Attendance: - TBCC - The Thai Business Council of Cambodia

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1. Chairman’s Welcoming Remarks—Brett Sciaroni The Chairman welcomed the present members and informed participants that Royal Rattanak Hospital was the newest adherent to the IBC. He expressed his pleasure to greet the representative present at today’s regular general meeting, Dr. Suebpong and his assistant Ms. Kim Hyunjeoung. Dr. Suebpong was invited to share a few words upon which he thanked the IBC chairman and expressed his pleasure in joining the association, inviting a strong relationship with all the other members. This session has taken place on the 1 st August, Switzerland’s national day; Pierre Tami invited all nationals to join the celebrations which will occur this Friday 3 rd August The Chairman remarked that the representative of Leopard Capital, Mr. Scott Lewis’ term in Cambodia is coming to an end; he is expected to leave for Switzerland by the end of the summer and the IBC wishes him luck with his future endeavours. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular General Meeting of 04 th July 2012 The Chairman invited the members to comment on the minutes of the Regular General Meeting of 04 July 2012. There being none, the minutes were approved nem con. 3. Reports from the Private Sector Working Groups WG D: Law, Tax & Governance—Brett Sciaroni The chairman informed the participants that along with the letter addressed to H.E DPM Keat Chhon, the list of items approved by the private sector WG-D is being sent out on Friday bringing the total number of issues at eight, with the possibility of a ninth as the ministry requested from their side to add the topic anti-corruption on the list. The IBC will take care of informing its members of any feedback received. Secondly, with regards to the National Arbitration Center (NAC), the IBC along with CAMFEBA have so far been playing a very active role concerning its constitution. As one of the recent sub-decrees omitted the participative role of Business Associations, members of several associations have required an amendment of the sub-decree’s specific section. The MoC agreed to this change thus delaying the already postponed NAC formation. The NAC is keen to see things moving forward and is holding the private sector accountable. Therefore, on request of H.E. Cham 2
Prasidh a meeting will take place next week in order to bring matters to a close. Two main items are on the agenda: 1. introducing the newly reformed sub-decree stating the participation of business associations on the council, 2. expediting the beginning work of the NAC. A third item related to the WG-D is the introduction of a MoU between business associations in accordance with the GPSWG operation guidelines. Since the departure of the IFC, the secretarial role of the 9 working groups of the GPSF has been taken up by various chambers under the supervision of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce. As it is important to underline the business associations’ mandate to constitute the WGD, a MoU is to be sent out to stress this effort, allowing each association who wishes so, to be part of WG-D. The chairman stated that the IBC will do the necessary to send this document out next week. 4. Reports from the following IBC Sub-Committees: Sub-Committee on Membership, Craig McDonald Craig wanted to remind members of the IBC that there is an ongoing procedure for the membership application of the three following businesses: 1. Chip Mong Group, who were invited at last month Open Meeting of the IBC 2. Starts Cambodia Corporation, also present last month 3. Arup All three applications have been sent forward to members after approval from the executive committee. The IBC office will wait another week and a half for the feedback from its members in case there are any objections to these requests. Sub-Committee on Working Group Coordination, Janet Lueckenhausen The sub-committee chairman stated that the secretariat has sent out this week the footprints and charts of Working Group Coordination. She welcomed any ideas of improvement or capacity of resources and reminded that the particularity of this committee is that its strength lies in the active participation of members. Sub-Committee on Investment Promotion, Brett Sciaroni During a meeting organised by the MoC, the Minister announced that the CCC is co-organising the ASEAN BIS (Business Investment Summit) which will be held in Phnom Penh on the 16-18 November 2012. H.E Cham Prasidth was interested to share his views on the potential coverage of this summit and keen to inquire about commitments for sponsorship possibilities. The IBC chairman declared that his association gladly promotes this type of organised events. It has done so in the past, hosting on bilateral level or for larger events as it had done at last year’s 3
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