Investment

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 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 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 ...

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 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 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 — ...