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Dr Lili Sisombat Project Manager G-PSF Coordinating Bureau IFC - MPDF lsisombat@ifc

C ambodia G overnment -P rivate S ector F orum (G-PSF) Dakar, April 2008. Dr Lili Sisombat Project Manager G-PSF Coordinating Bureau IFC - MPDF lsisombat@ifc.org. 1. Cambodia G-PSF in brief. More than 1,000 issues raised, important results in some sectors.

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Dr Lili Sisombat Project Manager G-PSF Coordinating Bureau IFC - MPDF lsisombat@ifc

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  1. Cambodia Government-Private Sector Forum (G-PSF) Dakar, April 2008 Dr Lili Sisombat Project Manager G-PSF Coordinating Bureau IFC - MPDF lsisombat@ifc.org 1

  2. Cambodia G-PSF in brief More than 1,000 issues raised, important results in some sectors Production system works with meetings, collect, filtering, process Structure in place. Forum has status of a govt cabinet meeting Wide outreach but disparity in leadership Trust, information flows gov.  PS, strong leadership from PM; strengthens democratization process and rule of Law;

  3. Cambodia-GPSF embedded in the Government Consultation with the PS Strategy and Policy Consultation with Devt Partners and G-PSF Steering Committee On Private Sector Development (Chair: HE Keat Chhon) Government Private Sector Forum Chair: HE Hun Sen Coordination: HE Keat Chhon General secretary: HE Sok Chenda Sub-steering Committee on Investment Climate and PPI (HE Keat Chhon) Sub-steering Committee on Trade Development and Related Investment (HE Cham Prasidh) Sub-steering Committee on SME (HE Suy Sem) Established by decrees, these mechanisms are institutionalized et demonstrate the Commitment of the Royal Government of Cambodia to the PS 3

  4. G-PSF dialogue structure 4

  5. Reduction in trade facilitation fees and procedures Improved labor regulations to encourage night shifts Reduction in bank licensing procedures and prudential regulations PS inputs to several laws and regulations: tourism law, ADR, Telecoms law, customs law, Financial Blueprint A major achievement of the PPDs is the dialogue in and of itself PPD reforms have generated measurable savings for the private sector : 70 millions savings for the PS (Sample of 15 reforms) ROI of $105 per dollar spent (Evaluation Assesment of the G-PSF, 2007) Major BEE Impacts of the Cambodia G-PSF

  6. Lessons Learned from Years of Experience • Increase focus onstrategic management aspects, with a betteradapted management structure for the PPDs. • Work with others to expand dialogue to theprovinces. • Strengthenresearch, technical expertise and supportto Working Groups. • Use PPD process as tool fordonor coordination on PSD programs • aligning donor programs technical assistance • input into CG meetings • Focus on building capacity of local institutions totransfer role as facilitator to private sector and build sustainability. 6

  7. IFC Role 2008-2011 1 - Dialogue management & Communications 2 - Support to Business Membership Organizations IFC secretariat 3 – Expansion to Provinces (with other Devt Partners) 4 – Technical Assistance research Coordination with other Development Agencies – Aligning TA

  8. Trust Education Discovering what works / What doesn’t Setting up production process HIGH IMPACT RESULTS Institutions (SNEC, etc) BMOs (Chamber of Co, GMAC) Exit More capacity Better production Better product More conflict Permanent brokering EARLY RESULTS Ownership without capacity Cambodia G-PSF mature, in phase 3 Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Results Time 1 to 3 years 1 to 3 years 8

  9. EXIT OPTION 1 : no Coordination Bureau, Strong Membership Organizations G –PSF Bi-Annual Meeting Ministry of Finance and Economy Ministry of Commerce National Bank of Cambodia Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Industry, Mines, Energy Ministry of Agriculture Minitry of Transport and Telecoms Ministry of Social Affairs Working Groups discuss directly with the relevant ministries Law, Tax, Gov Working Group Export Proces. and Trade Fac. WG Services Working Group Tourism Working Group Manuf and SMEs Working Group Agriculture and Agro-Industries WG Energy and InfrastructureWG Industrial Relations WG Business Associations provide Support to Working Groups IBC GMAC, handicraft assn… Association of Banks in Cambodia CATA, CHA, ROAC, airlines PPSMIA, SMI, CEPMEC, etc Federation of Ricemillers CAMTA, CAMFFA, ICT-CAM Camfeba Bus Assn supported by Devt Partners Provincial dialogues under Chamber of Commerce Business Community in Phnom Penh

  10. EXIT OPTION 2 : A PUBLIC-PRIVATE INSTITUTION PUBLIC PRIVATE INSTITUTION FOR G-PSF Ministry of Finance and Economy Ministry of Commerce National Bank of Cambodia Ministry of Tourism Ministry of Industry, Mines, Energy Ministry of Agriculture Minitry of Transport and Telecoms Ministry of Social Affairs Law, Tax, Gov Working Group Export Proces. and Trade Fac. WG Services Working Group Tourism Working Group Manuf and SMEs Working Group Agriculture and Agro-Industries WG Energy and InfrastructureWG Industrial Relations WG Suppport provided TA research Communication Processes – tools Lessons sharing Capacity building Of BMOs 10

  11. For more information Dr Lili Sisombat Project manager Government – Private Sector Forum International Finance Corporation lsisombat@ifc.org www.cambodia-gpsf.org 11

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