MI ALUMNI ORGANIZE TRADE EVENTS IN CAMBODIA

Following their participation in the Regional Training on ‘Trade Events Promotion’ in June this year, training participants from Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam have collaborated in organizing three trade events this month as part of their action plans.  The trade events set out to promote cross-border trade and investment by linking up local small and medium-sized …

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LABOR MIGRATION TRAINING UNDERSCORES EFFECTIVE LABOR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEM

An enhanced system for sharing data and information on labor migration, including job availabilities and employment conditions was one of the major points underlined in Mekong Institute’s (MI) recently-concluded Regional Training Program on ‘Labor Migration Management in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS).’ The two-week training, which kicked off on October 16, was co-organized with the …

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MEKONG INSTITUTE GEARS UP FOR 2017 INVESTOR FORUM AND BUSINESS MATCHING

Khon Kaen, Thailand – As part of its commitment to the promotion of inclusive economic growth in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), Mekong Institute (MI) is organizing the 2017 Investor Forum and Business Matching on November 13, 2017 at the Pullman Grand Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Thailand.  The event is designed to link up small and medium …

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MI JOINS UN FAO EXPERT MEETING ON SMALL SCALE FOREST ENTERPRISES

Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of Trade & Investment Facilitation Department, was invited by the UN-FAO to join the ‘Expert Committee Meeting on Small Scale Forest Enterprises’ at Colombo, Sri Lanka on October 19–21, 2017. The meeting was organized by the UN-FAO, Rome, Italy to validate the findings of the stocktaking study conducted by FAO …

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MEKONG INSTITUTE COLLABORATES WITH REPUBLIC OF KOREA (ROK) FOR THE 5TH MEKONG-ROK BUSINESS FORUM

Vientiane, Lao PDR – With support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, Mekong Institute (MI) and ASEAN-Korea Center organized the 5th Mekong-ROK Business Forum on Tourism, Food and Agricultural Industry in the Mekong Countries and Republic of …

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MI, CAMCONTROL TRAIN LOCAL FOOD INSPECTORS

Mekong Institute (MI), together with the Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Directorate General (CAMCONTROL), has successfully delivered a training-workshop on Food Safety Risk Analysis and Agri-food Inspection and Audit at the CAMCONTROL Headquarters, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on October 17, 2017.  Sixty-two food inspectors from 25 provincial and municipal CAMCONTROL branches participated in the training-workshop, …

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MI CONCLUDES REGIONAL TRAINING CUM BUSINESS NETWORKING ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Mekong Institute (MI) recently hosted the “Regional Training cum Business Networking on Sustainable Transport and Logistics Planning and Management” on September 25 – October 6, 2017 at MI’s Residential Training Center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. A total of 50 participants from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand (CLMVT) attended the training. Thirty-two were mid-level, senior …

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IMPROVING ACCESSIBILITY OF FINANCIAL SERVICES IN THE BORDER-GATE AREAS TO FACILITATE CROSS-BORDER TRADE: THE CASE OF VIET NAM AND IMPLICATIONS FOR GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION COOPERATION

The research team would like to acknowledge with thanks, the financial and technical support provided to this research project by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) under the Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management (PPP) Project. The authors wish to express their special thanks to Cayetano Paderanga and Christopher Gan, research advisors, for their valuable contribution …

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HOW SHOULD THE VALUE OF STATISTICAL LIFE BE MEASURED? THE EFFECT OF THE DISPARITY BETWEEN THE MEASURES OF WILLINGNESS TO PAY AND WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT

We acknowledge the funding support provided by the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) of the WorldFish Center, without which the concept embodied in this study would have remained as an idea of the authors. We are thankful to Dr. Jack Knetsch for his comments and suggestions on the study design. We also …

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REGIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM ON LABOR MIGRATION MANAGEMENT IN THE GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION

Recognizing the critical issue of migration in the push for regional cooperation, Mekong Institute (MI) is holding a Regional Training Program on “Labor Migration Management in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS)” on October 16-27, 2017 at its residential training center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The event is being organized in collaboration with the Thailand International …

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