The Mekong Institute organized a joint Synthesis & Evaluation Workshop on Promoting SME Cluster Development Agents, Enhancing Utilization of FTA and Trade Policy and Trade Negotiations on 26 November 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand, funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP). The participants in this workshop were a group of thirteen MI alumni from Cambodia, …

THE SYNTHESIS & EVALUATION WORKSHOP ON PROMOTING SME CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT AGENTS, ENHANCING UTILIZATION OF FTA AND TRADE POLICY AND TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WAS SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED. Read More »

Myanmar is now in the process of promoting SMEs to drive up the national economic growth. However, facts showed that the country is still facing with the challenges of low utilization of FTAs, inadequate foreign investment, underdeveloped institutional and infrastructure development and red tapes for administrative processing and approval.  The Mekong Institute, with the support …

NATIONAL WORKSHOP OF “ENHANCING THE UTILIZATION OF FTA BY SMES” IN YANGON Read More »

One of the major issues faced by the CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) hindering narrowing of development gaps and economic integration into AEC is the limited public human resource capacities and institutional support systems to develop and implement SME and trade and investment policy and regulatory frameworks. Capacity building of these institutions is …

THE “REGIONAL MULTI STAKEHOLDERS FORUM ON ASEAN ECONOMIC COMMUNITY (AEC) AND REGIONAL AGREEMENTS: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR SMES” SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED IN BANGKOK, THAILAND ON OCTOBER 10, 2014. Read More »

The Mekong Institute (MI) with the support of the Khon Kaen Provincial Government successfully hosted “The International Seminar cum Business Matching on Silk Development” from 12 to 13 September 2014. This event was composed of three main activities – seminar, business matching and silk exhibition. The event also provided an e-networking platform- www.aseansilkbiz.com for players …

2014 INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR CUM BUSINESS MATCHING ON SILK DEVELOPMENT SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED Read More »

To enhance understanding on the concepts and approaches of SME clusters and export consortia development and form three clusters and export consortia groups in pepper, salt, and fish sauce products, the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts (MIH), Royal Government of Cambodia and the Mekong Institute (MI) organized a two-day workshop on “SME Cluster and Export …

MI PROMOTES SALT, PEPPER AND FISH SAUCE PRODUCT CLUSTER IN KAMPOT, CAMBODIA. Read More »

Working as the chairperson and secretariat of the FRETA Logistic Masters Project, the Mekong Institute (MI) hosted the first Technical Working Group (TWG) Meeting at the Sukosol Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on August 27, 2014. This two-year FRETA Logistics Master Project, funded by the Republic of Korea, has been officially launched since August 2014.  The …

FIRST TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP MEETING OF THE FRETA LOGISTICS MASTER PROJECT IN BANGKOK, THAILAND ON AUGUST 27, 2014 Read More »

The Mekong Institute (MI) conducted a one-week advanced Training of Trainer (TOT) Program on Enhancing the Utilization of FTA by SMEs from 18 – 22 August, 2014. The program is part of the three-year project on Capacity Building for Integrating CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) Economies into the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) in 2015, …

ADVANCED TOT PROGRAM ON ENHANCING UTILIZATION OF FTA BY SMES, FROM 18 – 22 AUGUST 2014 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. Read More »

Today, Khon Kaen province and Mekong Institute have tightened their cooperation in promoting the silk business by launching an international event on silk – The International Seminar Cum Business Matching on Silk Development – scheduled on September 12-13, 2014 in Khon Kaen. “Silk businesses from Northeastern provinces of Thailand are well-known and have played a …

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR CUM BUSINESS MATCHING ON SILK DEVELOPMENT 2014 LAUNCHED IN KHON KAEN, AUGUST 20, 2014. Read More »

The Mekong Institute (MI) conducted a one-week regional training program on Business Research Methods and Information Management along the North-South Economic Corridors: NSEC (R3A & R3B)” from July 14-18, 2014 at its residential training center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. This training course is a part of the one-year project on “Enhancing Provincial and Local Chambers of …

REGIONAL TRAINING ON “BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH ECONOMIC CORRIDORS: NSEC (R3A & R3B)”, FROM JULY 14-18, 2014 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED Read More »

The Mekong Institute (MI) conducted a one-week TOT (Training of Trainer) Program on Trade Policy Development and Trade Negotiation from 30 June to 4 July, 2014 at its residential training center, Khon Kaen, Thailand. The program is part of the three-year project on Capacity Building for Integrating CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) Economies into …

TOT PROGRAM ON TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND TRADE NEGOTIATION, FROM 30 JUNE TO 4 JULY 2014 SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED. Read More »