The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday revised its prediction for economic growth in Cambodia down to 6.5 percent as it warned that weakening demand from markets in the US and Europe could affect exports leaving the country. The ADB’s biannual outlook report for 2012 also said ...

Of course the BRIC countries are far from being the only emerging market suppliers for the global apparel sector – and a knot of competitors such as Bangladesh and Vietnam have long been vying for business. But there are smaller players (in terms of the ...

Deforestation and Cambodia’s strong economic growth have resulted in an increase in the price of charcoal, an energy source the poor are dependent on, charcoal vendors say. The price of charcoal in Phnom Penh had increased at least 200 riel ($0.05) a kilogram compared to 2012, charcoal ...

High production costs and a lack of government assistance is keeping rice farmers near the poverty line despite unprecedented growth in the sector, according to a new study released by local microfinance institution Intean Poalroath Rongroeurng (IPR). The independent study, conducted by two Cambodian researchers ...

Thailand will forge closer ties with Cambodia and other neighbouring countries to increase competency in rice trading and boost the bargaining power of Asean countries by setting up a rice-trading zone soon. Also, Thailand will expand crop cooperation to cassava to raise farm incomes in the ...

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បុគ្គល​​មាន​អំណាច​ ដែល​កាប់​ឈើ​ល្បី​បំផុត​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​​ បាន​នាំ​ចេញ​​​ឈើ​ជាង​ ១០ ម៉ឺន​​ម៉ែត្រគុប​​ តាមរយៈ​កំពង់ផែ​ព្រះសីហនុ​​ កាលពី​​ឆ្នាំ​មុន រួម​ទាំង​ប្រភេទ​​ឈើ​​​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ការពារ​​ដោយ​ ...

​អតិផរណា​របស់​កម្ពុជា​បាន​កើនឡើង​ដល់​ ៧.៨៥​ ភាគរយ​ក្នុង​ខែមិថុនា​ ឆ្នាំ​ ២០២២​ ធៀប​នឹង​ឆ្នាំ​មុន​ ដល់​ ៧.១៧​ ភាគរយ​កាលពី​ខែ​មុន​ ដែល​ជា​កម្រិត​ខ្ពស់​បំផុត​ក្នុង​ទសវត្សរ៍​ចុង​ក្រោយ​នេះ​ ខណៈ​ដែល​តម្លៃ​ប្រាក់​រៀល​បាន​ធ្លាក់​ចុះ​ ០.០៧​ ភាគរយ​ មក​នៅ ...

The Cambodian government expects U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. CVX +0.77% to begin developing the country’s first offshore oil field early next year, and hopes the nation will become a regional hot spot for oil and gas investment, a government official said Wednesday. Cambodia has vast untapped oil and gas resources ...

Cambodia’s 2012 budget passed through the National Assembly yesterday unopposed, without a single question asked and no parliamentary debate in a situation the government, opposition and observers all said was unfortunate. It took just over three hours for the law to be passed, 86 to 0, ...

Cambodia has a total of 505,134 businesses supported by a workforce of 1,676,263, just 11.56 percent of the total population, according to a nationwide economic census released yesterday by the Ministry of Planning. Of the total number of people employed in the country, 1,026,084, or 61.2 ...

Setting a minimum price for paddy is one of the campaign promises that the Pheu Thai party made to its supporters during the recent election campaign in Thailand before it was elected to power. Now it’s a matter of waiting to find out whether this ...

Hydropower dams planned for the tributaries of the Mekong River, particularly the Lower Sesan 2, will have a “catastrophic” impact on fish stocks throughout the country, according to new research that calls for several planned dams to be reconsidered. Authored by an international group of ...

Protests continued in Prey Veng City yesterday for the second day as more than 1000 residents demonstrated in front of the provincial offices over increases to water prices instituted by a private company that recently took over the city’s water supply, residents said. The Kim ...

កុមារា​កំពុង​អង្គុយ​លើ​គ្រែ​ឈើ​ជាមួយ​ម្តាយ​ក្រោម​ដើម​ក្រខុប​ ក្រៅ​ផ្ទះ​ជួល​មួយ​ ក្នុង​សង្កាត់​ស្រះចក ​បាន​ប្រែ​ទឹកមុខ​មិន​សប្បាយ​ចិត្ត​ភ្លាម​នៅពេល​ដែល​និយាយ​ពី​ការ​បង់លុយ​ក្នុង​ម៉ោង​រៀន​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​គ្រូ​បង្រៀន​នៅ​សាលា​រដ្ឋ​ ដែល​មិនមែន​ជា​គោលការណ៍ ...

Smartphones and the accompanying online stores that sell applications for them may be gaining ground across emerging markets, according to a study conducted by a London-based telecommunications research and analysis firm, but Cambodia’s market is limited by a lack of places to legitimately purchase apps, ...

The Taiwanese-owned garment company Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Plc says it intends to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) next month, in a boost for the Kingdom’s nascent stock market. Phnom Penh Securities (PPS), an underwriter for Grand Twins International (GTI), said yesterday the company ...

Almost five months after the launch of the Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC), experts agree that it has given financial institutions valuable new access to information about creditworthiness of potential borrowers, improving efficiency and loan quality. At the same time, there are still a few rough ...

More than 800 street vendors and drivers of taxis, tuk-tuks and motorcycles working the border area between Banteay Meanchey province and Thailand yesterday marched through Poipet City calling for an end to the rampant corruption being carried out by border officials. Migrant workers who cross ...

Profitable income generation has many sources. Whether it requires work in an office, trading on the market or farming land – the outcome always depends on the innovation and effort of the individual. For Pring Leang, the sources are three small fields in Kampong Por village ...