With the Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop, the two-year joint MI-Japan ASEAN Integration Fund (JAIF) project on Enhancing Provincial and Local Chambers of Commerce Capacities in Trade and Investment Facilitation along the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) was formally concluded.  The S&E workshop, attended by twenty-six mid-to-senior level officers from provincial chambers of commerce, SME associations and …

SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION WORKSHOP DECEMBER 17, 2012, KHON KAEN Read More »

Building the capacities of business development service (BDS) providers and supporting both the formation. Promotion and integration of SME clusters and export consortia into regional and global value chains will be critical in helping to prepare local targeted groups and businesses in CLMV countries for integration into AEC 2015.  The recent MI, Synthesis and Evaluation …

SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION WORKSHOP ON SME CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT CONSORTIA 28-30 NOVEMBER, KHON KAEN, THAILAND. Read More »

Increasing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the GMS, will be essential in preparing the CLMVT countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand) economies for integration into the more competitive AEC 2015 economic environment.  Utilizing its vast expertise and experience in SME and value chain development, MI is moving to tackle this …

ACTION RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ON SME CLUSTERS AND VALUE CHAIN INTEGRATION TRAINING COMPLETED – 16 NOVEMBER, KHON KAEN, THAILAND. Read More »

The development of SME clusters and export consortia will be a vital tool in enabling SMEs in the CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) to take advantage of the increased opportunities for economic growth provided by AEC 2015.  To enable SMEs to be better prepared for AEC integration, MI has recently conducted the Action Research …

LAUNCHING ACTION RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ON SME CLUSTERS AND VALUE CHAIN INTEGRATION – NOVEMBER 12-16, KHON KAEN Read More »