Home :: UNESCAP :: Site map :: Contact       Home       About ARTNeT       ARTNeT Members       ARTNeT Partners       Newsletter       Research       Publications       Training                 Site search                   Research Studies   GMS HomeOn-going studies   Training activities   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. Lawrance Strange, Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) Cambodia Research team : Research Advisor - Mr. Hank Giokhay Lim, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) - Team member, 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 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 : 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 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. Ka Phaydanglobriayao, National University of Laos (NUL); Mr. Trung Dang Le, Centre for Analysis and Forecasting (CAF, Vietnam). Support provided by IDRC, Canada