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Regional Indicators
$21 billion
mobilized for GMS projects since 1992
Over 10,000 km
of roads constructed, upgraded, or improved
500 km
of railways constructed, upgraded, or improved
3,000 km
of power transmission and distribution lines built/added
1,570 GWh
of power generation capacity installed
Tourist arrivals increased from
10 M in 1995 to 60 M in 2016
Trade between GMS countries: from
$5 B to over $414 B
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The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program supports the implementation of high-priority projects in the six nations that share the Mekong River.
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program supports the implementation of high-priority projects in the six nations that share the Mekong River.
The East-West Economic Corridor Project's objective is to create a road transport corridor linking north-east Thailand through Lao PDR to Da Nang Port in Viet Nam. Technicians and workers assembling electronic products in one of the factories inside the Savan Park Special Economic Zone in Savannakhet. The growth of industry and cross-border trade are bringing jobs to the area. ADB supported the training of Lao officials to manage the zone and promote its attractions to foreigner investors.
Samsung showroom in Bangkok touts the latest in the country's line of smartphones. As of 2013, there are 92.46 million mobile phone subscribers in Thailand - a number that amounts 136% of the population.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program supports the implementation of high-priority projects in the six nations that share the Mekong River.
Motorist goes to the market through the new roads built under the GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project. All the new villages are linked to the nearest town by an all-weather dirt road.
The East-West Economic Corridor Project's objective is to create a road transport corridor linking north-east Thailand through Lao PDR to Da Nang Port in Viet Nam. Technicians and workers assembling electronic products in one of the factories inside the Savan Park Special Economic Zone in Savannakhet. The growth of industry and cross-border trade are bringing jobs to the area. ADB supported the training of Lao officials to manage the zone and promote its attractions to foreigner investors.
Samsung showroom in Bangkok touts the latest in the country's line of smartphones. As of 2013, there are 92.46 million mobile phone subscribers in Thailand - a number that amounts 136% of the population.
Samsung showroom in Bangkok touts the latest in the country's line of smartphones. As of 2013, there are 92.46 million mobile phone subscribers in Thailand - a number that amounts 136% of the population.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
The East-West Economic Corridor Project's objective is to create a road transport corridor linking north-east Thailand through Lao PDR to Da Nang Port in Viet Nam. Technicians and workers assembling electronic products in one of the factories inside the Savan Park Special Economic Zone in Savannakhet. The growth of industry and cross-border trade are bringing jobs to the area. ADB supported the training of Lao officials to manage the zone and promote its attractions to foreigner investors.
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program supports the implementation of high-priority projects in the six nations that share the Mekong River.
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program supports the implementation of high-priority projects in the six nations that share the Mekong River.
The 244-kilometer Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway starts at Noi Bai in a suburb of Hanoi and ends at Lao Cai, on the border with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in northwest Viet Nam. The Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway is an integral section of the eastern link of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Northern Economic Corridor, connecting Kunming in Yunnan province of the PRC with Hanoi, and Hai Phong and Cai Lan ports in Viet Nam. The highway decreased the cost of travel, which encouraged economic activities in the project area and employment opportunities for the local population, and improved access to social services.
The Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program supports the implementation of high-priority projects in the six nations that share the Mekong River.
The exterior of Lijiang Railway Station in Yunnan, People's Republic of China. The Dali-Lijiang Railway Project aims to provide less developed regions with better infrastructure to facilitate economic growth thereby increasing the opportunity for people to improve their living standards.
Motorist goes to the market through the new roads built under the GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project. All the new villages are linked to the nearest town by an all-weather dirt road.
Myanmar's currency is the Kyat. On April 1, 2012, the Government of Myanmar began allowing for a managed float of the kyat and legalized the use and exchange of foreign currencies in Myanmar to better reflect the global exchange rates and attract investment.
Motorist goes to the market through the new roads built under the GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project. All the new villages are linked to the nearest town by an all-weather dirt road.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
The countryside of Da Nhim displays a mix of virgin forests and cultivated land.
The 244-kilometer Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway starts at Noi Bai in a suburb of Hanoi and ends at Lao Cai, on the border with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in northwest Viet Nam. The Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway is an integral section of the eastern link of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Northern Economic Corridor, connecting Kunming in Yunnan province of the PRC with Hanoi, and Hai Phong and Cai Lan ports in Viet Nam. The highway decreased the cost of travel, which encouraged economic activities in the project area and employment opportunities for the local population, and improved access to social services.
Kâho rangers take a breather after spending a day out in the forests. Around 4 to 5 villagers accompany full-time forest rangers on regular patrols that involve general conservation and law enforcement work.
GMS East West Economic Corridor (EWEC) - Organic Vegetable Value Chains. Farmers from the Kalasin-Khao Kho Organic Agricultural Cluster displaying their produce.
Motorist goes to the market through the new roads built under the GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project. All the new villages are linked to the nearest town by an all-weather dirt road.
Tsubasa Bridge in Prey Veng Province provides a safer, climate-resilient, and cost-effective provincial road network with all-year access to markets and other social services.
Zhongyi Market is located at the Old Town of Lijiang, Yunnan, People's Republic of China. The Old Town of Lijiang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Motorist goes to the market through the new roads built under the GMS Nam Theun 2 Hydropower Development Project. All the new villages are linked to the nearest town by an all-weather dirt road.
The countryside of Da Nhim displays a mix of virgin forests and cultivated land.
Intha women go off to work in Nyaung Shwe town. The legal system of Myanmar provides equal rights to women and men in the area of business and commerce.
The countryside of Da Nhim displays a mix of virgin forests and cultivated land.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
ADB and Lao PDR officials during the loan signing of the Theun-Hinboun Hydropower Project.
Port users were benefited from the modern cargo-handling equipment and streamlined port operations that reduced time requirements for loading/unloading of vessels.
ADB and Lao PDR officials during the loan signing of the Nam Leuk Hydropower & Financial Sector Program.
The improved infrastructure and operational capacity of Siem Reap Airport will cater the expected increase in tourist arrivals visiting the Angkor Wat as historical site.
The Bavet Checkpoint of Phnom Penh - Ho Chi Minh City Highway in Cambodia.
Vehicles in the improved Ho Chi Minh City Highway.
Shuanglang, Yunnan, People's Republic of China has the best view for enjoying the scenery of Cangshan Mountain and Erhai Lake, and the simple folkways and slow lifestyle here are popular among tourists.
Aerial view of the border check point on the Lao side of the Mekong River. On the horizon is the second ThaiâLao Friendship Bridge which connects Mukdahan Province in Thailand with Savannakhet in Lao PDR.
The "Road 9" or East-West Corridor is a transport corridor running from the border of Viet Nam-Lao PDR to Dong Ha, Viet Nam.
One of the project's purposes is to increase awareness and capacity of environmental protection and conservation of cultural and natural heritage such as the Angkor Wat.
The improved âgatewaysâ to tourist areas including the extensions of runways and airport facilities at Louang Namtha, Lao PDR.
The tourism-related local microenterprises and communities.
Trade volume increased more than 70% after the road improvement and further increased by 12% after the Friendship Bridge completion.
The project has improved access to markets, education, and healthcare, and has also reduced poverty in the region.
The improved power supply developed a special economic zone in Cambodia's Kampot province and attracted businesses that sustain much-needed jobs for the local community.
Technicians from the government conducts regular testing and evaluation of vegetables being grown by farmers.
Pump used to irrigate rice fields.
The project improved the access roads to county centers, townships and villages, and isolated communities.
The exterior of Lijiang Railway Station in Yunnan, People's Republic of China. The Dali-Lijiang Railway Project aims to provide less developed regions with better infrastructure to facilitate economic growth thereby increasing the opportunity for people to improve their living standards.
The increase of the availability of condoms is one way to improve the communicable diseases control for the vulnerable populations.
Guppy fish in open-air water containers can help destroy the breeding grounds of mosquitoes and stop the spread of dengue fever.
Ward of Ngoc Hoi District Hospital in Kon Tum Province, Viet Nam.
The 244-kilometer Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway starts at Noi Bai in a suburb of Hanoi and ends at Lao Cai, on the border with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in northwest Viet Nam. The Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway is an integral section of the eastern link of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Northern Economic Corridor, connecting Kunming in Yunnan province of the PRC with Hanoi, and Hai Phong and Cai Lan ports in Viet Nam. The highway decreased the cost of travel, which encouraged economic activities in the project area and employment opportunities for the local population, and improved access to social services.
The improved power supply developed a special economic zone in Cambodia's Kampot province and attracted businesses that sustain much-needed jobs for the local community.
Cambodia has revived an old rail network to spur the country's economic development and bring the region a step closer to having a pan-Asian railway.
The dengue prevention campaign focuses on spraying for the mosquitoes and emptying sources of standing water that act as the mosquitoâs breeding ground.
Ward of Ngoc Hoi District Hospital in Kon Tum Province, Viet Nam.
Border check point on the Lao PDR side.
Border check point on the Lao PDR side.
OB gynecologist Dr. Nguyen Thi Nghia waiting for her next patient at the Mobile Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam.
ADB President Nakao talking to the old residents of Yunnan Province that they will be benefited of the project.
The sustainably managed biodiversity corridors in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.
The sustainably managed biodiversity corridors in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.
The sustainably managed biodiversity corridors in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.
Portrait of a woman from the Hamong tribe in Sapa, Northern Viet Nam. The tribe has seen a boost in tourism since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Technicians from the government performing their tasks in response to the enhanced sanitary and phytosanitary management systems.
Technicians from the government performing their tasks in response to the enhanced sanitary and phytosanitary management systems.
Technicians from the government performing their tasks in response to the enhanced sanitary and phytosanitary management systems.
The increase of the availability of condoms is one way to improve the communicable diseases control for the vulnerable populations.
The increase of the availability of condoms is one way to improve the communicable diseases control for the vulnerable populations.
People enjoying the benefits of the of the project.
People enjoying the benefits of the of the project.
Three irrigation systems were developed in Viet Namâs Red River Delta have helped improve the livelihood of farming communities.
During the water supply plant testing, an ADB-financed project, to provide clean water to ethnic minorities.
People enjoying the benefits of the of the project.
Three irrigation systems were developed in Viet Namâs Red River Delta have helped improve the livelihood of farming communities.
Technicians from the government performing their tasks in response to the strengthened food safety surveillance, handling, and inspection programs.
People enjoying the benefits of the water treatment facility.
During the water supply plant testing, an ADB-financed project, to provide clean water to ethnic minorities.
The biodiversity along EastâWest Economic Corridor and Southern Economic Corridor.
During the water supply plant testing, an ADB-financed project, to provide clean water to ethnic minorities.
The biodiversity along EastâWest Economic Corridor and Southern Economic Corridor.
Strengthened connectivity amongst countries along the GMS southern coastal corridor will help reduce HIV risks and provide new opportunities for growth and employment.
Strengthened connectivity amongst countries along the GMS southern coastal corridor will help reduce HIV risks and provide new opportunities for growth and employment.
Portrait of a woman from the Hamong tribe in Sapa, Northern Viet Nam. The tribe has seen a boost in tourism since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Coffee plantation is an alternative source of income and environmentally-friendly in preservation of national parks.
Myanmar, ADB sign agreement to develop GMS corridor towns.
Myanmar, ADB sign agreement to develop GMS corridor towns.
The improved âgatewaysâ to tourist areas including the extensions of runways and airport facilities at Louang Namtha, Lao PDR.
Tourism-related local microenterprises and communities.
One of the project's purposes is to increase awareness and capacity of environmental protection and conservation of cultural and natural heritage such as the Angkor Wat.
The 244-kilometer Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway starts at Noi Bai in a suburb of Hanoi and ends at Lao Cai, on the border with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in northwest Viet Nam. The Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway is an integral section of the eastern link of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Northern Economic Corridor, connecting Kunming in Yunnan province of the PRC with Hanoi, and Hai Phong and Cai Lan ports in Viet Nam. The highway decreased the cost of travel, which encouraged economic activities in the project area and employment opportunities for the local population, and improved access to social services.
The 244-kilometer Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway starts at Noi Bai in a suburb of Hanoi and ends at Lao Cai, on the border with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in northwest Viet Nam. The Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway is an integral section of the eastern link of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Northern Economic Corridor, connecting Kunming in Yunnan province of the PRC with Hanoi, and Hai Phong and Cai Lan ports in Viet Nam. The highway decreased the cost of travel, which encouraged economic activities in the project area and employment opportunities for the local population, and improved access to social services.
The 244-kilometer Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway starts at Noi Bai in a suburb of Hanoi and ends at Lao Cai, on the border with the People's Republic of China (PRC) in northwest Viet Nam. The Noi Bai-Lao Cai Highway is an integral section of the eastern link of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Northern Economic Corridor, connecting Kunming in Yunnan province of the PRC with Hanoi, and Hai Phong and Cai Lan ports in Viet Nam. The highway decreased the cost of travel, which encouraged economic activities in the project area and employment opportunities for the local population, and improved access to social services.
OB gynecologist Dr. Nguyen Thi Nghia waiting for her next patient at the Mobile Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam.
Intha fishermen use a one-leg rowing technique at work in Inle Lake. It is estimated that aquaculture and fisheries in Myanmar directly employ more than 3 million people and that between 12 and 15 million people benefit from the sector.
Myanmar attracts tourists because of its friendly people, rich culture and competitive prices. In 2012 the country hosted around one million foreign visitors. If Myanmar maintains political stability and high levels of growth, international visitor arrivals are forecast to rise as high as 5.14 million in 2020, with corresponding tourism receipts worth $6.9 billion.
People enjoying the benefits of the water treatment facility.
People enjoying the benefits of the water treatment facility.
People enjoying the benefits of the water treatment facility.
Hillside in Da Nhim shows some evidence of logging. Despite its status as a protected area, the cutting of trees is still permitted on a very limited scale at the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.
The sustainably managed biodiversity corridors in Cambodia, the Lao PDR, and Viet Nam.
Farmers gather round the radio to listen to a program about health and sexual behavior in Bru Tribe Village, Sepone District, Savannakhet Province.
Portrait of a woman from the Hamong tribe in Sapa, Northern Viet Nam. The tribe has seen a boost in tourism since the completion of the Hanoi-Lao Cai Expressway. The Greater Mekong Subregion Ha Noi-Lang Son and Ben Luc-Long Thanh Expressways Technical Assistance Project includes preparing detailed designs, updating safeguard plans, and assisting in land acquisition, resettlement, and procurement of goods and civil works.
Tsubasa Bridge in Prey Veng Province provides a safer, climate-resilient, and cost-effective provincial road network with all-year access to markets and other social services.
Hillside in Da Nhim shows some evidence of logging. Despite its status as a protected area, the cutting of trees is still permitted on a very limited scale at the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park.
The Biodiversity Corridor Program raises awareness amongst the local communities about the need to preserve the surrounding environment.
Remote village in Chin State, Myanmar. Chin State is a mountainous region with few transportation access. It also has the highest poverty rate in Myanmar.
OB gynecologist Dr. Nguyen Thi Nghia waiting for her next patient at the Mobile Sexually Transmitted Infections Clinic in Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province, Viet Nam.
Highway 12 from Phitsanulok to Lom Sak, Thailand (105 km) is on the GMS East-West Economic Corridor.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
Bus commuters wait to take the next ride in Yangon. Over 300 public and private bus lines operate about 6,300 crowded buses around the city, carrying over 4.4 million passengers a day.
Concrete bridge links two sides of Nyaung Shwe. Thanks to its status as a major tourist attraction, Nyaung Shwe enjoys good road and highway infrastructure.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
Tourists shop for items at the sprawling street market in Bangkok's Banglamphu district. Centered around Khao San Road, this neighborhood attracts the largest number of foreign tourists in the capital.
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