Trade and investment in the Greater Mekong Subregion: remaining challenges and the unfinished policy agenda

This paper explores challenges relating to trade and investment in the GMS and identifies key elements of the unfinished policy agenda that need to be addressed. The paper is organized into five sections. Following the introduction, Section II looks at the evolution of trade and investment policy and economic cooperation in the GMS countries, highlighting policy changes that have helped spur trade and investment growth. Section III brings together available data to examine the changing structure of trade and investment in the GMS. Section IV examines remaining challenges and identifies key elements of the unfinished policy agenda. A final section concludes.