Cross-border Infrastructure
Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Program
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Program comprises Cambodia, two provinces of the People’s Republic of China, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam. One of the main focuses of the GMS Program is to improve connectivity in the subregion through strengthening linkages in transport, energy, and telecommunications. The GMS Program provides assistance to the facilitation of cross-border transport of goods and people in GMS. It also aids the implementation of high priority projects on regional public goods as well as in various other sectors.
The new GMS Strategic Framework 2012-2022 has been adopted at the 4th GMS Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in December 2011. The new Strategic Framework is anchored on the corridor-development approach. It focuses on multisector investments to widen and deepen the GMS economic corridors, including urban development, connections to maritime gateways, improved transport and trade facilitation, and other means to enhance competitiveness of the corridors. The ADB regularly releases GMS e-Updates.
Agreements
- Joint Statement from 22nd GMS Ministerial ConferenceGreater Mekong Subregion Secretariat20 Sep 2017
- Joint Ministerial Statement 18th Ministerial Meeting on GMS Economic Cooperation ProgramAsian Development Bank12 Dec 2012
- 4th GMS Summit: Nay Pyi Taw DeclarationAsian Development Bank20 Dec 2011
- GMS Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2012-2022Asian Development Bank1 Jan 2011
- 3rd GMS Summit: Joint DeclarationGMS31 Mar 2008
News
- [People's Republic of] China calls for enhancing Greater Mekong Subregion cooperationChina Daily8 Nov 2024
- Thailand: [Prime Minister] pitches ‘3Cs’ approach at Mekong summitBangkok Post8 Nov 2024
- Viet Nam imports Cambodian cashews worth $1 billion this yearKhmer Times10 Oct 2024
- Cambodia’s canal woesBorneo Bulletin27 Sep 2024
Opinions and Editorials
- Southeast Asia's hydropower boom grinds to a halt as COVID-19 stalls projectsChannel News Asia22 Apr 2020
- Mekong-Japan cooperation in the Indo-Pacific strategyKhmer Times26 Mar 2018
- Great potential for tourism tech in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar & Vietnam: Mekong Business Initiative chiefDealStreetAsia20 Jun 2017
- 6 challenges to advancing GMS economic corridorsAsian Development Blog15 Aug 2016
Studies and Research
- Economic Potential of the Vientiane[, Lao PDR] – Ha Noi Expressway[, Viet Nam] Based on Experience of the Mekong RegionM. IshidaEconomic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia14 Mar 2019
- Evaluating Impacts of Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure in the Greater Mekong Subregion: Three ApproachesM. FujimuraAsian Development Bank9 Aug 2017
- Regional Transport Infrastructure: Mapping Projects to Bridge South Asia and Southeast AsiaP. Morgan, G. Wignaraja and M. PlummerAsian Development Bank1 Sep 2015
- Renewable Energy Developments and Potential for the Greater Mekong SubregionAsian Development Bank16 Jul 2015
Meetings
- Second Meeting of the GMS Task Force on Trade and InvestmentGreater Mekong Subregion Secretariat25 Apr 2023
- 9th GMS Economic Corridors Forum and 22nd GMS Ministerial ConferenceGreater Mekong Subregion Secretariat18 Sep 2017
- 21st GMS Ministerial ConferenceAsian Development Bank30 Nov 2016
- 20th GMS Ministerial ConferenceAsian Development Bank9 Sep 2015
