Since the inception of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program in 1992, it has achieved noteworthy successes in fostering regional cooperation in a region that was emerging from a period of prolonged regional conflict.

A new GMS Economic Cooperation Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) will support enhanced regional cooperation and promote equitable sharing of the benefits of regional integration as the region begins to rebuild after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS 2030) mandates the GMS Program to continue its efforts to develop trade and investment facilitation in the subregion and beyond.

The objective of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Knowledge Network (GMSKN) is to provide expertise, stimulate discussion, and raise awareness on relevant and emerging issues in the GMS.

Building digitally-connected Greater Mekong Subreion Economic Corridors

As the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) program enters its third decade of cooperation, the GMS Leaders endorsed and adopted the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) at the 7th GMS Summit.

The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Economic Cooperation Program Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS-2030) was endorsed at the 24th GMS Ministerial Conference held on 4 November 2020 and approved during the 7th GMS Summit on 9 September 2021.

At the 7th Leaders’ Summit in 2021, the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) leaders approved the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation Strategic Framework 2030 (GMS 2030) and mandated the GMS Program to become an open platform promoting enhanced participation by development partners, local governments, academia, and civil society.