Cambodia and EBA §

• Everything But Arms (EBA) was granted to Cambodia once it joined the WTO.
• February 2019It was taken away becauase leader of Cambodia Nationla Rescue Party (CNRP) was exiled
  • Erosion of democratic practice
• Challenges
  • $1.1Boutof$5.8B annual export was lost
  • Factories shutdowns -> less employment
  • Pressuring Cambodia -> search for alternative (China)
    • Push Cambodia closer to China
  • Europe lost low labor cost and cheap products

References §

1. 2022-05-18’s group 2 presentation