Foreign ministers from Japan and five Mekong nations this month identified areas of cooperation under a new strategy and reviewed the progress of joint projects in the East-West Economic Corridor and Southern Economic Corridor.
Economic zones are growth engines of the Greater Mekong Subregion, stimulating economic activity and creating jobs. Yet, not much attention has been given to the social and health aspects of economic zone development until recently.
This is the summary of proceedings of the 2nd Meeting of the Greater Mekong Subregion Urban Development Working Group held in Manila, Philippines from 4–5 July 2018.
GMS Senior Officials’ Meeting on the Preparations for the 10th GMS Economic Corridors Forum
Myanmar has opened an electronic company registry, which will help simplify and reduce the cost of setting up a business in one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies.
This is the summary of proceedings from the 24th Meeting of the Regional Power Trade Coordination Committee (RPTCC-24) on 18 to 20 June 2018 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.
VIENTIANE, LAO PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC (31 July 2018) — The Asian Development Bank’s Board of Directors has approved a $40.5 million grant to help farmers and agribusinesses develop sustainable and climate-smart agriculture value chains in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
A comprehensive grievance redress mechanism used a wide range of tools, institutions, and approaches to resolve project complaints and mitigate potential issues.