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Political Economy of GMS Regional Integration: Stakeholder Mapping and Analysis  (more details) This study aims at understanding the drivers of regional integration in GMS countries and the characteristics and interactions of the various stakeholders influencing the integration process. [Status : On-going] Online group on GMS Political Economy (Restricted) Team leader : Mr. Lawrence Strange, Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) Cambodia Research team : Research Advisor - Mr. Hank Giokhay Lim, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) - Team members - Mr. Sovannara Lim, Cambodia Development Resource Institute Cambodia -Ms. Bin Xiong, Kunming University of Science and Technology China - Mr. Xaysomphet Norasingh, Research Economic and Policy Division, Ministry of Industry and Commerce Lao PDR and Ms. Dinh Hien Minh, Department for Trade Policy and International Integration Studies, Central Institute for Economic Management Vietnam Research team meetings and stakeholders consultations: ARTNeT GMS Consultative Meeting on Bridging the Development Gaps in the GMS Hanoi, Viet Nam 1-2 June 2009 Research findings delivered so far, see... Regional Integration and Inclusive Development: Lessons from ASEAN Experience Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade Working Paper Series, No 59 December 2008 Towards a better understanding of the political economy of regional integration in the GMS: Stakeholder coordination and consultation for subregional trade facilitation in Thailand Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade Working Paper Series, No. 72 August 2009

Export of Services and Economic Growth: Needs and Opportunities for the GMS  (more details) This study aims at identifying barriers to trade and development of selected services (telecommunication, finance, logistics). [Status : On-going] Online group on GMS Services, trade and growth [restricted] Team leader : Dr. Khin Maung Nyunt, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand Research team : Research advisor - Ms. Ma Joy Abrenica and Mr. Bounvan Vilavong; Team members - Mr. Chan Hang Saing, Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) Cambodia - Mr. Li Yong Qin and Ms. Lu Yao, Yunnan Agricultural University China - Mr. Bounlert Vanhnalat, National University of Laos (NUOL) Lao PDR - Mr. U Aung Kyaw Oo, Economic Study and Research Institute (ESRI) Myanmar - Mr. Rapipong Promnart, Mae Fah Laung University Thailand - Mr. Trung Quoc Tran, Ministry of Planning and Investment Viet Nam Research team meetings and stakeholders consultations: ARTNeT GMS Consultative Meeting on Bridging the Development Gaps in the GMS Hanoi, Viet Nam 1-2 June 2009 Research findings delivered so far, see...

Improving the Competitiveness of Selected Priority Sectors in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam  (more details) This study is being conducted by a team of junior trade researchers from one research institution in each of the three GMS countries involved, with the twin objective to develop the research capacity of the team and to deliver useful research-based policy inputs to policymakers. [Status : On-going] Online group on GMS competitiveness [restricted] Team leader : Research team : Mr. Chan Hang Siang, Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI); Mr. Trung Dang Le, Centre for Analysis and Forecasting (CAF, Vietnam). Research team meetings and stakeholders consultations: Research findings delivered so far, see...