PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Trade representatives from some of the world's poorest countries met in Cambodia on Tuesday to look at what the country has gained from being a member of the World Trade Organisation, as aid donors urged them to join, too.
"Cambodia's WTO accession and its national development and poverty reduction strategies complement one another," Chiedu Osakwe, director of the WTO's Accession Division, told the meeting, which ends on Wednesday.
"The results are evident, all around us and impressive," he said of Cambodia's economic growth, which was over 10 percent a year until the global crisis. Its GDP per capita rose to $550 in 2007 from $390 in 2004 when it joined the WTO, he said.
Much of that was due to the success of its garment sector, which has benefited from access to overseas markets and is its biggest export earner.
Roy Mickey Joy, chief negotiator for Vanuatu's WTO accession, said his country began negotiating with the WTO in 1995 but suspended the talks in 2001 because of the conditions wanted by some bilateral partners and the demands of the WTO itself.
"Cambodia is sharing experiences and the lessons they went through to assist us to join the WTO," Joy told reporters.
"This round table, for us, is very timely and is very important, as we draw lessons from Cambodia on the process of accession to the WTO," Joy said.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the WTO, the European Commission, United Nations agencies and the World Bank. Among the countries represented were Afghanistan, Laos, Sudan and Liberia.
(Reporting by Ek Madra; Editing by Alan Raybould)
"Cambodia's WTO accession and its national development and poverty reduction strategies complement one another," Chiedu Osakwe, director of the WTO's Accession Division, told the meeting, which ends on Wednesday.
"The results are evident, all around us and impressive," he said of Cambodia's economic growth, which was over 10 percent a year until the global crisis. Its GDP per capita rose to $550 in 2007 from $390 in 2004 when it joined the WTO, he said.
Much of that was due to the success of its garment sector, which has benefited from access to overseas markets and is its biggest export earner.
Roy Mickey Joy, chief negotiator for Vanuatu's WTO accession, said his country began negotiating with the WTO in 1995 but suspended the talks in 2001 because of the conditions wanted by some bilateral partners and the demands of the WTO itself.
"Cambodia is sharing experiences and the lessons they went through to assist us to join the WTO," Joy told reporters.
"This round table, for us, is very timely and is very important, as we draw lessons from Cambodia on the process of accession to the WTO," Joy said.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the WTO, the European Commission, United Nations agencies and the World Bank. Among the countries represented were Afghanistan, Laos, Sudan and Liberia.
(Reporting by Ek Madra; Editing by Alan Raybould)
13 comments:
Let me said what Hun Sen used to said to UN Ex-human rights Rep Ghai, who is Kenyan native. " Don't come to teacing/criticizing us aboput human rights if your country (Kenya) can't do her own.
IF my mistake, I beg your pardon.
If Mr. Cheidu Osakwe may from one of African countries. His report about Cambodia is NONSENSE because he can't even manage to improve GDP per capita of his native country. Why he is able to do so with Cambodia? his assessment can't be valid.
That's what I live and learn to speak like our great leader Hun Sen.
"live and learn to speak like our great leader Hun Sen." What I can name you, 10:48PM? All along I have seen Hun Sen as one of the dogs of Vietnam. I perhaps force myself to name you as one of the dandruffed dogs of Hun Sen.
11:06
I thank you for your attention and please go back and carefully think my comment again.
After you read again, do you till think I'm his dog? I give you a hint "TEACING"
Thank you for your time.
11:17 PM,
If you that smart you wouldn't misspelled the word "Teaching" as "Teacing" again and again. You need to proofread or correct your spelling buddy!!!
I beg your pardon!!!
I'm not saying anything about word "I'm smart".
"TEASING" Not "TEACHING" Typing error is common if someone like me didn't do proofreading at first hand.
And I don't think anyone in this world does the right thing all the time. Please name one person who always do the right things.
Teaching or Teasing or Teacing, it doesnt matter...you're still dumb. This whole thing is like the blind leading the blind. One corrupted government trying to teach other corrupt government to become a better corruptor, like Vietnam.
I alway right!
To one folk who says Cambodians need just a bowl of rice:
If you keep saying as you have said, then you look down on Cambodian people so much. We all want to be happy and morally rich; it's more than just a bowl of rice. Take a quick glance at crooked rich from top to bottom and ask a question: why do they become so rich in a poor country like Cambodia while the majority of people are poor and some of them are even so poor as to sell their daughters for just a few hundred dollars. Stop looking down on Khmer people, will ya?
1:06 PM, you misunderstood someone's comment .
It doesn't matter what the paper says about the economic growth in Cambodia, as long people are still hungry , it doesn't mean anything .
Hundreds of people out there are hunry everyday , that's what it counts.
202 am, you're always wrong. It is more like "I'm or I am always right" and not "I always right".
1:03 AM.
smart people don't call others dumb or stupid. only stupid will call others domb or stupid, that means you are one of thos stupid people .
good for cambodia for having set a good example for others to learn from. god bless cambodia.
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