Cambodia-UAE trade deal kicks off

The consultation meeting held at the commerce ministry on Nov 14. - COMMERCE MINISTRY

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Officials and prominent business players brainstormed on the possible contents of the Cambodia-United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CAM-UAE CEPA) as well as local products to be proposed as priority items under the deal during talks with Abu Dhabi going forward, at a first-of-its-kind consultation meeting held at the commerce ministry on Nov 14.

The meeting comes after Cambodia and the UAE held the first round of formal talks on the CEPA, in Abu Dhabi from Oct 24-26, with results by and large lauded as “remarkable”.