Cambodia Nothing To Fear From Openness And Competitions: Trade Minister

Cambodia so far has not feared for creating ASEAN economic community 2015 and deeper ASEAN and East Asia regional integration as the region will have free flow of goods, worker mobilization, finance and investment,” trade minister Cham Prasidh said on June 12. His announcement was made during the workshop of ASEAN economic community 2015. “We have nothing to fear from openness and competitions as we strengthen and diversity our economy and build our nation.” H.E Cham Prasidh, senior minister, minister of commerce said at the national workshop jointed organized by ministry of commerce and the supreme national economic council on ASEAN Economic community 2015: “realizing the promise” This workshop which bring together officials from government, and senor representatives of private sector, research community, civil society and international development partners to consider ASEAN’s achievements and the challenges we face in realizing the promise through the ASEAN economic community in 2015. DANIDA, EU and UNIDO offered strong financial support to organize this very important event. Minister added: “The Cambodian government has demonstrated its strong commitment to the realization of an ASEAN economic community by 2015.” “We have worked hard, through our maintenance of an open economy, and our compliance with WTO accession requirements and specific AEC requirements, to maximize our preparedness for AEC 2015.”…

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