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Trade Facilitation Network

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Trade Facilitation Network

Connecting Regions.
Enabling Trade.

An international practitioner-led network

Connecting expertise across trade facilitation, transport, logistics and supply chains to advance more efficient cross-border trade and regional connectivity.

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Trade Facilitation Network — global maritime, road, rail and air trade connectivity
Trade Facilitation Network — professionals and practitioners collaborating across regions

02 Who We Are

Connecting Knowledge, Experience and Practice

Trade Facilitation Network (TFN) brings together professionals, practitioners and experts from across regions and sectors to exchange knowledge, contribute practical perspectives and engage with the evolving challenges of international trade.

Our focus is on connecting policy with practice and promoting practical approaches that make the movement of goods across borders more efficient, connected and resilient.

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Focus Areas

What We Focus On

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Trade Facilitation

Cross-border procedures, regulatory cooperation, digitalisation and measures that reduce barriers to trade.

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Transport & Logistics

Road, rail, maritime, aviation and multimodal systems supporting international trade.

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Supply Chains

Freight networks, supply-chain resilience and changing patterns of global commerce.

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Ports & Maritime

Ports, shipping, maritime gateways and their role in international trade.

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Infrastructure & Trade Corridors

Physical and institutional infrastructure connecting markets across borders.

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Regional & Global Connectivity

Trade corridors, interoperable transport systems and cooperation connecting economies and regions.

Our Network

Expertise Across Borders

TFN provides a common platform for professionals working across different countries, markets and disciplines.

By connecting experience from industry, infrastructure, logistics, policy and research, the network encourages informed dialogue and practical collaboration on issues affecting international trade.

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Leadership

Leadership

TFN is guided by experienced professionals with backgrounds spanning international trade, transport, logistics, infrastructure, maritime affairs, policy and institutional development.

The leadership brings together practical industry experience and international perspectives to support TFN's mission of advancing trade facilitation, connectivity and professional knowledge exchange.

Muhammad Anwar, Founder and Chairman, Trade Facilitation Network

Founder & Chairman

Muhammad Anwar, CMILT

Founder & Chairman, Trade Facilitation Network

Muhammad Anwar is a trade and transport professional with extensive experience in international logistics, multimodal transportation and regional connectivity. His work has focused particularly on developing and facilitating cross-border transport corridors linking South Asia with Central Asia, China, Iran and wider Eurasian markets.

He has also contributed to professional and policy dialogue on trade facilitation, transport systems and regional connectivity through national and international forums.

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Board of Governors

Board of Governors

The Board of Governors brings together senior professionals and experts who contribute strategic guidance, international perspectives and specialist knowledge to the development of TFN.

Dato' Ts ChLT (Dr) Abd Radzak Abd Malek

Dato' Ts ChLT (Dr) Abd Radzak Abd Malek, Hon FCILT

Malaysia

An internationally experienced transport and logistics professional with extensive engagement in professional development, logistics leadership and the advancement of the transport profession.

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Nadir Mumtaz

Nadir Mumtaz

Former Chairman, Karachi Port Trust — Pakistan

A senior maritime and infrastructure professional with extensive experience in port management, transport infrastructure, investment and public-sector development. His professional interests include maritime competitiveness, infrastructure financing and the strategic development of transport systems.

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Altaf Asghar

Altaf Asghar

Former Deputy Secretary General, ECO

Former Senior Joint Secretary, MoC — Pakistan

A senior transport policy and regional connectivity professional with extensive experience in government and international cooperation, having served as Deputy Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and Senior Joint Secretary in Pakistan's Ministry of Communications.

His work has covered regional and Euro-Asian transport connectivity, cross-border road transport, international transport frameworks, and freight and logistics policy, including Pakistan-China bilateral transport cooperation and development of Pakistan's National Freight and Logistics Policy.

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Resources

Global Trade Facilitation Resources

A curated set of international institutions, agencies and organizations working across trade facilitation, customs, transport, logistics, infrastructure and regional connectivity.

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UN & Global Trade Facilitation

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International Trade & Customs Institutions

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Transport, Shipping & Logistics

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Development & Infrastructure Institutions

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Regional Cooperation & Trade Corridors

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Disclaimer

External links are provided as professional reference resources. Their inclusion does not imply institutional affiliation, partnership or endorsement by either TFN or the organizations listed.

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Contribute. Connect. Collaborate.

TFN welcomes experienced professionals and practitioners who can contribute knowledge, experience and perspectives to the network.

Engage with professionals across borders and contribute to dialogue on the systems, corridors and policies shaping international trade.

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Contact

Connect with TFN

For membership, professional collaboration, research and other inquiries:

Secretariat

403, 3rd Floor, Liberty Tower
Sir Syed Road, Gulberg III
Lahore 54660 — Pakistan

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Insights & Advisories

Perspectives on Trade in a Changing World

TFN publishes independent insights, trade and transit advisories, research and professional perspectives on developments affecting international trade, transport and connectivity.

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