Business Development Potential along EWEC

: EWEC Province of Thailand

By Dr.Tanit SoratChairman of GMS Business Council-

ThailandVice Chairman of Federation of Thai

IndustriesAt Ploy Palace Hotel, Mukdahan

Province, Thailand10-11 November 2011

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Enhance EWEC development potential to economic

connectivity1. Route no.9, Route no.12 and Route no.8, must be enhanced the potential from transport corridor to economic corridor

2. Integrated logistics - Land-Rail-Sea 3. Border trade, cross border transport and

transshipment 4. FDI Investment 5. Special Border Economic Zone 6. Tourism and Other services.7. The mechanism device which are the Provincial

Governor cooperate with private sector and local organization.

8. Move forward the development of economic and local community by integrating the objective and mission with the provincial organizations.

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First Topic

Key achievement of EWEC

The accomplishment of CBTA implementation and mechanism support for trade facilitation

Move economic forward and increase the efficiency of moving goods, services, people, trade and investment

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Second Topic

Using equilibrium and sustainable development

basisLess-developed area can take advantage from development in appropriate proportion

Distribute income and well-being of population who are vulnerable to be protected

Environmental and cultural effect and local livelihood together with sustainable development

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Third Topic

Business Development along EWEC

1. Shift border connectivity from transport corridor to economic corridor Uses the infrastructure as a basis

for economic development Using the transport as a basis for

transshipment connectivity. It should not emphasize only the

border trade. Shift up transport base to

international trade

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Fourth Topic

Business Development along EWEC

2. Make clearly positioning of the route no.12 and no.9 Using the infrastructure as a basis

for economic development The route no.9, the position

should be gateway which will be connected to the South of Vietnam.

the route no.12, the position should be the connecting route to the North of Vietnam and Nanning, city in the South of China.

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Business Development along EWEC

3. EWEC development needs to be connected with South-South Corridor, particularly the connectivity to Karnchanaburi - Dawei Route and Dawei Port Development Project in the South of Myanmar. In addition, it should utilize the potentiality of main regional port, such as Laemchabang, Hai Phong, Danang and Sihanoukville.

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4. Supporting Model City and develop Border Town. In case of Thailand, there is a proposal project to support Maesod-Myawadee and

Aranyaprated-Poipet as the border co-production and manufacturing investment,

Nakornpanom-Khammouan, and Mukdaharn-Sawanakhet will be established as the co-tourism model city.

For Logistics, Model City Project offered to develop Karnchanaburi - Baanpunamron as the border town connecting to Dawei Port in Myanmar

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5. The implementation of Single Harmonize Formalities and standardization . Trade facilitation improve such as

government rules, regulations, trade facilitation

Supporting international standard for Door to Door delivery.

Reduce NTB among GMS member country should be improved.

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6. The development of business along EWEC Border shall have the integrated strategic plan. Frontier province strategy which

needs to integrate for macro perspective while harmonizing with the national plan.

The local organization shall make the local strategic plan which shows the strong point and the advantage from development and to reduce the vulnerability.

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The Development of Infrastructure and

Transport Connectivity within East-West Corridor The regulations relevant to

CBTA, rules, trade and transport facilitation have not the connectivity.

The regulation of each country cannot be implemented efficiently.

The economic corridor link which cover the connectivity of international agreement both AEC and GMS.

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Improving the quality of life, reduce the

gap of development and income. These

points will be the key achievement of

sustainable development under East-West Economic

CorridorFor More Information : www.tanitsorat.com

Key Achievement of business development potential along EWEC