Logistics and access to finance are among the leading constraints to Central American firms' cross-border ecommerce. In 2021, Nextrade was hired by IFC to develop a logistics agenda for driving Central America's cross-border ecommerce through policy and regulatory reforms, public-private partnerships and adoption on new technologies in customs, ports, single windows, and logistics value chains; and sizing and developing a concept for a Digital Transformation Fund for Central

Nextrade Group leads the technical direction and all research in the USAID-backed Alliance for eTrade Development we built in 2017 and grew in 2019, with altogether 14 leading corporate partners. Nextrade Group is leading the architecting and design of the Alliance's global activities, ensuring their rigor and relevance, and the Alliance's research - of world-class databases and diagnostics on MSME ecommerce, polices that enable MSME ecommerce, and innovative ideas to drive g

The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) managed by the World Bank and funded by 14 donor governments supports women entrepreneurs by scaling up access to financial products and services, building capacity, expanding networks, offering mentors, and providing opportunities to link with domestic and global markets. In 2020, Nextrade was hired as part of a consortium consisting of OCO Global, Dajani Consulting and Women in Business Arabia to architect and implement We