evaluation of the intervention. The main focus of this intervention was on licensing streamlining, as well as on selected reforms measured by the Doing Business (DB) indicators, namely in the field of starting a business and property registration.
      • Toolkit on the SACUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) – FCDO, January – March 2021
  • As part of the UK government efforts to disseminate the SACUM-UK in Mozambique, SE Trade Advisors was subcontracted by the consortium Ecorys and DNA Economics to draft a SACUM – UK EPA Toolkit and facilitate the presentation to key Government staff and private sector players engaged in trade operations between Mozambique and the UK. This project was funded by the FCDO in Mozambique.
    • Project Team Duration Client Key Activities
    Greening of Value Chains within the context of the implementation of the AfCFTA in Mozambique August 2023 – October 2024 DANIDA Our team was recruited by the UNECA’s Africa Trade Policy Center to identify opportunities for greening trade in the Mozambique’s wood and cotton value chains. Specifically, we led on the research – literature review, methodology, interviews with key stakeholders, report writing and presentation. This assignment was funded by DANIDA.
    Toolkit on the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) January – September 2023 EU Delegation Mozambique Within the framework of the implementation of the EU-SADC EPA in Mozambique, our team led the elaboration of two (2) toolkits: one with the key provisions of the EU-SADC EPA and, another one on how to export to the EU.
    Additionally, our team led the presentation and facilitation of discussions of both toolkits to government officials and private sector (FACIM and Annual Conference of the Private Sector).
    Performance Evaluation of the Mozambique Investment Climate II Project November 2022 – March 2023 IFC Our team was subcontracted by BKP Economic Advisors and Syntesia to perform the data collection and analysis of the evaluation of the intervention. The main focus of this intervention was on licensing streamlining, as well as on selected reforms measured by the Doing Business (DB) indicators, namely in the field of starting a business and property registration.
    Toolkit on the SACUM-UK Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) January – March 2021 FCDO As part of the UK government efforts to disseminate the SACUM-UK in Mozambique, SE Trade Advisors was subcontracted by the consortium Ecorys and DNA Economics to draft a SACUM – UK EPA Toolkit and facilitate the presentation to key Government staff and private sector players engaged in trade operations between Mozambique and the UK. This project was funded by the FCDO in Mozambique.