DISSEMINATION SEMINAR

THE CAMBODIA’S ECONOMY IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS:
HOW WTO ACCESSION COULD HELP CAMBODIA ACCELERATE REFORMS
AND STRENGTHEN THE ECONOMY

Cambodiana Hotel, 28th January 2004

7:45 - 8:15         Registration

8:15 – 8:30         Welcome Address: Mr. Sok Hach, Director of EIC

8:30 – 930         Lessons Learned From the Past
                          Facilitator: Mr. Sok Hach, Director of EIC

                          Will WTO Agreement on Agriculture Help Develop Market for Cambodian Rice?
                          Presenter: Mr. Chea Samnang, Researcher, EIC

                          Could Cambodia’s Farmers be Rich?: Lessons Learned from the Northwest Former KR Zone
                          Presenter: Mr. Touk Khy, Researcher, EIC

                          How Politics and External Environment Have Affected the Cambodia’s Economy in 2003?
                          Presenter: Mr. Kim Phalla, Researcher, EIC

                          Discussant: H.E. Mr. Chea Peng Chheang, President, Finance and Banking Commission
                          of the Senate of Cambodia

9:30 - 10:00       Discussions

10:00-10:20       Coffee Break

10:20 - 11:10     Prospects of the Cambodia’s Economy in the Next Five Years
                          Facilitator: Ms. Veronique Salze-Lozac’h, Economic Program Manager, The Asia Foundation

                          To What Extent Cambodia’s Accession to WTO Could Help Accelerate Structural Reforms and
                          Strengthen the Economy?: A Quantitative Assessment
                          Presenter: Mr. Sok Hach, Director, EIC

                          Discussant: Mr. Kim Savuth, Executive Director, National Cambodian Rice Millers Association
                                            Mr. Michael R. Keller, Economic and Commercial Officer, US Embassy, Cambodia

11:10 - 11:50     Discussions

11:50 – 12:00     Closing Remarks: Mr. Sok Hach, Director of EIC