Can Cambodia match South Korea’s post-war boom?

To reach its ambitious 2050 goal, Southeast Asian nation needs to diversify economy and boost productivity, World Bank says.

In the two-and-a-half years before Covid struck in 2020, Cambodia was one of the world’s fastest-growing economies.

Between 1995 and 2019, annual GDP growth averaged almost 8%, largely driven by garment manufacturing, tourism and construction.

During this period, the country transitioned from low-income to lower-middle-income status, putting it alongside countries like India, the Philippines and Vietnam.

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