Friday (May 31) marked the completion of the two-week second batch ‘SME Cluster Development and Export Consortia’ training program, held at MI headquarters in Khon Kaen. The program was part of the three year ‘Capacity Building for the Integration of CLMV Economies into ASEAN Economic Community 2015’, funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAP) …
Friday (May 3) marked the completion of the one-week ‘Product Market Identification for GMS countries’ training program, held at MI headquarters in Khon Kaen. The training course is the latest in a range of programs and activities organized by the Trade and Facilitation Department (TIF) under the three year, joint MI – New Zealand Foreign …
The MI Alumni Writing Content offers a chance for MI alumni to write an essay of between 1,000-1500 words describing the impact of their MI experience on their life and work. The piece should reflect past participants experience at MI, emphasizing how the knowledge/ skills/networks learned and established here have been applied in the workplace, …
Sponsored by the People’s Government of Yunnan Province of P. R. China, MI’s Trade and Investment Facilitation Division (TIF) conducted a training course entitled, ‘Business Research and Database Development for Chambers of Commerce and Industry along North South Economic Corridors (NSEC),’ from March 25-29, in Khon Kaen, Thailand. The training was part of a six-month …
Economic and social development in the GMS is dependent on capable human resources that possess the knowledge and skills to recognize and address the challenges facing the region. In 2012, the Mekong Institute (MI) and the New Embassy, Bangkok, launched the Mekong Institute – New Zealand Ambassador’s Scholarship (MINZAS) Program to help build a critical …
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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 …
Over the past two decades, the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) which includes Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and two Southern Provinces of PR China has experienced rapid economic growth. The creation of the three GMS Economic Corridors has driven the subregions growth through comprehensive physical infrastructure development projects. Economic and social development, however, has …
The Mekong Institute (MI), in collaboration with the Economic Research Institute for Trade (ERIT), the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) of Lao PDR, and the New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade Aid Programme, has recently conducted a national workshop designed to disseminate action research findings into SME cluster development in Lao PDR. The workshop …
Last Friday (1 February) saw the conclusion of the two-day round table meeting on SME cluster and value chain integration in the CLMV countries. The meeting provided national researchers with a platform through which to discuss, critique, and exchange research findings conducted between November 2012 January 2013 looking specifically at SME cluster, production expansion, and …
Dr. Souphanh Keomixay , Savannakhet Governor (middle), Mr. Sa-nga Sattanun (2nd left), Associate Program Manager of Mekong Institute (MI) and Mr. Phisith Banyadith, President of Savannakhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry (3rd left), at the opening of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) SME Product Display and Information Center at the Savannakhet Chamber of Commerce and …
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