ENHANCING PROVINCIAL AND LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE CAPACITIES IN TRADE AND INVESTMENT FACILITATION ALONG EAST-WEST ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

Written by Mekong Institute   The Project “Enhancing Provincial and Local Chambers of Commerce Capacities in Trade and Investment Facilitation along East-West Economic Corridor” was implemented by Mekong Institute from January 2011 to December 2012, in collaboration with ADB Thailand Residential Mission and Private Sector Development Unit of Trade and Investment Promotion Division of UNESCAP. The …

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DOES MICROFINANCE REDUCE POVERTY IN LAO PDR CASE STUDY OF VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS (VDFS) AT SUKUMA DISTRICT CHAMPASSAK PROVINCE, LAO PDR

Written by Mekong Institute   The purpose of this study is to present the problems of Village Development Funds (VDFs) members in terms of borrowing money, repaying loans and saving deposit. It also examined the impact of VDFs on poverty in terms of income, expenditures, and savings by adopting the methods used by Coleman (1999). The …

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SME CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT CONSORTIA

Written by Mekong Institute   The Mekong Institute (MI) conducted a two-week Regional Training Programme on SME Cluster Development and Export Consortia from 14th 25th May, 2012 at its Residential Training Center in Khon Kaen, Thailand. This training programme is part of the three-year project on Capacity Building for the Integration of CLMV Economies into ASEAN …

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SME BIZ NETWORK AND ASEAN GATEWAY

Written by Mekong Institute   The Mekong Institute and the International Institute for Trade and Development (ITD) jointly conducted a two-week workshop-cum Structured Learning Visit (SLV) entitled, SME Biz Network and ASEAN Gateway.   The workshop was scheduled in two phases; 2-6 July 2012 and 9-13 July 2012. As part of the workshop, SLVs were organized to …

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR INTEGRATING CLMV ECONOMIES INTO AEC

Written by Mekong Institute   The Mekong Institute has been implementing the regional project entitled “Capacity Development Programme for Integrating CLMV Economies into AEC” since February 2012. The project aims to promote the development of agricultural and SMEs sectors of the new ASEAN members, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam, collectively known as CLMV. Farmers, small-scale …

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MULTI-STAKEHOLDERS’ CONSULTATIVE MEETING ON THE MEKONG-ROK COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP FOR MUTUAL PROSPERITY

Written by Mekong Institute   Regional cooperation and integration is making headway and the Mekong Region is rapidly moving towards a new operating environment. The Mekong countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam) are part of several cooperation frameworks, notably ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (AFTA), and the Ayeyawady …

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ENHANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SME DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT CONSORTIA

Written by Mekong Institute   The Mekong Institute (MI) was commissioned by Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency (TICA) to contact a four-week annual regional training program on “Enhancing Entrepreneurship in SME Development and Export Consortia” during 04-20 July 2011 for sixteen participants. They were middle and senior governmental officials, senior managers from Chamber of Commerce and …

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ASEAN SME REGIONAL GATEWAY GMS SME BIZ NETWORK: ENHANCING BUSINESS COOPERATON AMONG THAI SMES AND SMES OF CLMV AND SOUTHERN CHINA

Written by Mekong Institute   Project title: GMS SME BIZ NetworkImplementing: Mekong Institute Secretariat, 123 Khon Kaen University,Agency: Khon Kaen, Thailand.Tel: 66 (0) 43-202411-2 Fax: 66 (0) 43343 131 Actual Participants: Thirty Thai SME Exporters and thirty SMEs of CLMV and Xouthwest China Project Duration: 6-10 September 2010 The Mekong Institute was commissioned by the Office …

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ENHANCING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN SME DEVELOPMENT AND EXPORT CONSORTIA

Written by Mekong Institute The Mekong Institute was commissioned by Thailand International Development Cooperation Agency to conduct a four-week annual international training course on “Enhancing Entrepreneurship in SME Development and Export Consortia” from 9 August to September 2010 for twenty-one governemnt officiials and private sector peronnel from fourteen developing countries in Asa and Africa.   The …

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