Mining Laws for Economies in Transition

A Training workshop on drafting  implementation rules and regulations for mining laws of transitional economies was held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 18 to 20 December 2001.  The workshop presented an opportunity for participating countries to meet, exchange views and address common problems   related to catalyzing foreign direct investment in the mineral sector by creating a competitive investment regime focusing mainly on the legal and fiscal issues.

In addition, the topics addressed  at this training workshop allowed the participating countries to deliberate on issues that impact directly on mineral resources development, an important sector for the development of transitional economies.

The training workshop was attended by 17 participants from Cambodia, China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam.

Participants at the workshop  addressed some of the most important issues  faced by their countries in mineral resource development. They called for greater support from ESCAP in providing training and assistance to their countries in the area of administration and regulation of the exploitation of mineral resources, while maintaining important environmental and social safeguards.