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2nd GMS Economic Corridors Forum

The theme of the meeting is "GMS Economic Corridors: Pathways to an Integrated, Harmonious and Prosperous Subregion".

The objectives are:

• To strengthen the platform for coordination and networking among sectors and groups involved in GMS economic corridor development.
• To draw attention to issues and concerns affecting economic corridor development, and to discuss strategies and measures to accelerate such development.
• To expand the support of provincial and local authorities to GMS economic corridor development and promote cooperation in addressing cross-border issues.
• To increase the participation of the private sector and promote public-private partnership in GMS economic corridor development.

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• Annex 1: List of Participants
• Annex 2: Program and Agenda

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Governors Forum: 16 September 2009

• Opening Remarks and Country Statements: ADB Director General of Southeast Asia Department, Cambodia, PRC, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand
• Overview of the GMS Program and Economic Corridor Development
• Strategies and Action Plans for the Development of the GMS Economic Corridors
• Strategies and Action Plans for the Development of the GMS Economic Corridors: A Private Sector Assessment
• Implementing the Strategies and Action Plans for Economic Corridor Development
• Implementing the Strategies and Action Plans for Economic Corridor Development: The Role of the Private Sector
• GMS Corridor Towns Development Project (CTDP)

Economic Corridors Forum: 17 September 2009

• Opening Remarks and Country Statements: ADB Vice President, Cambodia, PRC, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam
• Report on the Kunming Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Corridors Logistics Fair
• Governors Forum Chairman’s Report
• Economic Corridors and Growth Triangles by Toh Mun Heng
• Ports to Plains Corridor by Michael Reeves
• The Pan-European Corridor VIII by G. Massimo Lupis
• Evolution of Economic Corridors: Transport and Trade Facilitation
• Southern Economic Corridor: Progress, Issues and Way Forward
• East-West Economic Corridor: Progress, Issues and Way Forward
• North-South Economic Corridor: Progress, Issues and Way Forward

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Governor Forum: 16 September 2009

• Strategies and Action Plans for the Development of the NSEC [ PDF ]
• Strategies and Action Plans for the Development of the EWEC [ PDF ]
• Strategies and Action Plans for the Development of the SEC[ PDF ]

Economic Corridors Forum: 17 September 2009

• NSEC Issue Paper: Progress, Issues and Way Forward
• EWEC Issue Paper: Progress, Issues and Way Forward
• SEC Issue Paper: Progress, Issues and Way Forward
• Trade and Transport Facilitation in the GMS Issue Paper: Progress, Issues and Way Forward

Translated Documents

• GMS Brochure: Chinese, Burmese, Thai, Vietnamese
• NSEC Executive Summary: Chinese, Lao, Burmese, Vietnamese
• EWEC Executive Summary: Lao, Burmese, Vietnamese
• SEC Executive Summary: Khmer, Lao, Vietnamese

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