Economy and commerce
Open Development Mekong publishes a story on Foreign Investment in the Lower Mekong Region
Open Development Mekong explores the dynamics of Foreign Investment in the Lower Mekong Region. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a key driver of economic growth in the Lower Mekong Countries (LMCs) — Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. Attracting significant global interest, the region saw ...
Open Development Thailand publishes a topic page on “Foreign Direct Investment in Thailand.”
Open Development Thailand recently published a topic page on “Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Thailand,” showing statistics of FDI. Thailand has been and continues to be one of the most successful countries in the region in attracting FDI due to its investor-friendly environment. Thailand is ...
Open Development Mekong publishes a page on ‘Hydropower and foreign investment'
Open Development Mekong recently published a page on ‘Hydropower and foreign investment’ as part of a series looking at Foreign Investment in the Lower Mekong Region. The beginning of the 21st century saw a return to investment in hydropower. Behind this hydropower boom has been ...
Open Development Myanmar publishes a page on "Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar"
As part of a series looking at Foreign Investment in the Lower Mekong Region, Open Development Myanmar recently published a page on “Foreign Direct Investment in Myanmar”. Following political and economic reforms in 2011, with the first democratic elections held in 2015, Myanmar reopened to ...
Open Development Vietnam publishes Vietnam Digital Transformation Agenda page.
Open Development Vietnam recently published the Vietnam digital transformation agenda, describing the country’s progress in digitalization. Vietnam focuses on three strategic pillars of digital government, digital economy, and digital society – each has been analyzed with pros and cons. Read more ...
Open Development Mekong publishes "Drivers of Foreign Investment in Cambodia"
Open Development Mekong recently published a page on “Drivers of Foreign Investment in Cambodia.” Over the past decade, Cambodia has recorded an average real growth rate of 7.7%. Reaching lower middle-income status in 2015, Cambodia’s economy remains one of the fastest-growing economies globally. Foreign direct investment ...
Open Development Myanmar publishes Quarterly Financial Statistics Bulletin 2016 Volume 1 and Myanmar Census Atlas.
Open Development Myanmar has just published a Quarterly Financial Statistics Bulletin 2016 (Volume 1) and a Myanmar Census Atlas .The Quarterly Financial Statistics Bulletin 2016 includes Major Economic Indicators, Monetary Statistics, Financial Market Statistics, Insurance, Interest Rates, Consumer Price Index. The Atlas attempts to present a broader picture of the population ...
Open Development Cambodia launches 'Laws, policies and agreements' database
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new online resource on “agreement” documents in both Khmer and English on their Laws, policies and agreements page, expanding the scope of the existing law compendium. By accessing this page, you will be able to find many useful ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes new research briefing: budget and public procurement
Open Development Cambodia has published a briefing with data visualizations on Cambodia’s budget and public procurement. In the last three years, Cambodia’s national budget has seen significant growth of around US$ 1.6 billion, from US$ 3.4 billion in 20141 to US$ 5 billion in 2017.2 This is ...
Open Development Mekong publishes new profile on Chinese financial aid in the Lower Mekong
Open Development Mekong has published an interactive map visualizing 472 Chinese financial aid projects in the Lower Mekong countries.The data visualized in this map is extracted from a sub-nationally georeferenced dataset of Chinese official finance activities between 2000 and 2014 in three ecologically sensitive regions — ...
