Mekong Institute, Alibaba.com and University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce are partnering to promote development of SMEs in the Greater Mekong Subregion through e-commerce.  Bangkok, Thailand – Mekong Institute (MI), Alibaba.com, the B2B arm of Alibaba Group, and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) today, …

MI SIGNS MOU WITH ALIBABA.COM AND THE UNIVERSITY OF THE THAI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO DEVELOP SMES IN THE GMS THROUGH E-COMMERCE Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI) is hosting the Regional Consultation Workshop on The GMS Transport Information Connectivity from April 19 until 21 in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The three-day event aims to address the interdependent network of transport, trade, and tourism in the region. The Government of the People’s Republic of China partnered with MI to focus on …

MI HOSTS THE REGIONAL CONSULTATION WORKSHOP ON THE GMS TRANSPORT INFORMATION CONNECTIVITY Read More »

Mekong Institute (MI), International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) and Fiscal Policy Research Institute Foundation (FPRI) of Thailand, jointly organized the focus group discussion on “Financial Role in Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals in Lao PDR” March 15 – 16, 2017 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The focus group aimed to present and verify the …

MEETING ON FINANCIAL ROLE IN SUPPORTING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN LAO PDR Read More »

Mekong – ROK Cooperation Fund (MKCF) Guidelines for submitting a Project Concept Paper 1. General Information Following the launch of the Mekong – ROK partnership in 2011, the Mekong – ROK Cooperation Fund (MKCF) was established in 2013 to encourage and support cooperation in six priority areas outlined in the Han River Declaration of 2011. …

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS OF PROJECT CONCEPT PAPER FOR MEKONG – ROK COOPERATION FUND Read More »

With support from the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD), Mekong Institute (MI) conducted a one-week regional training on “Sustainable Transport and Logistics Planning and Management” from December 19 – 23, 2016 at MI.  The training aimed to support national development policies for transport …

TRAINING ON SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT Read More »

The two-week Regional Training Course entitled Promoting Cross-Border Trade through Value Chain Development supported by The government of the People’s Republic of China officially opened on November 21 at Mekong Institute (MI) with participation of twenty-four government officials from central and provincial offices from 6 GMS countries including Cambodia, China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and …

MI PROMOTES CROSS-BORDER TRADE THROUGH VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT Read More »

Khon Kaen – Mekong Institute (MI) successfully conducted a one-week regional training on “Business Research and Database Development in the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC)” from November 14-18, 2016 at Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training is part of the ongoing project, “Enhancing Competiveness of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) of …

REGIONAL TRAINING ON BUSINESS RESEARCH AND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOUTHERN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (SEC) Read More »

With support from the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD), Mekong Institute (MI) has successfully conducted a one-week training titled “Commercial Banks’ Lessons on the Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs)” from October 31 – November 4, 2016. The training aimed to share …

TRAINING ON “COMMERCIAL BANKS’ LESSONS ON THE PROMOTION OF SMES” CONCLUDED Read More »