The Khmer Rouge Trial (KRT) and the Destiny of the Cambodian People.

 

 

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A group of Cambodian senior officials attending an IMF regional seminar given in Bangkok in 1992, hosted by the Bank of Thailand. To my right, a group of CPP officials; and to my left, a group of FUNCINPEC officials, including: Lay Prahas (Minister of Rourism), Pou Sothearak (Minister of ndustries), Keat Sakun (Secretary of State for Women Affairs), and Son Chhay (Member of National Assembly, SRP)

 

 

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 State Planning Commison of the People's Republic of China:

A testimony of my contribution to the trianing of their staff

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The Economic Institute sponsored by the American Economic Association (AEA) Special distinguished Alumnus Award 

 

My Professional History

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Exchange rate policy: theories and practices

• Macroeconomic theories and policies

• Financial management and reform in emerging markets

• Country risk analysis

• Project evaluation

• Extensive experience in designing, advising, managing and conducting training

projects in macro-economic policies and management and in the establishment

of a sound and efficient financial system (reform in banking, money, capital markets).

COUNTRIES OF WORK EXPERIENCE:

England, France, Germany, Spain, and all Eastern European countries (except Yugoslavia),

Russia, the Baltic Republics, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Japan, People's

Republic of China, Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, all Southeast Asian countries, almost all

French and English-speaking African countries, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Morocco, Tunisia,

Brazil, Haiti

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE RECORD:

(2000 to date)

President: Political & Financial Risks Consultancy, Inc. (P&FRC); Consultant to the IMF

(1994 to date)

Works as consultant: in macroeconomic policies, risk analysis, restructuring of state-owned-

enterprises, and financial reforms for such organizations and firms as: IMF, UNDP, World Bank,

WPA (Washington Policy Analysis), Shell Oil Co., Tokyo Electric Power Services Co., LTD;

assessing sovereign risk in ASEAN countries on behalf of clients (Shell Oil, Tokyo Electric

Power Services, WPA); conducting project evaluation studies on the restructuring of large state-

owned enterprises in the People's Republic of China (PRC) for UNDP and the PRC government;

designing and conducting a series of seminars in international business and finance and related

 risks for the Mortgage Bankers Association of America (MBA)

(1994- date)

Frequent guest speaker and moderator on subjects ranging from economics to politics and

international relations on a number ofTV and Radio panels of discussion including the National

Public Radio (NPR), CNN, CBS, BBC, NHK (Japan Broadcasting System) Radio Free Asia (RFA),

Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Asia (RFA) America's Choice TV, and at several important

professional and civic associations such as the Council on Foreign Relations, the Asia Society,

the Asia-Australia Institute, the US Chamber of Commerce, the Heritage Foundation,1998 Global

Trade Forum.

(1974 to 2000)

Adjunct Professor; International Economics and Southeast Asian Studies departments, School of

Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University. Give lecture on two courses

covering the subjects of country risk analysis of ASEAN countries, and financial policies and

reforms in emerging markets.

(1970-94)

Senior staff (Division Chief/Advisor), International Monetary Fund (IMF), in charge of external

technical assistance and institution building. Main task was to design, negotiate, organize and

lead a team of staff to conduct workshops and seminars  on macroeconomic policies and

management for the benefit of government officials at the central bank, the ministries of finance,

economy, trade and industries. The mission team generally consisted of 6-8 staff members

including a secretary and interpreters.

(October -December, 1993)

Senior Economic and Financial Advisor to First Prime Minister of Cambodia, responsible for

producing economic and financial policy briefing papers for the Royal Government of Cambodia.

Responsible for coordinating all implementation of government policies between the central bank,

the economic/finance ministries and the Prime Minister's Office. Founder and chairman of the

Cambodian Development Council (CDC), for coordinating all foreign direct investment, multilateral

and bilateral assistance to Cambodia.

(1980-1981)

Visiting professor in international economic and financial issues at the National Institute of Economic

 and Statistical Studies (INSEE), Paris, France. Also, lectured at other major universities in Asia,

Europe, and the United States.

(1965-1970)

Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Research

Division. Main task was to forecast trade and capital movements for some selected countries of Asia

and the Middle East.

Teaching experiences: Bisides teaching at SAIS, I also lectured at several major universities

here (Columbia University, the University of Pennsylvania, Foreign Affairs Institute, US State

Department, Federal Reserves Board), and abroad on a sabbatical leave at the Ecole Nationale de la

Statistique et des Etudes Economic (at INSEE) in Paris, France)

PUBLICATIONS:

          1. Naranhkiri Tith, Environments For International Business: Implications for Risk and Reward

               in Globalized Economy, (Washington, DC. Mortgage Bankers Association of America, 1999)

          2. Naranhkiri Tith and Clifford Shultz, "Cambodia: Transition, and the Consequences for Future

             Consumption and

              Marketing" in Marketing and Consumer Behavior in East and Southeast Asia; (Arizona State

              University School of Management, McGraw Hill Publishers, 1998)

          3. Naranhkiri Tith; "The Challenge of Economic Growth and Development in Cambodia", in

              Cambodia and the International Community (Edited by Frederick Brown and David Timberman,

              Institute of Southeast Asian Studies,Singapore, June, 1998

          4. Ludwig Rudel, Naranhkiri Tith, Wang Tongsan, and Shen Lisheng; People's Republic of China:

              Large Enterprise

              Reform; (UNDP Report of the Terminal Evaluation Mission, Beijing, March 1998)

          5. IMF Institute; Transition from Planned to Market-Oriented Economies: Issues in Reforms,

             Adjustments, and Growth, (IMF, Washington, DC. 1991)

          6. IMF Institute; Adjustment, Growth, the Balance of Payments and Debt, (Washington, DC.1988)

          7. IMF Institute; Exchange Rate: Theoretical and Operational Issues, Washington, DC. 1986)

          8.Bank Indonesia; Selected Key Policy Issues in the Indonesian Economy; (Co-author, and Editor,

             Jakarta, Indonesia, 1986)

          9.Southeast Asian Affairs; Kampuchea: An Update, (Southeast Asian Institute, Singapore, 1976)

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND AWARDS: 

          1. Distinguished Alumnus Award (1990): Economic Institute, American Economic

              Association, (AEA) Boulder, Colorado

          2 Ten Top Professors Citation (1991); School of Advanced International Studies,

             The Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC.  

          3. Member; Cosmos Club, Washington, DC.,

          4. Member of the American Economic Association (AEA) 

          5. Member, Asia-Australia Institute, University of New South Australia

NATIONALITY:         EU & US

CIVIL STATUS:        Married & One Daughter

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. International Economics, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado;

M.A. Macroeconomics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii;

Graduate studies; Corporate Finance and Management, Laval University, Quebec City, Canada; 

Graduate studies in Law and Business Administration, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France

Graduate studies in Economics, at Columbia University, New York City, NY  

LANGUAGE SKLLS: 

                                       Reading              Speaking          Writing

English                                  5                          5                    5

French                                   5                          5                    5

Cambodian                            4                          4                    3

Spanish                                 3                          2                    1

Russian                                  2                          2                    1

German                                  2                          2                    1