The ‘SME cluster promotion and investor forum’ was held on 19th March 2014 at the Sasin Japan Centre, Bangkok which was jointly organized by the Mekong Institute (MI) and Sasin Japan Center (SJC). The forum was attended by 36 participants comprising of SME clusters from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam and buyers and traders from …

“SME CLUSTER PROMOTION AND INVESTOR FORUM” SUCCESSFULLY CO-ORGANIZED BY THE MEKONG INSTITUTE AND SASIN JAPAN CENTER (SJC) IN BANGKOK, MARCH 19, 2014 Read More »

International standards, which aim to be used as a trade facilitating factor by many countries, often become a form of non-tariff barriers for exports from developing countries trying to enter the global and regional markets. Therefore, rigorous and consistent local standardization processes with active involvement of private and public sectors is crucial for building necessary …

INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR: STANDARDS & STANDARDIZATION- LINKAGES TO REGIONAL INTEGRATION & TRADE PROMOTION Read More »

Funded by New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP), Trade and Investment Facilitation Department of Mekong Institute (MI) organized a Synthesis and Evaluation (S&E) Workshop on Enhancing the Utilization of Free Trade Area (FTA) by SMEs and Trade Negotiation and Trade Policy Development on December 16, 2013 in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The participants in this workshop were …

INSIDE THE SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION (S&E) WORKSHOP ON ENHANCING THE UTILIZATION OF FTA BY SMES, TRADE NEGOTIATION AND TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENT Read More »

Recessionary trends in major economies of USA and EU leading to contraction in demand in these traditional markets have made it essential for exporters in many countries to take an initiative to diversify their export markets in emerging markets. For GMS, these markets could be Latin America, CIS countries, Middle East and ASEAN.  However, this …

ENHANCING ACCESS TO MARKET INFORMATION FOR GMS EXPORTERS Read More »

In collaboration with Yunnan Academy of Science and Technology Development, Mekong Institute (MI)’s Trade and Investment Facilitation Division organized the Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop on “Business Research and Database Development for Chambers of Commerce and Industry along North South Economic Corridor (NSEC)” on September 11, 2013 in Kunming, China.  The workshop is the third and …

SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION WORKSHOP ON “BUSINESS RESEARCH AND DATABASE DEVELOPMENT FOR CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ALONG NORTH SOUTH ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (NSEC)” SEPTEMBER 11, 2013, KUNMING, CHINA Read More »

The liberalization of trade barriers, proliferation of regional free-trade agreements (FTAs) and the integration of the Mekong Countries into the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) presents a range of trade policy challenges. As signatories to a range of FTA agreements – including the ASEAN FTA – CLMV countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam) have tremendous …

REGIONAL TRAINING CUM WORKSHOP: TRADE NEGOTIATION AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT, AUGUST 5-9 , KHON KAEN, THAILAND 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 »

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) hold the key to unlocking the economic development and growth potential of the GMS member states’ economies. For this potential to be realized, however, states must implement their commitments and obligations under the various ratified FTAs – especially the ASEAN FTA – and local SMEs must develop the skills and …

TRAINING OF TRAINER (TOT) PROGRAM:ENHANCING THE UTILIZATION OF FTAS BY SMES, JUNE 17- 21, 2013, KHON KAEN, THAILAND Read More »