Greater Mekong Subregion: Twenty Years of Partnership

Greater Mekong Subregion ADB Asian Development Bank FIGHTING POVERTY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Twenty Years of Partnership FACEBOOK.COM/ASIANDEVBANK GMS = GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION What Has the Subregion Achieved over the Past 20 Years? Combined Area: 2.6 million square km Combined Population: 326 million Cambodia China, People's Republic of Yunnan Province Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region PASSPORT Lao People's Democratic Republic Real per capita incomes more than triple Export volumes grow to ten times the levels they were at in the early 1990s, with intraregional trade about 24 times bigger Annual tourist arrivals more than double from 1995 to 2009 Economic growth average over 6% during the last few years Myanmar Foreign direct investment inflows triple Thailand Viet Nam First GMS Ministerial Meeting convenes in Manila; endorses the Framework for GMS Cooperation Telecommunications becomes another sector of GMS cooperation First GMS Summit of Leaders endorses first GMS Strategic Framework (2002-2012) and launches Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office is established in Bangkok The 4th GMS Summit endorses new GMS Strategic Framework 2012-2022 and new sector programs tourism, environment, agriculture First GMS Environment Ministers' Meeting (Shanghai) endorses the Core Environment Program 1992 1994 1996 1999 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2011 2012 2010 拉 GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION Twenty Years of Partnership ADB approves first GMS projects - Yunnan Expressway (PRC) and the Theun Hinboun Hydropower Project (Lao PDR) Cross Border Transport Agreement is signed by three countries - Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam Entry into force of the GMS Cross Border Transport Agreement in all six GMS countries The 2nd GMS Summit of Leaders Economic Corridors Forum (ECF) is established GMS Program celebrates its 20th anniversary (Kunming) launches the Biodiversity Conservation Corridor Initiative Greater Mekong Subregion ADB Asian Development Bank FIGHTING POVERTY IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Twenty Years of Partnership FACEBOOK.COM/ASIANDEVBANK GMS = GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION What Has the Subregion Achieved over the Past 20 Years? Combined Area: 2.6 million square km Combined Population: 326 million Cambodia China, People's Republic of Yunnan Province Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region PASSPORT Lao People's Democratic Republic Real per capita incomes more than triple Export volumes grow to ten times the levels they were at in the early 1990s, with intraregional trade about 24 times bigger Annual tourist arrivals more than double from 1995 to 2009 Economic growth average over 6% during the last few years Myanmar Foreign direct investment inflows triple Thailand Viet Nam First GMS Ministerial Meeting convenes in Manila; endorses the Framework for GMS Cooperation Telecommunications becomes another sector of GMS cooperation First GMS Summit of Leaders endorses first GMS Strategic Framework (2002-2012) and launches Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management The Mekong Tourism Coordinating Office is established in Bangkok The 4th GMS Summit endorses new GMS Strategic Framework 2012-2022 and new sector programs tourism, environment, agriculture First GMS Environment Ministers' Meeting (Shanghai) endorses the Core Environment Program 1992 1994 1996 1999 2002 2003 2005 2006 2008 2011 2012 2010 拉 GREATER MEKONG SUBREGION Twenty Years of Partnership ADB approves first GMS projects - Yunnan Expressway (PRC) and the Theun Hinboun Hydropower Project (Lao PDR) Cross Border Transport Agreement is signed by three countries - Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam Entry into force of the GMS Cross Border Transport Agreement in all six GMS countries The 2nd GMS Summit of Leaders Economic Corridors Forum (ECF) is established GMS Program celebrates its 20th anniversary (Kunming) launches the Biodiversity Conservation Corridor Initiative