Cambodia Trade Development Support Program (RETF093573)

Abstract*

The development objective of the Trade Development Support Program (TDSP) will contribute to increase the Royal Government of Cambodia's efficiency in formulating and implementing effective trade policies. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is trade policy formulation and implementation. This component will support the Government's trade strategy, in particular: (i) technical barriers to trade and sanitary... Show More

Development Objective

The Trade Development Support Program will contribute to increase the Royal Government of Cambodia's efficiency informulating andimplementing effective trade policies.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P109648
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Lan Nguyen
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Cambodia
Disclosure Date
July 3, 2008
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
January 7, 2009
Effective Date
March 9, 2009

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 12.35 million
Implementing Agency
Department for International Cooperation (DICO), Ministry of Commerce
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2009

Commitment Amount
US$ 12.35 million
Environmental Category
C
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
August 14, 2016

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
February 27, 2020

Associated Projects
P147231

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Economic Policy

FY17 - Trade100%
- FY17 - Trade Facilitation100%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
Cambodia Trade Development Trust Fund	12.35

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	N/A
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	N/A

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	12.35
Total Project Cost**	12.35

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2016-07-06
Project Management	Satisfactory	2016-07-06
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2016-07-06
Monitoring and Evaluation	Highly Satisfactory	2016-07-06
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2016-07-06
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2016-07-06
Procurement	Satisfactory	2016-07-06

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 04-30-2017
Outcomes	Substantial
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Substantial

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 10-10-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Modest	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Regular practice of a streamlined RGC-led process for consultation and financing, and satisfactory progress in implementing the Trade Swap.	Value	Trade SWAp approach agreed; initial annual work pl	Since the previous ISM, the project has been focus	Completion of fourth annual progress report and ag
	Date	January 1, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2015
	Comment

Reduced time and cost of opening a new business in Cambodia	Value	Doing business 2014 report:- Number of days to ge	“A 10% reduction in the time and cost of opening a	A 10% reduction in the time and cost of opening a
	Date	June 30, 2014	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increased coverage of SPS regulations and support services	Value	Incomplete regulatory system on SPS; occasional no	The procurement of an automated system is complete	Products Quality and Safety is enhanced in line wi
	Date	January 1, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment

Improved compliance with WTO agreement on TBT	Value	Incomplete regulatory system on TBT; occasional no	The following two activities have increased compli	Products Quality is enhanced in line with National
	Date	January 1, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment

Evidence of satisfactory progress in the 12 point action plan	Value	Progress under the 12-point action plan: Achieveme	The LPI ranking of Cambodia has increased 10 posit	12 Point Action Plan substantially complete. An in
	Date	January 1, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment

Increased efficiency and effectiveness of functions performed in critical MoC departments and targeted agencies	Value	Weak capacity of several MOC's departments and oth	The most visible improvement can be seen in the ma	MoC functioning as a change agent / champion in te
	Date	January 1, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment

A transparent, consistent and sustained trade monitoring system grants regular access to trade information by stakeholders.	Value	Weak and fragmented M&E system in place	The National Trade Repository was launched in Nove	Implementation of M&E system, implementation of tr
	Date	January 1, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment

Evidence of higher compliance of legal framework with WTO obligations.	Value	review of Legal Action Plan indicates patchy compl	The MOC has streamlined and simplified the new com	Draft, finalization and review of key trade relate
	Date	January 1, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment

Average time for imports / exports (days) Value 6.5/4.5 2.75/2.4 4.5/2.5 More simple, transparent and cheaper impor
Date August 31, 2004 June 29, 2016 August 14, 2016
Comment

Proportion of containers physically open (%)	Value	100%	The GDCE claims that the percentage of containers	Overall reduction in the number of containers phys
	Date	January 13, 2009	June 29, 2016	August 14, 2016
	Comment