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The Capacity Building Needs Initiative (CBNI) has been implemented since 2012. The CBNI aims at building the capacity of developing economies to enhance their understanding of FTAs/RTAs and build their capacities to negotiate comprehensive agreements of high-quality and that include new issues. This will support the eventual realization of FTAAP. Various projects have been implemented under Phase 1 (2012-2014) and 2 (2015-2017) and 3 (2018-2021) of CBNI as listed below. APEC is currently implementing the 4th Phase of CBNI (CBNI 4).
2024
2022
2021
2020
- CTI-Economic Committee (EC) FTAAP Policy Dialogue on Competition Related Provisions in FTAs/Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) from a Business Perspective
2019
- Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific Capacity Building Workshop on E-Commerce Elements in Free Trade Agreements and Regional Trade Agreements
- Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific Capacity Building Workshop on Competition Policy: Sharing Good Examples of Free Trade Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements
- Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific Capacity Building Workshop on Tariffs
- APEC Capacity Building Workshop on RTA/FTA Negotiation Skills on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- Capacity Building Workshop on Women and Trade
- APEC Capacity Building Workshop on Domestic Consultation in RTAs/FTAs Negotiation
- Workshop on Optimizing Investment Measures in the Asia-Pacific Region
- Stocktake on Next Generation Trade and Investment Issues Elements on FTAs/RTAs
2018
- Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Capacity Building Workshop on Competition Chapter in Free Trade Agreements and Economic Partnership Agreements
- FTAAP Capacity Building Workshop on Intellectual Property Rights under the 3rd REI CBNI
- Stocktake on Next Generation Trade and Investment Issues Elements on FTAs/RTAs
- Capacity Building Workshop on Addressing Non-Tariff Measures in Free Trade Agreements and Regional Trade Agreements
- APEC Capacity Building Workshop on RTAs/FTAs Negotiation Skills and Techniques
2017
- Electronic Commerce Chapter of the Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements
- Trade Remedies
- Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Skills on Competition
- Strengthening Transparency and Participation in the Processes of Negotiation of Trade Agreements
- The Pacific Alliance Contribution to APEC Work in Services, MSMEs and Trade Facilitation
2016
- Scheduling of Market Access Commitments in Services Trade and Investment
- Existing International Investment Agreements in the APEC Region, Relevance, Emerging Trends, Challenges and Policy Options to Address Coherence in Treaty Making
- Capacity Building Workshop on Scheduling of Market Access Commitments in Services Trade and Investment
- Negotiations of Services Chapters Under Free Trade Agreements with a Negative List Approach
2015
2014
- Building and Enhancing Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Skills on Government Procurement
- Provisions of Regional Trade Agreements and Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region Concerning Safeguards, Including Transitional Safeguards
- Preparing for Free Trade Agreement Negotiations
- Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Skills on Intellectual Property
2013
- Building and Enhancing FTA Negotiation Skills on e-Commerce
- Negotiating Labor Provisions in FTAs
- Free Trade Agreement Dispute Settlement Proceedings: New Challenges and Opportunities for APEC Economies
2012
- Increasing Free Trade Agreement Utilization by SMEs
- Rules of Origin for Regional Economic Integration
- Free Trade Agreement Implementation
- Building and Enhancing Capacities to Participate in Free Trade Agreement-Related Environment Negotiations
- Building and Enhancing Free Trade Agreement Negotiation Skills on Sanitary and Phytosanitary