Dear Hon. Director General

New Tools from the International Trade Council for Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications

I wanted to briefly share three new International Trade Council programs now available to support government trade, export and investment agencies.

FDI Research

www.fdiresearch.org

An internal platform designed specifically for government FDI and economic development agencies to:

• Identify potential foreign direct investors globally

• Research companies and their investment activity

• Find relevant corporate decision-makers

• Promote investment opportunities, PPPs and priority projects

• Build targeted investor shortlists and support investor outreach

Video: https://youtu.be/upA5p07VD70

Export Ready

www.exportready.org

A white-label exporter development platform that government export agencies can provide directly to local businesses to:

• Assess a company's export readiness

• Identify the most suitable international target markets

• Build practical export strategies and action plans

• Guide SMEs through each stage of becoming export-ready

• Scale exporter support while reducing the workload on agency advisors

Video: https://youtu.be/vU4tFL1SP-U

ADAMftd

www.adamftd.com

A global trade intelligence platform supporting both export development and investment agencies to:

• Identify importers, buyers, exporters and suppliers worldwide

• Research international markets and trading activity

• Analyse supply chains and trade lanes

• Assess tariffs, duties and landed costs

• Support market development, exporter matchmaking and investment research

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications - London – 26–28 November 2026

The International Trade Council will also hold its upcoming Global Convocation and Go Global Awards in London from 26–28 November 2026.

We would be delighted to invite Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to attend the international programme and to participate in the Go Global Awards.

www.leadershipconvocation.com

If you would like to discuss access to any of these platforms, or participation in London, you are very welcome to book a meeting with Dr Tristan Evans:

https://bookameeting.org/book/tristan-evans

Kind regards,

Mark Knight
International Trade Council
+1 202 869 0988

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