Mekong Region Foreign Direct Investment

Abstract

The inaugural issue of The Mekong Region: An Economic Overview was published in 2004 and included analysis of external debt sustainability in the less developed countries of the Greater Mekong subregion (GMS) (ADB 2004). The 2005 issue dealt with economic impacts of infrastructure projects in the GMS (ADB 2005). In this third issue, we look at the trends, patterns, and economic impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) as well as implications for policies to promote FDI and enhance its benefits.