Mekong Institute (MI) organized completion workshops of the Regional and Local Economic Development in East West Economic Corridor (RLED-EWEC) Project on October 10, 15, and 16 in Myanmar, Lao PDR, and Vietnam, respectively. Each workshop drew over 100 key stakeholders comprised of government officials, concerned agencies, local partners, and project beneficiaries including farmers, enterprises, and …

CLOSING WORKSHOPS MARK SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF RLED-EWEC PROJECT Read More »

09/09/2019 (Savannakhet, Lao PDR) – “Mekong Institute continuously steers efforts to reduce trade costs for quicker and more efficient flow of cross-border transactions along the EWEC. With today’s turnout, we remain positive of the commitment and cooperation among the three border provinces in achieving this shared endeavor,” said MI Executive Director Dr. Watcharas Leelawath as …

SECOND B2G REINFORCES CROSS-BORDER LANDSCAPE IN MUKDAHAN, QUANG TRI, AND SAVANNAKHET Read More »

August 20, 2019 (Mae Sot, Thailand) – Mekong Institute (MI), through its Regional and Local Economic Development – East West Economic Corridor (RLED-EWEC) Project, delivered a training on Opportunity Insights on Cross-Border Transportation between Thailand and Myanmar as part of its efforts of promoting more inclusive and equitable growth in the Greater Mekong Sub-region. The …

STAKEHOLDERS GEAR UP FOR CBTA IMPLEMENTATION BETWEEN THAILAND AND MYANMAR Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Office of Commercial Affairs, gathers cross-border traders, farmers, and farm managers and agricultural merchants in a training program on Cross-border Trade Procedures of Agricultural Products this July 30-31, 2019 in Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand. Fifty participants come from Nakhon Phanom and Khammouane, Lao PDR.   Aimed at promoting and …

MI HIGHLIGHTS TH-LAO AGRI TRADE IN IMPORT-EXPORT TRAINING PROGRAM Read More »

In a bid to further strengthen cross-border trade in the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC), Mekong Institute (MI) through its RLED-EWEC Project recently co-organized the EWEC Business Forum 2019 with the Mukdahan Commercial Affairs Office on June 26-27, 2019 in Mukdahan Province, Thailand. Around 180 government officers and entrepreneurs (producers, importers and exporters) from the …

BUSINESS FORUM SEEKS TO DRIVE TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN EWEC Read More »

Mekong Institute’s RLED-EWEC Project continues efforts in advancing cross-border trade in the region with a series of exchange platforms. The most recent one was the Business to Business (B2B) meeting held in Savannakhet Province on June 14, 2019. Spearheaded by Savannakhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), Mukdahan Chamber of Commerce (MCC), and Quang Tri …

SAVANNAKHET—MUKDAHAN—QUANG TRI BUSINESS SECTORS CONVERGE FOR B2B MEETING Read More »

The Ambassadors of Canada, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland to Vietnam came to Quang Tri as part of a two-day official visit for firsthand information on the post-war situation in the province as well as review local development projects funded by the G4 countries. One of which is the Regional and Local Economic Development – …

G4 AMBASSADORS VISIT EWEC PROJECT SITE IN QUANG TRI Read More »

May 9, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam – Dr. Watcharas Leelawath, Executive Director of Mekong Institute, met with Mr. Nguyen Quan Chinh, Vice Chairperson of Quang Tri Provincial People’s Committee, to discuss continued cooperation on cross-border trade facilitation (CBTF) under MI’s Regional and Local Economic Development – East West Economic Corridor (RLED-EWEC) Project.   Banking on the …

MI, QUANG TRI PROVINCE ADVANCE CBTF EFFORTS Read More »

May 8, Quang Binh, Vietnam – The MI team led by Executive Director Dr. Watcharas Leelawath paid a courtesy visit today to Mr. Le Minh Ngan, Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh Provincial People’s Committee. , Vietnam. The visit comes a month after the Business to Government (B2G) meeting held last April 10 in Khammouane, …

MI MEETS WITH VICE CHAIRMAN OF QUANG BINH PROVINCIAL PEOPLE’S COMMITTEE FOLLOWING B2G MEETING IN APRIL Read More »

The Business to Government (B2G) Dialogue on Cross-Border Trade Facilitation (CBTF) between Tak, Thailand and Myawaddy, Myanmar was held in Mae Sot on April 25, 2019. Around 100 stakeholders from both public and private sectors engaged in discussions toward seamless trade and strengthened collaboration between the two provinces.   Drawing from a previous Business to Business …

B2G BRIDGES PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR ENHANCED TAK-MYAWADDY BORDER TRADE Read More »