the integrating framework: Cambodias Trade SWAp

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the integrating frameworkCambodias Trade SWAp

• Enhanced Integrated Framework
• global workshop
• Geneva, 9 July 2009
• Seth van Doorn
• European Commission Cambodia

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content

• what is a Trade SWAp?
• why do we need a Trade SWAp?
• Trade SWAp - IF/ EIF
• progress achieved so far
• what are the remaining challenges?

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what is a Trade SWAp?

• Trade Sector Wide Approach
• a new way of delivering trade-related assistance
• still projects
• so what is new?
• more attention for overall policy coherence
• improved planning, coordination, monitoring
• stronger role for government
• more attention for capacity building

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EIF
progress
challenges
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why a Trade SWAp?

excessive aid fragmentation 759 projects in
2007 - 80 disburse 20 of aid TRTA in Cambodia
rose to 30mln in 2008 in 2005 this was 10mln
Cambodia pilot country for number of
initiatives results could be better concrete
follow-up
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EIF
progress
challenges
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Trade SWAp - IF

• IF participation/ DTIS 2002 preceded the Trade
  SWAp
• good report, insufficient implementation, weak
  monitoring
• Need for
• a comprehensive medium-term plan (DTIS)
• sufficient funding from donors
• commitment from RGC
• discipline from donors and RGC in combining plan,
  funding and commitment towards (monitored)
  implementation

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EIF
progress
challenges
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Trade SWAp - EIF

• Developed in parallel
• Objectives
• Increased, additional, predictable financial
  resources
• Strengthened in-country capacities
• Enhanced IF governance
• Recommendations
• Stronger ownership
• Close implementation gap
• More focused management
• Adequate funding

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EIF
progress
challenges
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Trade SWAp - EIF

• The IF should build on and strengthen existing
  structures that have been identified as working
  best
• To facilitate the involvement of agencies at the
  country level, a programme approach should be
  adopted.
• IF country governments and their respective
  development partner communities may wish to
  consider setting up locally managed trust/ basket
  funds to pool local development partner funding
  and enhance coordination of the enhanced IF
  implementation
• The enhanced IF is an instrument to leverage
  additional AfT resources

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EIF
progress
challenges
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progress so far

• RGC adopts Trade SWAp DTIS 2007
• Inter-ministerial Coordinating Committee for
  Implementing the Obligations and Commitments of
  Cambodia in the WTO
• sub-steering committee for trade development and
  trade-related investment (three Pillars)
• re-organisation Ministry of Commerce (DICO)
• Government Private Sector Forum for
  consultation

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progress so far

• Broad donor engagement
• Trade Development Trust Fund
• MBPI moving forward in MoC
• SPS TBT Action Plan work in progress (STDF)

what
EIF
progress
challenges
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challenges

• government to have bigger role
• in implementation of projects
• in overall management of sector
• donors stand to lose
• some individual control over design,
  implementation
• some individual visibility and credit for results
• some agencies may lose access to funding
• but all stand to gain in efficiency and
• achieving sustainable development outcomes
• negative attitudes become self-fulfilling when it
  comes to increased coordination

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progress
challenges
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challenges

• more and better donor coordination (also with
  EIF)
• more and more effective government leadership
• more and better inter-governmental coordination
• private sector involvement in setting agenda and
  monitoring outcomes - G-PSF
• civil society involvement in setting agenda and
  monitoring outcomes NGO Forum?
• WE NEED A FOCUS ON RESULTS

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awe koon charan !

• www.tradeswap.moc.gov.kh