The Third Country Training Program (TCTP) 2017 held from 08 – 20 October 2017 proved to be a huge success with various knowledge in trade imparted to the African participants. The capacity building program was a collaborative effort between Malaysia & Japan, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) is the main agency supporting the programme.
The objectives of TCTP Programme are to share Malaysia’s and Japan’s experience in trade promotion with participating countries, foster closer rapport with participants from the African countries as well as raising awareness on global and regional trade developments and issues. A total number of 10 (ten) participants who are government officials from countries; Botswana, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Senegal and Zimbabwe were attending this 9-day programme.
MAPE playing a vital role in strengthening the relationship between Malaysia and African countries was honoured to be associated to this knowledge-sharing initiative



