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REGIONAL TRAINING ON “ENHANCING CROSS-BORDER TRADE FACILITATION TOWARD AEC 2015”

Trade and Investment Facilitation

With support from the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA), Mekong Institute (MI) has successfully conducted a two-week Regional Training on “Enhancing Cross-Border Trade Facilitation toward AEC 2015” from March 14 – 25, 2016. The training aimed to foster capacity development and to develop better understanding of challenges and issues on cross-border trade and management. 

Twenty-three participants attended the training, representing the public and private sector from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam (CLMTV). The participants included officials of the Government Ministries: Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Finance, Department of Customs and Excise, Office of Permanent Secretary of Natural Resources and Environment, Provincial Offices; and staff and members of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Academic Institutions, and businesses in the logistics sector. 

Attending the training program, the participants gained knowledge and skills delivered and shared by in-house resource persons and external experts covering principal issues on challenges and opportunities of cross-border trade facilitation and SME development. The training also covered topics on Cross-Border Transport Agreement (CBTA), Trade Liberalization under WTO, Agreement on Trade–Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures, Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) and food security measures. A structured learning visit was organized to interact with the customs officials at Mukdahan (Thailand and Laos border) and Central Laboratory of Thailand for agricultural crops quality inspection and other products for export. 

As part of the training program, the participants developed the country-wide Action Plans (AP) for transferring their gained knowledge and experience to related beneficiaries and stakeholders in the CLMTV countries through (i) workshop cum business matching and SLV, and (ii) research on cross-border trade procedures under GMS framework. The APs are scheduled for implementation during April – June 2016. The participants will return to MI to reflect and share experiences and lesson learnt from their action plan implementations at the Synthesis and Evaluation Workshop in July 2016.

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Mrs. Guohua Liu

Director, Sustainable Energy & Environment (SEE) Department

Mrs. Liu Guohua is the Director of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Department at the Mekong Institute. Prior to this role, she worked in the Department of International Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, where she played a key role in shaping and implementing China’s cooperation strategies with UN development agencies. During this time, Mrs. Liu was actively involved in advancing initiatives related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with a focus on climate change and green development. Additionally, she contributed to the evaluation of projects funded by various Chinese initiatives, such as the Global Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Special Fund, etc.

In addition to her work in the Department of International Economic Affairs, Mrs. Liu has an extensive diplomatic background. She spent 7 years in the Department of African Affairs, followed by a 4-year tenure at the Chinese Embassy in Lao PDR, where she gained deep expertise in both Southeast Asian and African affairs. These diverse experiences have played a crucial role in shaping her approach to sustainable development and international collaboration, particularly in building regional partnerships and tackling global challenges like climate change.

She holds a Master’s degree in Economics, with a specialization in Finance, from the Central University of Finance and Economics, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, specializing in International Economics and Trade, from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.