INTERNAL ISSUES STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

1. Capable and specialized BITR staff on 1. Inability to hire staff with specialization on
trade policy and negotiation trade policy and negotiation
2. Continuing need for economic and trade
reforms

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS
EXTERNAL ISSUES

1. Recognition of BITR’s role and competence
as lead agency for trade policy and
negotiation
1. Policy uncertainty because of the linkage of
trade/economic issues with political
developments
2. Divergence in inter-agency positions
3. Lack of understanding on BITR’s role and
mandate in trade policy and negotiation
4. Various clearing processes for trade policy
and negotiations

SWOT ANALYSIS
TOWS Strategic Alternatives Matrix
  External Opportunities External Threats
(O) (T)

Internal Strengths (S) (SO) (ET)

Strategies that use strengths to Strategies that use strengths to
maximize opportunities. minimize threats.
   

Internal Weaknesses (WO) (WT)

(W) Strategies that minimize Strategies that minimize
weaknesses by taking weaknesses and avoid threats.
advantage of opportunities.  
 
TOWS Strategic Alternatives Matrix
  External Opportunities External Threats
(O) (T)

Internal Strengths (S) Maximize the targeted availment of Exercise BITR’s lead role in trade
internal and external training policy and negotiations
opportunities

Internal Weaknesses Continue advocacy on trade and Pursue the expansion of BITR
(W) economic policy initiatives and including the reform of the TRM to
reforms rationalize the clearance process for
trade policy and negotiating
positions