Mekong Institute (MI) continued efforts to make the movement of goods and services between Lancang-Mekong countries more efficient at its first e-training course on “Enhancing Trade Competitiveness for Goods and Services: Issues in the Post-Pandemic World.”   “This is an opportune time to find solutions that will help revive businesses, produce better livelihood, and create more …

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Mekong Institute (MI) will support small- and medium-sized development by linking SMEs from the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) with India through the “Supporting Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: Linking Greater Mekong Subregion and India Partnership” project.   In partnership with IMC Worldwide, UK and with support from the Asian Development Bank, MI will provide capacity …

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MI continued to promote special economic zones (SEZs) as it completed the Synthesis and Evaluation E-Workshop on the “Enhancement of Business Connections and Information-Sharing Among Special Economic Zones in Lancang-Mekong Countries” last July 14 to 17, 2020 from the MI Headquarters.   “This is part of MI’s continuing work to boost trade and investment within and …

ADVANCING SEZ MANAGEMENT THROUGH INFORMATION-SHARING AND BUSINESS LINKAGES Read More »

After the virtual memorandum of understanding signing on June 30, 2020, senior representatives of Mekong Institute (MI), the Belt and Road Research Institute for International Cooperation and Development (BRRI), and the Shenzhen Foundation for International Exchange and Cooperation (SFIEC) explored areas of collaboration to advance Lancang-Mekong regional cooperation on July 14, 2020 via Zoom application.   …

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Mekong Institute (MI) rolled out the second of 16 online consultations with key government officials to identify ways forward in strengthening connectivity among and between Mekong-Lancang member countries for the seamless movement of people and goods in the region. Mr. Madhurjya Kumar Dutta, MI’s Director for Trade and Investment Facilitation, explained that the objectives of …

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Mekong Institute (MI) held a series of e-workshops titled “Final Project Evaluation and Rural E-Commerce Policy Development” via Zoom from July 1 to 10, 2020. Structured as an online group discussion with MI officers facilitating remotely from the MI headquarters, stakeholders from Cambodia, P.R. China, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam presented the status, as …

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