Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of the Trade and Investment Facilitation Department, joined the consultation meeting for the new Regional Cooperation and Integration (RCI) Operational Plan 2019-2030 hosted by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on October 29, 2018 in Bangkok. The RCI is one of ADB’s seven operational priority areas in its long-term Strategy 2030.   …

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MI joined over 500 delegates in the recently held Myanmar Statistical Forum 2018 last November 2 in Nay Pyi Taw. Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, Director of MI’s Trade and Investment Facilitation Department, served as one of the forum speakers at the roundtable discussion on “Transforming the Data Culture in Myanmar” where he highlighted the role …

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Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully concluded the one-week regional modular training on ‘Rural E-Commerce Development in the Lancang-Mekong Countries’ on October 22-26, 2018 at its Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. Twenty-four participants from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (the Lancang-Mekong countries) attended the training program, with many …

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Mekong Institute (MI), together with the Ministry of Commerce of the Royal Government of Thailand, is set to host the 1st Lancang-Mekong Business Forum this November 15-16, 2018 at Radisson Blu Plaza, Bangkok, Thailand.   With the theme “Facilitating Agri-business and Investment through Innovations in the Processed Food Sector in the Lancang-Mekong Region”, the two-day event …

MI INVITES AGRI BUSINESSES, FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES TO 1ST LANCANG-MEKONG BUSINESS FORUM Read More »

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, is organizing a regional modular training program on “Rural E-commerce Development in Lancang-Mekong.” The training program consists of three phases scheduled between October 2018 and March 2019.   The training is part of a two-year project on “Action …

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Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully completed a one – week modular training on “Management of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Lancang – Mekong countries” on September 24 – 28, 2018 at its residential training center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training program is part of the three – year project on “Joint Development of …

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Thirty-two mid-level officials from relevant government agencies such as the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, and Port Authority; as well as members of freight forwarders associations, transport and logistics companies, and Chambers of Commerce and Industry from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, joined the regional training on Green Freight and Logistics Management 2018. …

CLMVT TRANSPORT OFFICERS, FREIGHT GROUPS JOIN TRAINING ON GREEN FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) undertakes the second phase of its project with the Trade Facilitation Office (TFO) Canada with a series of workshops in August and September for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the specialty agro-food sector in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar. The workshops were organized following the market entry studies conducted by the …

MI BEEFS UP EXPORT CAPACITY OF AGRO-FOOD SMES IN SERIES OF WORKSHOPS Read More »

The International Training on Green Freight and Logistics Development 2018 ended on a high note, with structured learning visits capping its two-week run. The training, held on August 20-31, 2018 was implemented by Mekong Institute (MI) and sponsored by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA).   The two-week training program was structured into two parts comprising …

MI SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDES THE INTERNATIONAL TRAINING ON GREEN FREIGHT AND LOGISTICS DEVELOPMENT 2018 Read More »

Mekong Institute, with the support of the Government of the People’s Republic of China through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, is organizing a modular training on “Management of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Lancang-Mekong Countries.” The training will be held on September 24-28 at Mekong Institute, Khon Kaen, Thailand.   With a learner-centered approach, the modular …

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