Economy,
Trade and Regional Cooperation Programme
Cambodia Outlook
Development Analysis Network (DAN)
Visitors at the beach
Conference, February 2008
workshop in the GMS in Kunming,
in Sihanoukville
Yunan Province of China, April 2008
WELCOME to the
Economy, Trade and Regional Cooperation Programme section of the Cambodia
Development Resource Institute (CDRI) web site. In order to assist in policy
dialogue and information dissemination related to Cambodia’s economy, trade
and regional integration, this site serves as a portal for gathering key
policy-relevant documents. Information on this site is intended to serve
policy makers and the private sector in addition to Khmer and international
researchers, civil servants, consultants and students.
Index
1. Programme
Background
2. Research Activities
3. Research Network
4. Publications
5. Research Team
6. Important Links
1. Programme Background
The Economy,
Trade and Regional Cooperation Programme, formerly known as the Economics
Programme, was established in 1995 with the objectives:
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to observe
trends and monitor the impact of economic reform on different sectors of
society;
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to
disseminate economic research findings to policy makers, the private
sector and civil society;
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to collect
data for current and future research projects.
These objectives
remain the programme focus along with other major goals set in CDRI’s
Strategic Plan 2006–10, in response to evolving demands for economic
research in Cambodia. These goals include:
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to monitor
and analyse Cambodia’s macro-economic performance, with emphasis on
growth, poverty and inequality;
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to deepen
policy-relevant research and analysis on economic policy, e.g. economic
integration, investment and trade policies;
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to deepen
policy-relevant research and analysis on key sectoral issues e.g.
garments, tourism, agriculture and the private sector;
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to enhance
Cambodian capacity for economic and trade research and analysis.
2. Research Activities
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The Economy,
Trade and Regional Cooperation Programme conducts research on both a regular
basis and a project-based approach. Our regular research activities generate
economic reports and time-series economic data for monitoring Cambodia’s
economy on monthly, quarterly and annual bases. The regular research
includes:
Provincial Consumer Prices Index (PCPI)
CDRI has
calculated a Provincial Consumer Price Index since 1994 in 12 provinces:
Battambang, Kandal, Kompong Speu, Kompong Cham, Kompong Chhnang, Kampot,
Kratie, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Ratanakkiri, Siem Reap and Takeo. The PCPI is
complementary to the CPI constructed by the National Institute of Statistics
for Phnom Penh.
Vulnerable Worker Survey
CDRI has
conducted this survey since 1998 with 10 groups of vulnerable workers, of
which nine (cyclo drivers, porters, scavengers, small vegetable traders,
garment workers, waitresses, motorcycle-taxi drivers, skilled and unskilled
construction workers) are in Phnom Penh and one (rice field workers) is in
Kandal and Kompong Speu provinces. The surveys collect information related
to daily earnings, labour migration, schooling and land holdings.
Economy Watch
CDRI monitors
economic activities of Cambodia and its main economic partners on a monthly
(Flash Report) and quarterly (Cambodia Development Review) basis. Key
indicators examined include: imports and exports of Cambodia and its key
economic partners, Cambodian government revenues and budgeting, tourist
arrivals, domestic and international prices of key commodities, Cambodian
and international exchange rates, inflation rates and GDP growth.
In addition to
regular economic research activities, the Economy, Trade and Regional
Cooperation Programme is also involved in various economic and trade-related
research projects that are of policy relevance and significant value to
policy makers, the private sector and civil society. Our current research
projects include:
Reviewing the Poverty Impacts of Regional
Economic Integration in the GMS:
This project,
supported by ADB (ADB RETA-6171), started in April 2005 and will end in
December 2006. The objective of this project is to:
Current status:
qualitative report has been completed and draft country report is being
prepared.
Pro-Poor Tourism in the GMS
This project is
the fifth collaboration of regional research institutes from Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand, Vietnam and Yunan province of China in the DAN (Development
Analysis Network) with support from the Rockefeller Foundation. The study
will:
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identify the
role that tourism plays in the overall development strategy of the
country;
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assess the
contribution of tourism to economic growth and poverty reduction;
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examine the
scope, scale and nature of the linkages between the tourism industry and
local people; and
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identify the
factors and circumstances that promote strong positive linkages between
tourism and other employment and income generating sectors of the
economy, as well as the factors and circumstances that inhibit or
prevent negative outcomes for the poor.
Current status:
draft report was completed and the final report is expected to be complete
by early 2007.
The Early Harvest Programme: Implications for
Cambodian Agriculture
This study
examines the development, features and implications of the ASEAN-China Free
Trade Area (FTA) on regional economies. It particularly focuses on the
economic benefits of the FTA from the perspective of Cambodia, the potential
impacts of the Early Harvest Programme (EHP) on its agricultural sector and
recommended policy responses for Cambodia to derive the greatest benefits
from the EHP. The analysis is based on in-depth consultation with
stakeholders and data analysis of current trade patterns between China and
Cambodia, with some reference to trade between China and Thailand.
Current status: completed.
Land Titling Project
The Land Titling
Project started in October in 2005 and will end in late 2006. The objective
of the study is to:
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provide a
brief overview of the situation in and around Phnom Penh and Siem Reap
and Batteay Meanchey provinces;
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review the
literature on urban land issues, with particular emphasis on urban land
titling;
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discuss the
research hypotheses that predict the expected land-titling impacts on
structure or business of household.
Current status: ongoing and will be completed in late 2006.
3. Research
Networks
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Development
Analysis Network
DAN is a network
of seven research institutions from Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam,
coordinated by CDRI with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. DAN
addresses a major research initiative of regional interest during each
round: the Asian financial crisis (DAN 1, 1998), labour markets (DAN 2,
2000–01), off-farm and non-farm employment (DAN 3, 2002–03) and the
cross-border economies of the GMS (DAN 4, 2004–05). The two themes of DAN 5,
initiated in 2005, are:
Asia-Pacific
Research and Training Research Network (ARTNeT)
CDRI is a member
of the Asia-Pacific Research and Training Research Network, an informal and
open network of research and academic institutions coordinated by the United
Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC),
Canada. Under this network, CDRI has been commissioned to undertake study on
trade research capacity building needs of research institutions in
developing countries in the Asia-Pacific region. The study is trying to
assess the need for trade research capacity building of research
institutions in LDCs and low-income developing countries in the region, and
to identify innovative ways in which countries or organisations in the
region have addressed or are addressing these needs.
4. Publications
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Annual
Development Review (ADR)
It covers
various thematic developments in Cambodia, including macro-economic
performance, the garment industry, tourism, governance and decentralisation,
agriculture, poverty and natural resources and the environment.
Cambodia
Development Review (CDR)
A quarterly
publication reviewing various development issues in Cambodia in addition to
an external and domestic Economy Watch.
Flash Report on
the Cambodian Economy
A monthly review
of recent key indicators in Cambodian and regional economies. These include
exports and imports, investment, national budget operations, commodity
prices and indicators for key economic sectors such as garments, tourism and
agriculture.
Working Papers
and Conference Papers
Hing Vutha and
Nou Keosothea (2006), The Early Harvest Programme: Implications for
Cambodian Agriculture. Special Report.
K.A.S. Murshid
and Tout Sokphally (2005), The Cross Border Economy of Cambodia: An
Exploratory Study. Working Paper No. 25.
Download WP25
(pdf 499KB in English)
Sarthi Acharya,
Kim Sedara, Chap Sotharith and Meach Yady (2003), Off-Farm and Non-Farm
Employment: A Perspective on Job Creation in Cambodia. Working Paper No. 26.
Download WP26
(pdf 699KB in English)
Bhargavi
Rammurthy, Sik Boreak, Per Ronnas and Sok Hach (2001), Cambodia 1999–2000:
Land, Labour and Rural Livelihood in Focus. Working Paper No.21.
Download WP21
(pdf 407KB in English)
Ung Bunleng
(2000), Seasonality in the Cambodian Consumer Price Index.
Working Paper No.
13. (Abstract Only)
Chan Sophal,
Toshiyasy Kato, Long Vou Piseth, So Sovannarith, Tia Savora, Hang Chuon
Naron, Kao Kim Hourn and Chea Vuthna (1999), Impact of the Asian Financial
Crisis on the SEATES. Working Paper No.12.
Download WP12
(pdf 470KB in English)
Toshiyasu Kato,
Chan Sophal and Long Vou Piseth (1998), Regional Economic Integration for
Sustainable Development. Working Paper No. 5.
Download WP5 (pdf
639KB in English)
K.P.
Kannan(1997), Economic Reform, Structural Adjustment and Development in
Cambodia. Working Paper No.3. (Abstract
Only)
K.P. Kannan, Be
Kalyanna, Long Vou Piseth and Chao Kimthy (1995), Construction of a Consumer
Price Index for Cambodia: A Review of Current Practices and Suggestions for
Improvement. Working Paper No. 1. (Abstract
Only)
Chan Sophal,
Toshiyasu Kato, Long Vou Piseth, Jeffrey Kaplan, Kun Nhem, James Robertson
and Harold Pohoresky (1998), Cambodia: Challenges and Options of Regional
Economic Integration. Conference Paper No. 3. Download
Conference Paper 3
(English pdf 662kb)
John P. McAndrew
(1997), Interdependence in Household Livelihood Strategies in Two Cambodian
Villages. Conference Paper No.2 (Introduction
only).
K.A.S. Murshid
(1997), The Status of Food Security. Conference Paper No.1.
(Introduction
only)
5. Research Team
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Mr. CHAN Sophal
(Senior Programme Coordinator)
Dr. TONG Kimsun (Research Fellow)
Dr. HEM Socheth (Research Fellow)
Mr. HING Vutha
(Research Associate) - on study leave
Mr. PHIM
Runsinarith (Research Associate) - on
study leave
Mr. KHIENG Sothy (Research Associate)
Mr. SAING Chan Hang (Research
Associate)
Ms.
OUCH Chandarany
(Research Associate)
Ms. PON Dorina
(Research Assistant)
Ms. PHANN Dalis
(Research Assistant)
6. Important
Links
Royal Government
of Cambodia (www.cambodia.gov.kh/unisql1/egov/english/home.view.html)
Ministry of
Economic and Finance (MEF) (www.mef.gov.kh)
Ministry of
Commerce (MoC) (www.moc.gov.kh)
Ministry of
Tourism (MoT) (www.mot.gov.kh)
Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) (www.maff.gov.kh)
Council for the
Development of Cambodia (CDC) (www.cdc-crdb.gov.kh)
National
Institute of Statistics (www.nis.gov.kh)
World Bank (www.worldbank.org)
International
Monetary Fund (www.imf.org)
Asian
Development Bank (www.adb.org/Cambodia)
World Trade
Organisation (www.wto.org)
United Nations
Commission for Trade and Development (www.unctad.org)
Unite Nations
Development Programme (www.un.org.kh/undp)
UNESCAP (www.unescap.org)
International
Trade Centre (www.intracen.org)
Asia-Pacific
Research and Training Network on Trade (www.artnetontrade.org)
Association of
South East Asian Nations (www.aseansec.org)
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