Overview of EIF Tier 1 and Tier 2

Overview of EIF Tier 1 and Tier 2 (CEDEP I & II) Achievements EIF Dissemination Workshop Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 24, 2016 By CHHIENG Pich, Director, DICO National Project Director, TDSP Director, EIF-NIU

Content 1. Project Background 2. EIF Tier 1 Key Achievements 3. EIF Tier 2 Key Achievements 3. 1 CEDEP I – M&E Component 3. 2 CEDEP II – M&E Component

1. Project Background

Project Background Rectangular Strategy Phase III National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) Cambodia Trade Integration Strategy (CTIS) 2007 Cambodia Trade Integration Strategy (CTIS) 2014 -2018 EIF Tier 1 EIF Tier 2 Sustainability Support + MTP 2016 -2020

EIF contribution to Trade SWAp Reform and Cross-Cutting Issues for trade Development. Pillar Goal I: Strengthening competitiveness in existing export industries and promoting export diversification by improving formulation and implementation of trade policies and regulations Product and Service Sector Export Development. Pillar Goal II: Capacity Development. Strengthen the supply capacity of the 10 product and service sectors identified in the 2014 -2018 Cambodia Trade Integration Strategy (CTIS) Pillar Goal III: EIF Tier 2 CEDEP I: - Milled Rice-IFC - High Value Silk-ITC - M&E-DICO CEDEP II - Cassava-UNDP - Marine Fisheries-UNIDO - ACAC-Shift 360 - M&E-DICO Strengthening and Cambodian Trade Stakeholders to implement, update and manage RGC’s trade development agenda and to negotiate the country’s interests in trade and trade-related investment forums. EIF Tier 1

EIF in brief EIF Tier 1 EIF Tier 2 Title: Strengthening Institutional Mechanisms for Formulating, Implementing, Managing and Monitoring Cambodia’s Trade Integration Strategy. 2. PDO: is aimed at strengthening the incountry arrangements for EIF in order to increase Cambodia’s ownership of TRTA and maximizing the benefits that the country, in particular the private sector, can derive from the EIF. 3. Multi-Donor Trust Fund: 23 donors 4. Trust Fund Manager: UNOPS 5. Executing Agency: DICO/Mo. C 6. Starting date: Feb 2010 7. Closing date: 30 April 2016 8. Government in-kind fund: US$200, 700 9. EIF Fund: US$1, 493, 900 10. Total budget: US$1, 694, 600 11. Final Evaluation (Completed in June) 12. Project Completion Report (Completed) 1. Title: Cambodia Export Diversification and Expansion Program (CEDEP). 2. Multi-Donor Trust Fund: 23 donors 3. Trust Fund Manager: UNOPS 4. Executing Agency: DICO/Mo. C 5. PDO CEDEP I: to strengthen and diversify export supply capacity in Milled Rice, High-Value Silk sectors and enhance the capacity of DICO/Mo. C to monitor and evaluate substantive progress of Cambodia’s Trade Sector Wide Approach (Trade SWAp). 6. Implementing Agency for CEDEP I • Milled Rice by IFC (Completed in June 2016) • High-Value Silk by ITC (Completed in March 2016) • M&E function by DICO/Mo. C ( To be completed on 26 October 2016) 7. PDO CEDEP II: to strengthen and diversify export supply capacity in cassava, marine fishery products, academy of culinary arts of Cambodia and enhance the capacity of DICO/Mo. C to monitor and evaluate substantive progress of Cambodia’s Trade Sector Wide Approach (Trade SWAp). 8. Implementing Agency for CEDEP II • Cassava by UNDP • Marine Fisheries by UNIDO • ACAC (Academy of Culinary Arts of Cambodia) by Shift 360 • M&E function by DICO/Mo. C • Starting date: 11 Aug 2014 • Closing date: 11 Aug 2017 1.

2. EIF Tier 1 Key Achievements 1. 2. 3. 4. Trade Policy Development, Institutional Capacity Building, Mainstreaming trade and export diversification sector into NSDP, Outreach activities.

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EIF Tier 1 Key Achievements 1. Trade Policy Development: • Update Cambodia Diagnostic Trade Integration Strategy and Trade SWAp Roadmap 2014 -2018 • Medium Term Plan (MTP) 2016 -2020. Six concept notes were developed: 1. Trade policy, sector policy and legal and regulatory reform, 2. Trade facilitation and Transport logistics, 3. SPS and other Quality Systems for Trade, 4. Private Sector structuring, 5. Development of inclusive export value chains 6. Access to finance • LDC Graduation Scenario and Strategy

EIF Tier 1 Key Achievements 2. Institutional Capacity Building • Training and workshops (local and overseas) • The NIU includes 4 units for a total of 20 government officials. • 7 liaison officers representing a total of 7 line ministries. No. Name of Ministry/Institutions Number of Liaison Officers 1 Council of Development for Cambodia - 2 Ministry of Economy and Finance 1 3 Ministry of Agriculture, forestry and fishery 2 4 Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts 1 5 Royal School of Administration 1 6 Office of the Council of Ministers 1 7 Ministry of Tourism 1 Total 7

EIF Tier 1 Key Achievements 3. Mainstream Trade and export diversification sector into NSDP Ø RGC’s NSDP 2014 -2018 Ø 10 products and services targeted in CTIS Update 2014 -2018. Ø 5 products and services have been selected for export diversification programs (CEDEP I & II)

EIF Tier 1 Key Achievements 4. Outreach activities Ø Video Documentary on Trade Development in Cambodia, key features of Cambodia’ trade development reforms Ø Participation in EIF Global Events Ø Showcase of Cambodian rice and silk experience at the 5 th Global Review of AFT Ø Videos produced on WTO video on “Trade starts here” Ø EIF Cambodia stocktaking success story Ø Trade SWAp Newsletters (VOL. 1 -6) Ø Success stories- New Approach to Sustainable Institutions and Healthy Export Market Ø SWAp Website and Facebook Pages etc. Ø LDC Graduation Scenarios

3. EIF Tier 2 Key Achievements

3. 1 CEDEP I M&E Component Key Achievements

CEDEP I M&E Component Key Achievements 1. Mid-term Evaluation Ø Mid-term Evaluation of CEDEP I was completed in Oct 2014 Ø Findings of CEDEP I MTE have been disseminated through a number of regional workshops. Ø Publication and distribution of CEDEP I MTE Report for both national and sub-national levels. Ø Monitoring and evaluation of individual component delivery

CEDEP I M&E Component Key Achievements 2. Institutional Capacity Building • Training and workshops (local and overseas) • 11 core team members representing a total of 5 line ministries. Main Implementing Entities IFC (Milled Rice) ITC (High Value Silk) Total Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts 2 - 2 2 Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery 1 1 2 3 Ministry of Commerce 3 2 5 4 Ministry of Rural Development - 1 1 5 Ministry of Women Affairs - 1 1 6 5 11 No. Name of Ministry/Institutions 1 Total

CEDEP I M&E Component Key Achievements 3. Final Evaluation Ø CEDEP I Final Evaluation (Aug-Sep) Ø CEDEP I Final Evaluation Report is being printed and published for dissemination Ø CEDEP I Final Evaluation Findings is being disseminated.

3. 2 CEDEP II M&E Component Key Achievements

CEDEP II M&E Component Key Achievements 1. Mid-term Evaluation Ø Mid-term Evaluation of CEDEP I was completed in March 2016 Ø Findings of CEDEP II MTE have been disseminated through a number of regional workshops. Ø Publication and distribution of CEDEP II MTE Report for both national and sub-national levels. Ø Monitoring and evaluation of individual component delivery

CEDEP I M&E Component Key Achievements 2. Institutional Capacity Building • Training and workshops (local and overseas) • 14 core team members representing a total of 6 line ministries.

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