Greater Mekong Subregion

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North-South Economic Corridor

Objectives

The objectives of the North-South Economic Corridor flagship initiative are: (i) to facilitate trade and development between and among Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, and Yunnan Province, PRC; (ii) to reduce transport costs in the project influence area, and move goods and passengers more efficiently; and (iii) to reduce poverty, support development of rural and border areas, increase earnings of low-income groups, provide employment opportunities for women, and promote tourism in its influence area.

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Participating GMS Countries

PRC, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam

Programs and Projects

Core Transport

1. Chiang Rai-Kunming via Lao PDR Road Improvement Project
2. Chiang Rai-Kunming via Myanmar Road Improvement Project
3. Huay Goan (Nan)-Muang Ngeun-Pak Baeng (Lao PDR)-Oudomxay-Boten-Jinghong (PRC)-Kunming Road Improvement Project
4. Kunming-Hanoi-Haiphong Multimodal Transport Corridor Project
5. Railway development
6. Air transport development
7. Developments related to the Upper Lancang/Mekong River Commercial Navigation Agreement
8. Cross-border facilitation in the movement of goods and people (see flagship initiative on Facilitating Cross-border Trade and Investment)
9. Human resource development for the transport sector

Other Infrastructure

10. Development of electric power grid (see flagship initiative on Regional Power Interconnection and Power Trade Arrangements)
11. Promotion of regional energy cooperation arrangements
12. Telecommunications backbone development (see flagship initiative on Telecommunications and Information and Communications Technology)
13. Mekong Tourism Development (see flagship initiative on GMS Tourism Development)
14. Preinvestment Study for the North-South Economic Corridor
15. Special border economic zone in Chiang Rai Province in Thailand

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