BRI-backed economic zone in Cambodia benefits local people’s lives, economy
Located in southwest Cambodia, the sihanoukville special Economic Zone (ssEZ), a joint venture between Chinese and Cambodian companies, has not only positively impacted on local people’s lives, but also significantly contributed to the kingdom’s economic growth. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501396724/bri-backed-economic-zone-in-cambodia-benefits-local-peoples-lives-economy/
Cambodia’s local trade finance market estimated at $1.6B
The Kingdom’s local trade finance market currently stands at $1.6 billion and improving access to affordable trade finance could increase imports and exports by up to nine percent, according to the latest study conducted by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501412155/cambodias-local-trade-finance-market-estimated-at-1-6b/
Cambodia and India emerge as Vietnam’s fastest growing tourism markets
India is now Vietnam’s fastest growing tourism market with the number of visitors last year from that country increasing by 231% from 2019, the year before Covid broke out. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501417727/cambodia-and-india-emerge-as-vietnams-fastest-growing-tourism-markets/
Commentators have their say on end of The Post’s print publication
Following the announcement that The Phnom Penh Post, and Post Khmer, its Khmer language sister paper, will cease publication in print form on March 29, several social observers, government officials, intellectuals and readers were prompted to share their thoughts at the end of more than ss='cambodia-color'>...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/commentators-have-their-say-on-end-of-the-post-s-print-publication
Cambodia’s bicycle export down 43 pct in Q1
Cambodia’s bicycle export fell 43 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2024, said a General Department of Customs and Excise’s report on Tuesday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501473617/cambodias-bicycle-export-down-43-pct-in-q1/
Cambodia’s exports grow by 13% in past seven years
Cambodia’s exports grew by an average of 13.3 percent between 2017 and 2023 and reached $23.47 billion, or 54.7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2023. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501484828/cambodias-exports-grow-by-13-in-past-seven-years/
Cambodia’s GFT exports jump 20.69 percent
The exports of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFT) rose by 20.69 percent in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period last year, earning the Kingdom $4.89 billion, according to the trade data released by the General Department of Customs ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501503732/cambodias-gft-exports-jump-20-69-percent/
Techo international airport’s phase 1 on final leg of construction
The new Phnom Penh airport, Techo International Airport’s (TIA) $1.5 billion phase one is 78 percent complete as of June 24, with $1.13 billion used so far, according to joint venture firm Cambodia Airport Investment Co Ltd (CAIC) on Monday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/techo-international-airports-phase-1-on-final-leg-of-construction
CSX’s daily trading volume sees significant rise
Daily trading volumes on the Cambodia securities Exchange (CsX) has gone up after months of decline in 2023. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510867/csxs-daily-trading-volume-sees-significant-rise/
Official urges women’s economic empowerment to combat human trafficking
A senior official at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs has urged for human trafficking prevention by promoting women’s economic empowerment and identifying the needs and opportunities for women working in the informal economy. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Official urges women’s economic empowerment to combat human trafficking
A senior official at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs has urged for human trafficking prevention by promoting women’s economic empowerment and identifying the needs and opportunities for women working in the informal economy. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s 1 million tonne rice export target within reach
One of the cardinal reasons behind the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (RGC) confidence to transform the Kingdom into a high-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050 stems essentially from the government’s ambition to boost rice exports to 1 million tonne by 2025. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501547260/cambodias-1-million-tonne-rice-export-target-within-reach/
Rice exports to China still under last year’s quota: CRF
China has not yet purchased milled rice from Cambodia for the period 2019-2020, with the country still trying to fulfill its quota for the year 2018. Kao Thach, CEO of Rural Development Bank (RDB), told Khmer Times that Cofco – China’s largest food processor, manufacturer and trader ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50664440/rice-exports-to-china-still-under-last-years-quota-crf/
Cambodia’s power supply up nearly 30 percent as demand increases
Because of the increasing demand for power consumption and a rise in development activies, power supply in the Kingdom has increased sharply, according to a report by the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50690046/cambodias-power-supply-up-nearly-30-percent-as-demand-increases
Wildlife groups commend China’s live market closures
The World Wide Fund (WWF) and the Wildlife Conservation society (WCs) have expressed support for the Chinese government which has imposed a ban on wildlife trade as it is suspected of being behind the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus infection. The WCs also called on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wildlife-groups-commend-chinas-live-market-closures
PM donates seven month’s salary to fight COVID-19
Prime Minister Hun sen today announced he will donate seven months’ of his salary to the National Committee for Combating COVID-19. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708368/pm-donates-seven-months-salary-to-fight-covid-19/
Sihanoukville’s $294m road revamp nearly finished
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport announced today the 90-percent completion of the rehabilitation of more than 30 roads in Preah sihanouk in a bid to improve road access and strengthen tourism in the province. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50723961/sihanoukvilles-294m-road-revamp-nearly-finished/
Interpol joins hunt for general wanted over tycoon’s murder
Interior Ministry officials said Tuesday that Thong sarath, a senior military officer wanted for coordinating the murder of a prominent businessman in Phnom Penh last month, has likely fled the country, leading police to call on Interpol to help track him down. Chhay sinarith, director ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Alex Consiglio
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interpol-joins-hunt-for-general-wanted-over-tycoons-murder-73922/
Cambodia’s garment, footwear sectors propose EU postpone EBA withdrawal
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC), the Cambodia Footwear Association (CFA) and the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) on June 2 requested the European Commission to postpone its withdrawal of the ‘Everything But Arms’ (EBA) preferential trade scheme for 12 months so ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730205/cambodias-garment-footwear-sectors-propose-eu-postpone-eba-withdrawal/
Call for more power investments to meet province’s demand
Banteay Meanchey administration said the province boasts potential investment activities which need more power to meet local demand as it aims to reduce the energy imports from its neighbour Thailand in the northwest. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50730649/call-for-more-power-investments-to-meet-provinces-demand/