Seminar on Economic Integration in Cambodia, June 26-27
16 Jun '06
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The three Mekong countries-Cambodia, Lao P.D.R., and Vietnam-have been growing buoyantly in recent years, benefiting from closer ties and cooperation with their more developed neighbors, and their per capita income levels are gradually catching up with those of other East Asian countries. Nevertheless, the catch-up process is still at its early stage.
The countries still have sizable income gaps with the rest of Asia, a high incidence of poverty by regional standards, and structural impediments to growth that need to be overcome to sustain, and accelerate, the growth momentum over the medium term.
In addressing these issues, a critical question is how to achieve further economic integration of these countries with the region as well as the global economy.
The International Monetary Fund, together with the Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Royal Government of Cambodia, is organizing a high level seminar on Accelerating Development in the Mekong Region - The Role of Economic Integration at Siem Reap, Cambodia on June 26-27 2006.
Participants include official representatives from the Mekong countries as well as academics, researchers, private sector representatives and officials from the wider region. Mr. Takatoshi Kato, the IMF's Deputy Managing Director, and Mr. Ong Keng Yong, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, will co-chair the seminar, and His Excellency Prime Minister Hun Sen will deliver a keynote address.
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