THE SELECTION CRITERIA:

The following selection criteria will be used to guide in the assessment of nominations. The criteria will be used to build quantitative models for scoring nominations. However the criteria used and score weightings applied to each will differ from one broad category to another, based on their relevance and impact with regard to the overall assessment. Crucially though the same criteria and scoring will be used for all nominees in a particular category to ensure a level playing field for all the nominees in that category.

Set out below are all the criteria that will be used to varying degrees for assessing nominees: • Value of international trade exports of finished goods conducted;
• Value of international trade exports of production inputs conducted
• Value of international trade imports of finished goods conducted
• Value of international trade imports of production inputs conducted;
• Local value addition to products exported
• Local value added to products imported
• Quality and intensity of marketing campaigns for goods exported
• Degree of involvement in marketing and sales of good produced for or simply traded in UK markets
• Quality and intensity of marketing campaigns for good imported for sale locally
• Degree of involvement in marketing and sale of goods imported from the UK
• Proportion of imports from the UK as a proportion of total imports of goods
• Proportion of re-exports to other African countries as a proportion of total import of goods from the UK
• Price competiveness in UK markets of goods exported
• Price competitiveness in local markets of goods imported from the UK
• Product quality competiveness of good imported from the UK
• Product quality competiveness of goods exported to the UK
• Use of direct investment from the UK
• Use of technology transfer from the UK
• Use of British human resource expertize
• Use of debt financing from the UK
• Good corporate governance practices
• Capacity to meet trade counterparty obligations and responsibilities
• Regulatory compliance
• Fiscal responsibility (tax compliance)
• CSR commitment
• Corporate image & reputation
• Contributions to professional knowledge and capacity of the trade and investment sector in Africa/UK relationships
• Advocacy for improved regulatory and operational framework for Africa/UK trade and investment
• Quality of regulatory activities
• Quality of facilitation activities
• Commitment to promotional activities
• Contributions to research and due diligence on potential trade counterparties, investment partners and the creation and strengthening of Africa/UK supply/value chains