Cambodia’s PAS port’s container throughput up 8.5% in 2023
It dominates Cambodia's trade, with significant exports to the US and imports from China.
Under the Scope: Cambodia tightens its regulatory belt, aims to appease China
The announcement by Cambodia’s leadership that it is planning to halt the expansion of gambling within the country could likely be a bid to cozy up to its main regional friend China and get visitation back.
Cambodia’s pioneering post-Khmer Rouge era Phnom Penh Post newspaper will stop print publication
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The Phnom Penh Post, a newspaper founded in 1992 as Cambodia sought to re-establish stability and democracy after decades of war and unrest, said Friday that it will stop publishing in print this month, the latest blow to the country’s dwindling independent media.
Bilateral trade with Cambodia nearly $342M
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand reached $341.8 million in the first month of 2024, marking a slight increase of 0.2% over the same period last year, as reported by the Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise.
Sutin denies rumours about maritime talks
Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang yesterday insisted there was nothing behind ongoing negotiations between Thailand and Cambodia regarding overlapping border areas in the Gulf of Thailand.
Cambodia-Malaysia bilateral trade shows promising upward trend — Hun Manet
The bilateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia is showing a promising upward trend, with untapped potential still remaining, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet.
Cambodia’s textiles/apparel exports to the West drop in 2023
Cambodia’s textiles and apparel industry recorded a 13.3% drop in exports in 2023, down to $11.1 billion. Despite this, the industry has continued to invest, opening 241 new plants in the country in a year, reaching a total of 2,125 factories active at the end of 2023.
Cambodia’s factory count exceeds 2,000 by the end of 2023
Cambodia saw a notable increase in operational factories, reaching a total of 2,125 by the end of 2023.
Thailand and Cambodia revisit natural gas ambitions in disputed waters
Decades after first agreement, neighbors weigh joint development for energy security.
Cambodia unveils 10-year master plan on transit, logistics system
Cambodia recently unveiled a ten-year master plan for building a cellular transportation and logistics system to support businesses after five years of preparation.
Cambodia’s industrial sector projected to grow 8.5% in 2024: Minister
Cambodia's industrial sector is projected to grow by 8.5 per cent this year over 7.7 per cent in 2023.
Cambodia’s airport dreams stall as Chinese money dries up
Residents say they've been pushed off land to make way for big-ticket projects.
Cambodian ministry projects nearly 6.6% growth in 2024
Cambodia's economy is projected to grow by nearly 6.6 per cent this year despite geopolitical tensions and a global economic slowdown, the ministry of economy and finance recently said.
Cambodia ‘upcycler’ turns tonnes of plastic bottles into brooms
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In a small warehouse in Cambodia's capital, a group of workers sit and spin waste plastic bottles into strips, turning them into bristles for brooms, of which they churn out 500 each day.
VF Corporation Cambodia supplier reinstates jobs of three union leaders
Cambodia garment manufacturer Pontus Footwear, which is a supplier to US apparel conglomerate VF Corporation, has reinstated the jobs of three garment workers who were previously dismissed for joining a union.
Thai businesses urged to invest more in Cambodia
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet encouraged Thai entrepreneurs to explore additional trade and investment opportunities in his country.
Cambodia’s footwear exports fall 21.4% in 2023 to $1.3 bn
Cambodia generated over $1.36 billion last year from the export of footwear, gaiters and related products—a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 21.4 per cent, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise.
Cambodia Looks to the Future By Luring Back Western Investors
The IMF sees significant downside risks as Cambodia slips on corruption index.
Cambodia attracts fixed-asset investment worth over $187 mn in Jan
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) recently said the country attracted fixed-asset investment of over $187 million in January this year.
Cambodia’s economy projected to have grown by 5.3% in 2023: IMF
Cambodia’s economy is projected to have grown by 5.3 per cent last year, fuelled by a resurgence in tourism and strong performance in non-garment exports, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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Cambodia’s total public debt reaches US$11.24bil in 2023 as economy expands
The Cambodian government had a total public debt stock of US$11.24 billion as of 2023, according to the Cambodia Public Debt Statistical Bulletin released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Monday.