Greater Mekong Subregion

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Subject (Course): The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) - Asia. Syllabus:

  1. Introduction to the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)
  2. Strategic Framework 2012-2022
  3. Economic Profile of the Greater Mekong Subregion
  4. Areas of activity:
    1. Transportation (Cross-Border Transport Agreement)
    2. Tourism
    3. Regional Trade
    4. Agriculture
    5. Investment
    6. Energy
    7. Telecommunications
  5. Development of economic corridors
    1. East-West Economic Corridor
    2. Phnom Penh-Ho Chi Minh City Highway

The objectives of the subject "Greater Mekong Subregion" are:

  1. To understand the purposes of the Greater Mekong Subregion
  2. To assess the benefits for member countries and areas of cooperation (logistics corridors, agriculture, trade) of the Greater Mekong Subregion
  3. To know the economic profile of the Greater Mekong Subregion
Subject "Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS)" is studied...
  1. Masters: International Business (MIB), Asia, Pacific, Emerging Markets, and Global Economic Relations
  2. Doctorate DIB Asia
  3. Diploma Business in the ASEAN countries

Course learning materials in En (or Es Mekong 大湄公河次区域 Fr Mekong Br)

Credits of the subject "Greater Mekong Subregion": 0.5 ECTS.

Sample of the subject - Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS):
Greater Mekong Subregion

Subject Description (Greater Mekong Subregion).

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) is an Asian economic area near the Mekong River formed by:

  1. Cambodia
  2. China (Provinces of Yunnan, Guanxi Zhuang)
  3. Laos
  4. Myanmar
  5. Thailand
  6. Vietnam

The main objective of the Greater Mekong Subregion is to boosting economic cooperation between member economies.

  1. All the countries, except China, belongs to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
  2. The main religion of the countries of the Greater Mekong is Buddhism.
  3. The Greater Mekong Subregion belongs to the Sinic - Buddhist civilization

Economic Profile of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS).

  1. The total population: 326 millions of people
  2. Area: 2,6 million km²
  3. The Greater Mekong Subregion was created in 1992 by the Asian Development Bank
  4. Rich in natural resources: minerals, petroleum, and coal
  5. Great potential of hydropower
  6. The main economic sectors: agriculture and fisheries.


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