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President Watanabe Pays Courtesy Visits to Cambodian Ministers
25 October 2023
Phnom Penh, 25 October 2023: ERIA’s President, Prof Tetsuya Watanabe, paid a courtesy visit to Cambodia’s recently appointed Minister of Commerce, CHAM Nimul. The Minister …

Cambodia’s Commitment to Trade Integration and Sustainable Growth: Insights from Capacity Building Workshop
26 June 2023
Phnom Penh, 26 June 2023: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade agreement, along with several bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), signifies Cambodia’s commitment to …

Supporting Cambodian Policy Makers to Develop ASEAN Schedule of Non-Conforming Measures under ATISA: Financial Services
08 June 2023
Phnom Penh, 8-9 June 2023: The ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) recognizes that intra-ASEAN economic cooperation will secure a liberal trading framework and enhance …

Supporting Cambodian Policy Makers to Develop ASEAN Schedule of Non-Conforming Measures under ATISA: the Telecommunications and Transportation Sectors
05 June 2023
Phnom Penh, 5-6 June 2023: The ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) came into force on 5 April 2021. It establishes a new framework for …

Learning about Legal Scrubbing in International Economic Treaties: Final Workshop for Cambodian Policymakers
22 May 2023
Phnom Penh, 22-23 May 2023: International economic treaties are complex legal arrangements that result from often lengthy and complex negotiations. Legal scrubbing ensures that parties …

ERIA Holds Circular Economy Workshop for Cambodian Policymakers
03 May 2023
Phnom Penh, 3-4 May 2023: In response to the increasing demands of consumers and industries, as well as pressing global issues of climate change and …

Structural Transformation and Sustainable Growth: Evidence-based Capacity Building for Cambodian Officials
02 May 2023
Phnom Penh, 2-4 May 2023: The transformation of the global value chains (GVCs) in trade and services sectors, further intensified by the Regional Comprehensive Economic …

ERIA Makes Courtesy Visits to Cambodian and Lao Ambassadors in London
17 April 2023
London, 17 April 2023: The Director of Capacity Building, Jeremy Gross, took the opportunity of his visit to London to visit both the Cambodian and …

ERIA Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with Cambodia’s Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation; Japan Patent Office
30 March 2023
Phnom Penh, 30 March 2023: Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), signed a Memorandum of Cooperation …

ERIA Signs Memorandum of Cooperation with Cambodia’s Ministry of Commerce, Japan Patent Office
30 March 2023
Phnom Penh, 30 March 2023: Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), signed a Memorandum of Cooperation …