Border Facilitation for Trade and Logistics Development

The Project is designed to support policy and structural reforms that promote cross-border trade, emphasizing the formulation of policies and strategies that will improve the key elements of cross-border trade, as well as enhance appreciation, knowledge and skills in managing trade activities, and travel flows and security compliance. 

It aims to: 

1. Promote trade along border trade zones that link Lancang-Mekong countries; 
2. Facilitation cross-border trade by increasing the capacity for commerce and reducing the costs faced by traders within the Lancang-Mekong region; and 
3. Enhance connectivity and improve competitiveness across international borders by improvements in infrastructure focused on facilitating cross-border trade and investment. 

The Project focuses on the following components/activities: 

• Improvement of infrastructures and regulations for cross-border SEZs particularly the establishment of joint-one-stop service centers and integrated quarantine service centers 
• Enhancement of business connection and information sharing through one-stop service centers and business centers between SEZs in the Lancang-Mekong region 
• Formulation of policy suggestions and strategies for better management and promotion of SEZs 
• Improvement of core trade infrastructure and facilities in the border areas 
• Capacity building on information, communication and technology (ICT) skills to facilitate cross-border trade in goods and services

Click on the links below to access reports related to this project. 

• Project brochure