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National Workshop on Advancing Trade Facilitation
for Cambodia
Date
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1-2 June 2010 |
Venue
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Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Organizers
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ESCAP Trade and Investment Division
The Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC), Government of Cambodia
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Objective
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i) To contribute to the debate on how to place trade facilitation more effectively within the context of Cambodia’s economic development strategy; and ii) To foster increased understanding and exchange of views between public and private stakeholders |
Documentation
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Opening remarks
 Shamika Sirimanne, Chief, Trade Facilitation Section,
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Presentations:
Session 1 - Trade Facilitation as a driver for Cambodia's export competitiveness
Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific: Where does
Cambodia stand?
Yann Duval, Economic Affairs Officer,
Trade and Investment Division, UNESCAP
Trade Facilitation and Security and Protection of
Society
Pha Eng Veng, Ministry of Economy & Finance,
General Department of Customs & Excise
Back to Basics - Business Process Analysis to
identify bottlenecks in trade procedures and
processes
Somnuk Keretho, Director, Institute for
IT Innovation, Kasetsart University, Bangkok
Session 2: Promoting agricultural exports through trade facilitation reforms
Potential for rice exports: Trade Facilitation as a
catalyst
Lachlan Pontifex, Australian Agency for
International Development
Session 3: Drawing lessons from other countries in the region
Sustaining progress on trade facilitation: How
Republic of Korea did it
Sang-Hyeon Jo, Korea Paperless Trade Office,
KITA
Effective public private partnerships for successful
trade facilitation reforms - Malaysia
Alvin C.K. Mah, Dagang Net Group of Companies,
Malaysia
Paperless Trade Initiatives in Agriculture Exports from
India
Sudhanshu, Assistant General Manager, APEDA,
Ministry of Commerce, Government of India
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Participants
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Cambodian government official, private sectors etc.
Programme |
Contact
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Mr. Yann Duval
Economic Affairs Officer
Trade Facilitation Section
Trade and Investment Division, ESCAP
Tel: (66-2) 288 2252
Fax: (66-2) 288 1027, 288 3066
Email: duvaly@un.org |
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Last updated: 19 July 2010 |
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