Martin is the managing director of TRADE Research Advisory (PTY) Ltd. TRADE Advisory provides strategic and practical assistance to government and business on how to optimise their regional or global presence, from the perspective of economic development and/or export expansion. Martin is a quantitative economist specialising in Quantitative Executive Decision Support modelling, Economic Impact Analysis and Engineering Management Decision Support. He authored various papers on the topic of international trade – most recently for the International Growth Centre of the London School of Economics on policy implications for improving export promotion in Rwanda