Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)


Greater Mekong Subregion Business Handbook
(ST/ESCAP/2183)
CONTENTS
Foreword
  1. THE GMS STORY
    1. Introduction to the GMS
    2. The early years of the GMS
    3. 2000 and beyond: the GMS on the roll again
    4. Old and new problems for the GMS
    5. The GMS: the emerging frontier in Asia?
    6. The evolution of business sector cooperation
      in the GMS
    7. GMS growth areas
    8. GMS in ASEAN
    9. What's next for the GMS?

  2. CAMBODIA
    1. Basic operating environment
    2. Macroeconomic business climate
    3. Institutional and support network: public
      and private sector organizations
    4. Legal and regulatory frameworks for trade
      and investment
    5. Main opportunities for investment
    6. Tips for visitors
    7. Learning more

  3. LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC
    1. Basic operating environment
    2. Macroeconomic business climate
    3. Institutional and support network: public
      and private sector organizations
    4. Legal and regulatory frameworks for trade
      and investment
    5. Main opportunities for investment
    6. Tips for visitors
    7. Learning more

  4. MYANMAR
    1. Basic operating environment
    2. Macroeconomic business climate
    3. Institutional and support network: public
      and private sector organizations
    4. Legal and regulatory frameworks for trade
      and investment
    5. Main opportunities for investment
    6. Tips for visitors
    7. Learning more

  5. THAILAND
    1. Basic operating environment
    2. Macroeconomic business climate
    3. Institutional and support network: public
      and private sector organizations
    4. Legal and regulatory frameworks for trade
      and investment
    5. Main opportunities for investment
    6. Tips for visitors
    7. Learning more

  6. VIET NAM
    1. Basic operating environment
    2. Macroeconomic business climate
    3. Institutional and support network: public
      and private sector organizations
    4. Legal and regulatory frameworks for trade
      and investment
    5. Main opportunities for investment
    6. Tips for visitors
    7. Learning more

  7. YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
    1. Basic operating environment
    2. Macroeconomic business climate
    3. Institutional and support network: public
      and private sector organizations
    4. Legal and regulatory frameworks for trade
      and investment
    5. Main opportunities for investment
    6. Learning more

  8. REGIONAL RATIONALE AND A CORRESPONDING
    STRAGEGY FOR GMS FIRMS
    1. Introduction
    2. The rationale behind regional economic cooperation
    3. Economic benefits of REDAs
    4. The roles of the state and the business sector in
      regional economic cooperation
    5. Firm strategies in the GMS context
    6. GMS company profiles: experiences and
      lessons learned
    7. Measures for facilitating cross-national flows
      of goods, people, and services
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Last updated: 6 September 2002