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ARTNeT GMS Consultative Meeting on Bridging the
Development Gaps in the GMS
Date
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1-2 June 2009 |
Venue
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Hanoi, Viet Nam |
Organizer
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UNESCAP Trade and Investment Division |
Objective
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To discuss and disseminate results from the on-going ARTNeT GMS study as well as other studies by ARTNeT members and partners. |
Documentation
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Presentations:
Policy Economy of GMS Regional Integration: Stakeholder Mapping and Analysis
Session 1: Development gaps and the political economy of regional
 integration in the GMS
GMS and ASEAN Development Gaps: A Comparative
Introduction to GMS Countries
Yann Duval, Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and
Investment Division
The Political Economy of Regional Integration in the
Greater Mekong Subregion - A Stakeholder Analysis
of a GMS Trade Facilitation Initiative and its Context
Lawrence Strange, Executive Director, CDRI
Session 2: National level coordination and stakeholder consultation
mechanisms for regional cooperation and integration in
GMS countries
Case Study of Cambodia
Sothy Khieng, CDRI
Case Study of China
Bin Xiong, Kunming University of Science and
Technology, China
Case Study of Lao PDR
Xaysomphet Norasingh, ERIT
Case Study of Thailand
Kornkarun Cheewatrakoolpong, Chulalongkorn
University
Session 3: Regional integration policies and mechanisms beyond
the GMS
The Political Economy of Regional Integration in ASEAN
& Policies for Regional Convergence
Hank Lim, Research Director, SIIA, Singapore
The political economy of regional integration in the
European Union and mechanisms for regional
convergence
Francois Bafoil, Research Director, CNRS-Sciences
Po, France
Export of services and economic growth: Needs and opportunities for the GMS countries
Session 1: Services trade restrictiveness index: Case study of
telecommunication and banking in GMS countries
Analysis of services trade liberalization and economic
growth: Case study of telecommunication and banking
sectors in GMS countries
Khin Maung Nyunt, Assistant Professor, Mae Fah
Luang University, Thailand
Session 2: Country specific findings of the study
Case Study of China
Yao Lu, Yunnan Agricultural University
Case Study of Cambodia
Chan Hang Saing, CDRI
Case Study of Myanmar
Khin Maung Nyunt
Case Study of Thailand
Rapipong Promnart, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand
Case Study of Viet Nam
Tran Quoc Trung, Ministry of Planning and Investment,
Viet Nam
Session 3: Policymakers perspective on services liberalization:
Case study of financial services in CLMV and lessons
from other countries
Policy makers’ perspective on services liberalization:
Financial services in CLMV
Buanvanh Volavong, Director, Ministry of Industry
and Commerce, Lao PDR
Progress of liberalization of trade in services in SAFTA
Douglas Jayasekera, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Session 4: Drivers of services trade liberalization in ASEAN and
implications for GMS countries
Drivers of Services Trade in ASEAN and implications
for GMS countries
Deunden Nikomborirak, Research Director, TDRI
Session 5: Services trade liberalization, links to development
and advances in research for policy making
Services Liaberalization and Regulatory Challenges
Joy V. Abrenica, University of the Philippines
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Participants
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Programme
Information note for participants
List of participants
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Contact
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Ms. Mia Mikic
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Policy Section
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Email: mikic@un.org
Mr. Yann Duval
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Facilitation Section
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Email: duvaly@un.org |
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Last updated: 17 June 2009 |
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