TRADE

FORESIGHT
A BREAKTHROUGH INTO TRADE ANALYTICS
What is TRADE FORESIGHT?
Trade Foresight aims to provide analytical information from globally recognized data sources like World

WHAT
Bank, UN COMTRADE, WITS, MIT Atlas, etc. that empowers users with complete horizon of econometrics
with in-depth understandings of legal circumstances leading to better business and trade
decision-making.
Trade Foresight helps users to data-driven trade decisions that can help them achieve their goals by not only
providing up-to-date trade data but also tools to visualize and utilize that data to suit their needs. Trade

IS TRADE
Foresight is not just an Information Portal. It is backed by a Suite of Executive Dashboards, Reports and
Robust Data Store that can be used by Trade experts to extract information as per their needs, thus answering
any trade related question that they can imagine.
What makes Trade Foresight special is that it is an interdisciplinary platform i.e. it does not only deal with the
economic aspect of trade but also the legal aspect by including a database solely for the trade agreements,
international standards that must be met before the product is exported, and trade remedies.

FORESIGHT
The platform also connects you with traders and trade associations from around the world. It also provides
you with the capability to place an order or place offers in the marketplace.
Trade Foresight provides a one-stop solution to governments, trade related agencies and Small-Medium
Enterprises (SMEs) to help them make smart trade decisions. It also provides futuristic solution, that predicts
and prescribes, future market trends and needs, while utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
based models.

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Trade Foresight Highlights
1. Connect with 1,000,000+ buyers and sellers from 180+ countries
2. Get insights on trade dynamics of 7000+ products traded globally
3. Trade experts available to help you 24/7
4. On-spot Local and International Trading
5. Minimize impact of COVID- 19 on your business
6. Analyze data from 22+ Authentic Trade Data Sources
7. Analyze markets, products and industries to take Data-driven trade decisions
8. Connect with Trade Authorities, Associations and Chambers of 180+ Countries
9. Identify untapped local and global markets
10. Access and Analyze 600+ Multilateral Trade Agreements
11. Access all trade news at one place

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What Does Everyone Want To Achieve?

WHAT DOES
Every country, its government and trade authorities want to reduce the trade deficit or maintain its trade surplus
while ensuring that:
a. Their best products are exported to the most lucrative markets.
b. Imports are carried out from countries that offer the best value in terms of pricing, quality, etc.

EVERYONE
c. Trade and economic policies are designed while keeping in view the budding SMEs, economic efficiency,
competitiveness and other internal and external factors.

WANT TO
The SMEs want to to save time and focus on achieving efficiency while ensuring that:
a. They export those products in which they have achieved comparative advantage over other countries.
b. They operate or function in the market which is the most viable for doing business.
c. They explore the markets for cheap raw material imports and offer its export goods in the most attractive

ACHIEVE?
market.
d. To keep abreast with the changing trading scenarios by keeping updated with the evolution in trade
agreements, laws, policies, protections, etc.

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Why Can’t They Achieve It?
It's all about information

WHY
The main barrier to do efficient business with different countries or defining economic policies is availability and
usability of information. The information is either scattered in different sources, too complex to
understand and process or is available only to selected traders or trade associations. Hence, the picture
is never complete!

CAN’T THEY
a. Countries, Trade authorities and SMEs have access to limited data – Thus, both on Micro and Macro
level, decisions are taken and policies are developed without having complete information.
b. Trade laws and data changes regularly, and there are times when traders are in a situation where their
export or import gets held at customs due to recent changes in trade agreements.
c. There are also scenarios, where a new trade agreement results in access to new markets - Where a niche

ACHIEVE IT?product can be exported, or a product from that market can be imported.

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What Are We Offering?

WHAT
We are completing the picture by making trade related data accessible and understandable to every trader in
the world. Efficient Decision is the key, and Trade Foresight is the platform that equips Trade Authorities to take
Data Driven Decisions. It consolidates data from different sources, calculates KPIs, brings forward key market
information and resolves the complexities of trade data while enabling trade authorities:
a. Understand how easy or difficult is to do business in different international markets – Right Now.

ARE WE
b. Track changes in trade flows and trade laws.
c. Understand, what can be exported to which market and what product can be imported from which
market?
d. Understand, the meaning behind complex KPIs – How do they impact businesses and policies?

OFFERING?
e. Understand, trade barriers that exist in different markets.
f. Have a consolidated view of the Micro and Macro indicators of every market – Thus defining effective
trade strategies.
g. Have access to numerous KPIs that are used internationally by Trade Consultants.
h. Create Trade Reports for countries and Products.
i. Predict – What might happen?
j. Prescribe – What to do next?
k. Find Traders and Trade Authorities to connect with.
l. Place your orders and do business.
m. Get news related to trade.

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BUSINESS VALUES

A. Strengthening Trade Strategy

Trade is a negotiation game hence governments/trade bodies need to be well-prepared when they sit
at the negotiation table. It is crucial, thus, to have near-to-perfect information about their own trading
patterns and the trade patterns of partner countries. This helps them to get the most out of trade
deals. Trade Foresight aids in this aspect by providing up-to-date data and help them in keeping an
upper-hand.

B. Tackling Trade Barriers

In present times, tariffs are usually low as being a WTO member ensures
lower tariffs. However, with the advent of different quality standards
imposed on food items, surgical instruments, life-saving drugs etc. there
has been a rise in non-tariff barriers (NTBs) to trade in goods and services.
Trade Foresight helps governments and enterprises alike to facilitate
evidence-based policy reform, focusing on NTBs.

C. Smarter Trade Decisions

Equipping SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) as well as individuals with the
tools and capabilities to make smarter business decisions, Trade Foresight
pitches in perfectly as a platform to help realize development in the trade
sector and ensure comprehensive trade strategies and decisions.
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D. Encapsulating Value Chains
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F. PUBLIC-PRIVATE SYNERGY
The inclusion of SMEs perspective in policy-making process is crucial in linking them to global
value chains and enhancing their competitiveness. By providing micro-level data to the
governments and by providing government policies to SMEs, Trade Foresight helps in bridging
this gap between public and private sector and thus, helps both in achieving their respective
goals and perform at optimal level. Furthermore, Trade Foresight maintains database
regarding international standards applied to different products which helps SMEs stay
up-to-date and raise their product quality to the par.
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PLATFORM FEATURES
Trade Foresight is a one of its kind solution that unifies economy embellishing essentials by
providing revolutionary features:

A. Trade Analytics
Trade Foresight™ has embedded an innovative data analytics solution that provides companies the insights which
facilitates informed decision making,helps identify cost-saving opportunities, spot problems and highlights potential
risks.Integrating trade data from a variety of sources,trade authorities,brokers and customs, which helps identifying
opportunities that can support your business favourably.

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B. Worldwide Trade Data
Trade Foresight provides the ability to search for trade data from a wider horizon, like regional to granule
level, like specific industry of a given country. The data has been consolidated from multiple authentic sources
that include but not limited to UN Comtrade, Atlas MIT, World Bank, WITS, etc. to provide a comprehensive
analysis on numerous aspects of global trade.

C. OnSpot Trading
Trade Foresight™ has embedded an innovative data analytics solution that provides companies the insights
which facilitates informed decision making,helps identify cost-saving opportunities, spot problems and
highlights potential risks. Integrating trade data from a variety of sources,trade authorities,brokers and
customs, which helps identifying opportunities that can support your business favorably.

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D. Trade Agreements
Trade Foresight™ has access to a database containing more than 600 multilateral trade related
conventions currently effective around the world. At the country level, the variety of international
agreements make it difficult for policymakers to decide which treaties should be ratified, which ones
should be ignored, and which ones have a greater impact on improving the national/regional business
environment. Hence assisting Trade Support Institutions and policymakers in optimizing their country's
legal framework on international trade.

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E. Country Level Data Catalogue
Trade Foresight provides a comprehensive view of details specific to any country. This country level data
catalogue entails social, demographic and economic indicators hence enabling users to have a
360-degree view of the desired country.

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F. Country Analysis
Trade Foresight™ platform provides a holistic
overview of the economic and business
landscape for trade. Demographics of
business environment,providing traders and
businesses insights about local and economic
policies along with international trade
agreements between cross countries that
impact business decisions. Having access to
updated trade policies helps plan ahead trade
and business activities efficiently for local and
international trade.

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G. Industry Level Data Catalogue
Trade Foresight enables users to reach to granular-level of information for meaningful analysis. The data
can be drilled down from country level data to industry level data. Drilling down deeper into the information
supports in correct decision making.

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H. Industry Analysis
Trade Foresight™ provides granular level trade data pertaining to industry, empowers users to have
complete control over analytics. The industry analysis shares statistics about the potential of business,
products and services in the market. This serves SMEs with insightful information pertaining to the market
share of different importing countries in particular industries, global demand, top exporting and importing
destination for that industry. Trade Foresight further enables the users to explore drill-down analysis into
sub-industries and its share in main industry.

I. Product Level Data Catalogue

Trade Foresight also offers a single view platform where user can have detailed knowledge about every
possible aspect for any product being traded globally. It starts with an overview, highlighting major exporter
and importer and historical trend of its value being exported/imported in past years allowing users to carry
out detailed product-level analysis.

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J. Product Analysis
For SMEs to evaluate the potential of its product in the global market, Trade Foresight presents the detailed
product insights. The Product Analysis evaluates the current global demand for the product in terms its
import/export value, its growth and the top importing/exporting countries. Furthermore, a detailed set of
indices are presented via interactive visualization giving analytical view that derives comparative information
with detailed data sets and its historical trends for each product.

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K. Trade Guide
Trade Foresight™ has an embedded Trade Guide
feature that allows users to explore business
opportunities between origin and destination
trade countries from a trader’s perspective.
Whether you are a Buyer or a Seller, the Trade
Guide feature will provide graphical analysis of
the trade landscape, catering both potential and
existing market business opportunities pertaining
to a global product category database.

L. Trader’s List
Trade Foresight™ has congregated a
database of manufacturers , suppliers,
and traders from across the world with a
vision to establish a direct point of
contact to promote business activities
with ease,without any delays.
Connect the right type of people with the
right type of business in an efficient and
effective manner across the globe to
support your business,to ensure you
build the connections which serve to
bring out productive and profitable
returns for your business .

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M. Trade News
Trade Foresight™ has access to real-time data related to trade policies and news for a diverse range of
trade avenues. The feature notifies users with real-time insights of the trading industry, exchange rates,
policy updates, and other region-specific trade related updates allowing users to gain detailed insights
and make efficient business decisions way ahead of time.

N. Trade Advisory
Trade Foresight™ has embedded a Trade Advisory feature, that helps businesses make logically
calculated business decisions. The feature connects business users with our experienced trade experts
which will provide well-rounded expert advice to help you take trade related decisions that can optimize
your business. Additionally, you can request for a comprehensive report which will highlight key insights
with graphical representations and suggestions that can help you enhance your business.

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O. Trade Authorities & Associations
Trade Foresight™ has embedded an access to
provide details for direct point of contact to trade
regulating authorities and trade supporting
associations globally. The feature provides
information about trade assisting and trade
regulating bodies operating in a country, to support
the international trade. This serves to establish
coordination between potential trade avenues.
Whether you are a business willing to explore
internal trade expansion opportunities in a particular
country, or considering exploring new business
opportunities, locally and internationally, these trade
authorities and associations will serve as a bridge to
support your business.

P. Self Service Analysis

Trade Foresight™ platform enables users to
undertake Self Service Analysis,using authentic
and verified formulas, the platform showcases
indices using data from different sources
already accumulated on a Single Trade Data
Platform which will conclude all relevant KPIs
for the users to devise trade strategies or utilize
it for research purposes, formulating creative
reports,and customizing them based on their
requirements.

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Q. Performance Monitoring
Certain factors for trade hold great significance and
should be monitored frequently in order to identify which
areas are lagging. Trade Foresight answers this issue by
providing performance and trade related indices,
acceptable in international economics, including but not
limited to Herfindahl-Hirschman Product/Market
Concentration Index, Market Penetration Index, Revealed
Comparative Advantage (RCA), Diversity/Ubiquity and
Trade Complementarity Index. Each index is responsive to
the combination of regional counterparts and product
that the user will define for a selected year.

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R. Smart Text
“Smart Text” is the feature that allows the user to navigate to specific pre-defined links against the
country or products within in-text descriptions of analysis. It also enables descriptions about a product or
country to adapt accordingly with detailed trade related information.

S. Alerts And Notifications

The users can also receive alerts and notifications on the set benchmarks or peak variations, to keep
them informed so that risk and potential issues are minimized.

T. Mobility
Touch-optimized reports and dashboards put critical information at user’s fingertips no matter what their
location is. With Trade Foresight’s Mobile Analytics, complex analysis can be done on-the-go.

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U. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Trade Foresight’s facilitates its audience with wide library of KPIs allowing its users to get a
comprehensive analysis. This library includes but not limited to following subject, categorized into
five broad classes:

1. Measures of Diversification: 3. Market Analysis

• Diversity • Market Attractiveness Index
• Economic Complexity Index • Time to Export
• Herfindahl-Hirschman Market Concentration Index • Ease of Doing Business
• Ubiquity & Others • Market Access Index & Others

2. Macroeconomic Indicators: 4. Product Level Analysis

• GDP Per Capita • Revealed Comparative Advantage
• Exchange Rate • Product Complexity Index
• Foreign Direct Investment • Export Potential Index
• Consumer Price Index & Others • Export Performance Index & Others

5. Trade Related Indicators

• Export Value • Balance of Payment
• Import Value • Landed Cost & Others

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OTHER SALIENT FEATURES
• Deployed locally at the customer site, hence it is the only
platform that allows client to add their data sources as part
of the overall Data Warehouse.
• Provides futuristic solution, that predicts and prescribes,
future market trends and needs, while utilizing Artificial
Intelligence and Machine Learning based models.
• Ability to connect from potentially unlimited data sources
• Flexible to choose custom visualizations and reporting as
per the analyst’s requirement
• Row level security to ensure authorized access to data
• Secure caching of dashboards to enable easy offline
analysis
• Faster deployment giving quick ROI upon investments

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 TRADE
FORESIGHT
A BREAKTHROUGH INTO TRADE ANALYTICS

LOCATE US
Head Office [United Arab Emirates]
Office # 144, B1 Cubes Park,
ICT Musaffah M-25, Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates.
Development Centre [Pakistan]
Office 207-208, 2nd Floor, Parsa Tower,
PECHS Block-6, Main Shahra-e-Faisal,
Karachi, Pakistan.

REGIONAL OFFICE
MALAYSIA
Office A1-3-3A, Arcoris Mont Kiara,
No. 10 Jalan Kiara, Mont Kiara,
Kuala Lumpur 50480, Malaysia.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Al-Ulaya, Tower #19, Unit No:5,
Riyadh 12611, Saudi Arabia
PO BOX 3194

GET IN TOUCH
Email: info@tradeforesight.com
Web: www.tradeforesight.com