About ATPF
Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) ↓
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Trade Promotion Organization in Asia (Member Organizations) ↓ ATPF History ↓
Trade Promotion Organization in Asia (Member Organizations) ↓ ATPF History ↓
Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF)
Asian Trade Promotion Forum (ATPF) is a gathering of Trade Promotion Organizations (TPOs) in the Asian Region. It was established in 1987, and currently has 23 members.
The objective of ATPF is to enhance trade in the region through information exchange, implementation of cooperative projects and strengthening networks among member TPOs. CEO meetings and Working Level Meetings are held once a year. Capacity Building Initiative Program, Joint Exhibition, and various cooperative projects are also actively carried out by the members.
Main Activities
(1) CEO Meetings
33rd CEO Meeting in Macao (online)
CEOs of member TPOs gather once a year to discuss timely issues regarding international trade promotion and other relevant matters, including the results of joint projects and plans for future events. The meetings are organized and planned (including venue choice, date, agendas, etc.) by the current year's chair/host (a position that rotates annually among member TPOs) .
The last CEO meeting was held in Macao (online) in September 2020.
(2) Working Level Meetings
28th Working Level Meeting in Tokyo
Prior to each year's CEO Meeting, JETRO hosts a Working-Level Meeting (WLM) in Japan to provide an opportunity for member TPOs to confirm the status of joint projects, exchange views and settle details related to the CEO meeting. After the Sendai WLM in 2011, the meetings are held in cities where JETRO opened a new regional office.
The 28th Working Level Meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan in July 2019.
(3) Joint Projects
8th Joint Exhibition in Macao
ATPF Joint Exhibition
The joint exhibition's objective is to provide companies in the Asia-Pacific region with a practical and effective platform to explore business opportunities in the internal market and to promote closer working cooperation among member TPOs. ATPF set up a specialized committee of exhibitions, ATPF Exhibition Industry Committee (AEIC), in order to strengthen ATPF's effort in joint exhibitions. The ATPF Joint Exhibition has been held every other year since 2004. The 8th Joint Exhibition was held at “Macao international Trade and Investment Fair (MIF 2018)” in Macao in October, 2018.
The joint exhibition's objective is to provide companies in the Asia-Pacific region with a practical and effective platform to explore business opportunities in the internal market and to promote closer working cooperation among member TPOs. ATPF set up a specialized committee of exhibitions, ATPF Exhibition Industry Committee (AEIC), in order to strengthen ATPF's effort in joint exhibitions. The ATPF Joint Exhibition has been held every other year since 2004. The 8th Joint Exhibition was held at “Macao international Trade and Investment Fair (MIF 2018)” in Macao in October, 2018.
11th Capacity Building InitiativeProgram in Wakayama, Japan
Capacity Building Initiative Program
The Capacity Building Initiative Program (CBIP) was established to help ATPF member TPOs, especially those in emerging economies, develop human resources. The 11th CBIP was held in Wakayama, Japan in 2018.
The Capacity Building Initiative Program (CBIP) was established to help ATPF member TPOs, especially those in emerging economies, develop human resources. The 11th CBIP was held in Wakayama, Japan in 2018.
Trade Promotion Organization in Asia (Member Organizations)
ATPF History
CEO Meetings
Working Level Meetings
Joint Projects
| YEAR | ATPF HISTORY |
| 1987 |
10 organizations (CCPIT, CITEM, DEP (current DITP), HKTDC, IE Singapore, ITPO, JETRO, KOTRA, MATRADE, NAFED (current DGNED)) Investment News 1st Annual Meeting (Established with 10 economies, Host : JETRO, May. 20)
Theme : Current Activities and Problems of Each Organization |
| 1988 | SLEDB and TDAP joined inATRAIN started up2nd Annual Meeting in Seoul (Host : KOTRA) Theme : Information Exchange for Development of Economic Cooperation among ATPF |
| 1989 | TWTC joined in3rd Annual Meeting in Singapore (Host : IE Singapore) Theme : New Policy for Trade Promotion |
| 1990 | EPB and MIPR joined in4th Annual Meeting in Beijing (Host : CCPIT, Oct. 18) Theme : Role of TPO for Economic Exchange, Trade and Mutual Cooperation within Asia |
| 1991 | 5th Annual Meeting in Manila (Host : CITEM, Oct. 22-23) Theme : Strategy for Trade Promotion |
| 1992 | MNCCI joined in1st Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Jun. 10-11) 6th Annual Meeting in Hong Kong (Host : HKTDC, Sep. 8)
Theme : Opportunities of International Trade and Investment in the 1990s |
| 1993 |
2nd Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Aug. 31-Sep. 1) 7th Annual Meeting in Chiang Rai (Host : DEP, Nov. 2) Theme : Promotion of Export Oriented Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
| 1994 | FNCCI joined in3rd Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Jul. 6-7)8th Annual Meeting in Bali (Host : NAFED, Sep. 13-16) Theme : Trade Promotion for the Post Uruguay Round |
| 1995 | AUSTRADE and NZTE joined in4th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, May. 28-29) 9th Annual Meeting in Ulaanbaatar (Host : MNCCI, Aug. 3) Theme : Trade and Investment Promotion for the Post Uruguay Round |
| 1996 | Setting up of a ATPF website5th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, May. 28-29) 10th Annual Meeting in Kyoto (Host : JETRO) Theme : 1. Directions of ATPF Activities 2. Construction of Online Information Exchange Network among ATPF |
| 1997 |
6th Working Level Meeting (Kitakyusyu, Apr. 11-12) 11th Annual Meeting in Goa (Host : ITPO, Oct. 13-14) Theme : TPOs as Catalysts for Growth in Industrial, Trade and Investment Cooperation among the Asian and Pacific Economies |
| 1998 |
7th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Aug. 31-Sep. 1) 12th Annual Meeting in Sydney (Host : AUSTRADE, Nov. 30 - Dec. 1) Theme : Trade Development and Mutual Cooperation in Response to the Asian Crisis |
| 1999 |
8th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Sep. 2-3) 13th Annual Meeting in Dhaka (Host : EPB, Nov. 17-18) Theme : Trade and Investment Opportunities in Asia-Pacific Region |
| 2000 | IPIM joined in9th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Sep. 7-8) 14th Annual Meeting in Auckland (Host : NZTE, Nov. 6-7) Theme : E-Commerce and TPOs |
| 2001 | VIETRADE joined in10th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Sep. 3-4) 15th Annual Meeting in Kuala Lumpur (Host : MATRADE, Oct. 29-30) Theme : Innovative Measures in Trade Promotion of Goods and Services |
| 2002 |
11th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Dec. 2-3) |
| 2003 |
16th Annual Meeting in Islamabad (Host : TDAP, Feb. 7-8) Theme : Enhancing Service Deliveries under the WTO Regime 1st Capacity Building Initiative Program in Tokyo (Host : JETRO, Nov. 11-Dec. 3)Theme : Market Study on Houseware & Lifestyle in Japan 12th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Dec. 1-2)
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| 2004 |
17th Annual Meeting in Hong Kong (Host : HKTDC, Feb. 23-24) Theme : Embracing Change, Creating Opportunities 2nd Capacity Building Initiative Program in Sydney (Host : AUSTRADE, Feb. 23-) Theme : Export Promotion Program for Regional SMEs 13th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Oct. 25-26) 1st Joint Exhibition "Style Asia" (Tokyo, Dec. 16-18)
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| 2005 |
Established ATPF Exhibition Industry Committee (AEIC) 18th Annual Meeting in Singapore (Host : IE Singapore, Feb. 24-25) Theme : Enlarging Trade, Integrating Markets 14th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Sep. 8-9) 3rd Capacity Building Initiative Program in Tokyo & Nagoya (Visited Aichi Expo2005)(Host : JETRO, Sep. 12-15) |
| 2006 |
19th Annual Meeting in Macao (Host : IPIM, Feb. 23-24) Theme : New Role of TPO Era of FTA in Asia 4th Capacity Building Initiative Program in Tokyo (Host : JETRO, Sep. 4-7) Theme : To strengthen capacity to collect, survey and provide information on FTA 2nd Joint Exhibition at IFFT 2006 (Tokyo, Nov. 22-25)
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| 2007 |
15th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Jan. 22-23) 20th Annual Meeting in Sydney (Host : AUSTRADE, Apr. 11-13) Theme : Journey to Export - Enhancing the role of TPOs 5th Capacity Building Initiative Program in Taipei (Host : TWTC, Oct. 1-3) |
| 2008 |
16th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Jan. 22-23) 21th Annual Meeting in Hanoi (Host : VIETRADE, Apr. 3-4) Theme : TPO Challenges : Serving the Business Community Professionally and Effectively 3rd Joint Exhibition at TIGS 2008 Autumn (Tokyo, Sep. 2-5)6th Capacity Building Initiative Program in Guangzhou & Macau(Host : CCPIT & IPIM, Nov. 11-13) |
| 2009 |
17th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Feb. 5-6) 22th Annual Meeting in Xiamen (Host : CCPIT, Apr. 23-24) Theme : TPO Synergy against Financial Crisis 7th Capacity Building Initiative Program in Seoul (Host : KOTRA, May. 13-15) |
| 2010 | TPD (current GDTP) joined in18th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Feb. 3-4) 8th Capacity Building Initiative Program in TOKYO (Host : JETRO, Feb. 5) 23th CEO Meeting in Seoul (Host : KOTRA, May. 13-14) Theme : One Asia, and the Future of a New Era 4th Joint Exhibition at IFIES 2010 (Seoul, May. 12-15)
9th Capacity Building Initiative Program in Bangkok (Host : DEP, Nov. 22-25) |
| 2011 | TPPD joined in19th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, Jan. 19-21) 24th CEO Meeting in Taipei (Host : TWTC, Apr. 13-14) Theme : One Asia, and the Future of a New Era 20th Working Level Meeting (Sendai, Dec. 7-9) |
| 2012 |
25th CEO Meeting in Bangkok (Host : DITP, Apr. 19-20) Theme : One Asia, and the Future of a New Era 5th Joint Exhibition at WCIF 2012 (Chengdu, Sep. 25-30)
21st Working Level Meeting (Fukuoka, Dec. 10-12) |
| 2013 | DOT (current MYANTRADE) joined in26th CEO Meeting in Agra (Host : ITPO, Mar. 6-7) Theme : A New Roadmap for TPOs in the Globally Connected Markets 22nd Working Level Meeting (Yamanashi, Nov. 20-23) |
| 2014 |
23rd Working Level Meeting (Saga, Jun. 5-6)27th CEO Meeting in Ulaanbaatar (Host : MNCCI, Sep. 11-12) Theme : The Role and Engagement of TPOs in Promoting Green Business, Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Facilitation 6th Joint Exhibition at TIGIS 2014 (Taipei, Oct. 6-9) |
| 2015 |
10th Capacity Building Initiative Program in Hamamatsu (Host : JETRO, May 26-27) 24th Working Level Meeting (Hamamatsu, May 28-29) 28th CEO Meeting in Colombo (Host : SLEDB, Aug. 24-26) Theme : Integrating Asia with Global Value Chain |
| 2016 |
7th Joint Exhibition at CIE 2016 (Kunshan, May 19-21)25th Working Level Meeting (Miyazaki, June 14-15) 29th CEO Meeting in Lahore (Host : TDAP, Sep. 25) Theme : Enhancing the Role of TPOs in Human Resource Development |
| 2017 |
26th Working Level Meeting (Tochigi, July 13-14) 30th CEO Meeting in Hokkaido (Host : JETRO, Oct. 6 - 7) Theme : The role of TPOs in free trade |
| 2018 |
27th Working Level Meeting (Wakayama, July 4-5) 8th Joint Exhibition at Macau International Trade and Investment Fair (Macau, Oct 18-20)31th CEO Meeting in Vientiane (Host : DTP, Nov. 20 - 21) Theme : Trade and Sustainable Economy Development (SDGs) |
| 2019 |
28th Working Level Meeting (Tokyo, July 9-10) 32nd CEO Meeting in Ulaanbaatar(Host : MNCCI, Sep. 12 - 13) Theme : The Role of TPOs in Supporting SMEs toward Global Markets |
| 2020 |
33rd CEO Meeting in Macao (online) (Host : IPIM, Sep. 24) Theme : The development and innovation of TPOs in the New Era |
