Program Overview

Trade and Investment

Facilitation Department

Madhurjya Kumar Dutta

Program Manager

17th August 2012

Project Sites: 11 Provinces along the EWEC

1. Private Sector Development along East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) (2011- 2012)

1.Store house of business related information

• 1700 company profiles

2. Marketing : allows the companies to present the products/services to offer more visibility

3. Business matching and B2B development

EWEC Project :Business Research & EWEC Database

Shared Link with 11 Provinces MoU signed with 11 CCIs

URL: www.ewecbiz.com

EWEC Project : Trade Event Promotion

Business matching at Mukdahan27 SMEs from 11 provinces of 4 countries (November 2011)

Trade Fair & Business Matching Fair at Danang Spring

19 SMEs from 4 countries (January 2012)

Training

Field Events

Synthesis

EWEC Project :Structured Learning Visit for B2B

Biz Contacts : 4 companies (fish sausage, rice, dry flower and organic rice)

30 companies on negotiation stage (jasmine rice, sea food products ,organic rice, agricultural equipments and materials ,fertilizers etc.)

EWEC Project: Policy Dialogue

EWEC Executive Seminar Business Opportunities in EWEC, November 2011 in Mukdahan

Provincial CCIsFTISME AssociationsTrade Promotion agencies, Provincial department of Trade and Industry,

EWEC Project Partners

National Partners Provincial Partners

Joint Project Partners

2. New Zealand Aid Programme Project:

Capacity Development Programme for Integrating CLMV Economy into AEC

NZAP Project: SME Clusters and Export Network

Action Research

Investor Forum

FTAs and related trade and investment policies

FTA Utilization

by SME

Policy Forum on FTA

NZAP Project:

MOU signed between MI & Economic Research Institute for Trade, Lao PDR

National CCI,SME Assoc. Ministry of Commerce,

Industry, Research Institute

Project Partners

3. Customized ProgrammesSME Cluster and Export Consortia- TICA

SME Biz Network - ITD

Provincial Strategy Towards AEC 2015 -MOI

Workshop on Carbon Neutral Transport Corridor- ADB EOC

Sustainability of Industrial estates- JICA

4. Research ActivitiesAssessment of Status of SME Clusters, Export Consortia and Status of FTAs and Related Issues in CLMV, 2012 - NZAP

Feasibility study on Carbon Neutral Transport Corridors in the EWEC, ADB-EOC , 2012

Assessment of Logistic Facilities and SME Clusters along Southern Economic Corridors (SEC), 2012

Mid Term Evaluation of EWEC-Private sector Development project, 2012

Capacity Building Needs Assessment: (NSEC & CLBEC), Sept 2011

Agricultural Trade and Investment along the GMS Economic Corridors (EWEC&NSEC),

Feb 2011

Program Manager Mr. Madhuriya Kumar Dutta

EWEC and NSEC Team 1:

Associate Program Manager: Mr. Sa-nga

Sattanun (Thai)

NZAP : SME RVC & FTAs

Team 2: SME Development

Specialist: Dr. Nittana Southiseng (Laos) Program

Facilitator: Ms. Huyen Nguyen

(Vietnamese)Program Facilitator

: Ms. Sweety (Myanmar)

5. Trade & Investment Facilitation Team

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