China tops list of investors in H1
China was ranked first in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows to Cambodia in the first half of this year, at about $2 billion, according to the Chinese ambassador. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/china-tops-list-investors-h1
Covid rattles Phnom Penh’s retail landscape through H1
The Covid-19 pandemic has rocked the retail landscape in Phnom Penh, with anxiety around infection risk keeping the masses away from shopping malls and driving retail consumption down by nearly five per cent in the first half of this year, compared to July-December 2020, according ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/covid-rattles-phnom-penhs-retail-landscape-through-h1
PM declares Cambodia fully reopen from Nov 1
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that Cambodia is reopening the country fully across all sectors from November 1 on the basis of four factors: Full vaccination of much of the population, the availability of effective Covid-19 treatments and medicines, increased experience in dealing with ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-declares-cambodia-fully-reopen-nov-1
Textile-related exports surge nearly a quarter to $3B in Q1
Cambodia exported more than $3 billion worth of garments, footwear, travel goods and other textile-related products in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of nearly a quarter compared to the same period last year, according to data from the General Department of Customs and ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/textile-related-exports-surge-nearly-quarter-3b-q1
Cambodia eyes exporting 1 million tons milled rice by 2025
The Cambodia Rice Federation has set an ambitious goal to export at least a million tons of milled rice by 2025, an over 50 percent increase compared to the export figure in 2022. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501230991/cambodia-eyes-exporting-1-million-tons-milled-rice-by-2025/
SMEs to generate at least 1 million more jobs
Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his hope that SMEs will further absorb at least 1 million workforces as the Royal Government is preparing to provide scholarships to 1.5 million students for vocational training. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501271521/smes-to-generate-at-least-1-million-more-jobs/
GDT brings in $20.9M of e-commerce VAT over Q1
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced that it collected 84.67 billion riel, or $20.91 million, in value-added tax (VAT) from e-commerce in the first quarter of the year, which is seen as a reflection of the boom in online transactions witnessed since the advent ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gdt-brings-209m-e-commerce-vat-over-q1
PM Hun Sen announces IDPoor for 1,300 fishing families
Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered issuance of IDPoor cards for over 1,000 families living in dolphin conservation zones to reduce fishing in the protected areas as part of the efforts to conserve the endangered species. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501262577/pm-hun-sen-announces-idpoor-for-1300-fishing-families/
Cambodia-Japan H1 bilateral trade at $860 million
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan reached $860 million in the first half of this year, an 8 percent decrease from $934 million for the same period a year ago, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501331909/cambodia-japan-h1-bilateral-trade-at-860-million/
Japan gov’t grants $1.43 million in aid for social projects
Japan on Thursday provided a $1.43 million grant to three organisations working to clear cluster bombs, improve food security and promote sustainable agricultural conditions for poverty reduction in Cambodia. The grant was signed by Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia Masahiro Mikami and representatives of the three recipients ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-govt-grants-143-million-aid-social-projects
Senate posed to sign off on 1,000 mW power project
The Senate will convene today for an extraordinary session to discuss the approval of three new power plants which will cumulatively generate nearly 1,000 mW. ...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50708399/senate-posed-to-sign-off-on-1000-mw-power-project/
CSX index up 7.25 per cent, $1.25 million in shares traded
Following a bruising first quarter, the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) index has picked up over the last few days after Acleda Bank Plc’s (ABC’s) initial public offering (IPO). At Thursday’s close, the index ended 7.25 per cent higher at 793.59 points. Trading volume reached 280,791 ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/csx-index-725-cent-125-million-shares-traded
Market Capitalisation fell by 22 percent in Q1 2020
The Capital Market saw a 22 per cent drop capitalisation in the first quarter of the year, bringing the market capitalisation to around $544million, compared with the fourth quarter of 2019. From January to March in 2020, the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSP)’s share ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50726057/market-capitalisation-fell-by-22-percent-in-q1-2020/
1,200 jobs to be created by shoe factory in Kandal province
L.Y. Footwear (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. has been given the green light to invest in the manufacturing of all forms of footwear, according to a press release of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50718289/1200-jobs-to-be-created-by-shoe-factory-in-kandal-province/
Phnom Penh construction investment hits $1.3 billion
Construction investment projects in Phnom Penh were recorded at more than $1.3 billion from January to May, officials said yesterday. ...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50734807/phnom-penh-construction-investment-hits-1-3-billion/
Voter’s registration to open from October 1 to 19
The National Election Committee will hold voter registration from October 1 to 19 in preparation for the 2022 commune and 2023 national elections. ...
Va Sonyka
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50745456/voters-registration-to-open-from-october-1-to-19/
Cambodia’s rubber export up 18 percent in H1
Cambodia exported 123,151 tons of dry rubber in the first half of 2020, up 18 percent compared to the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Monday. ...
Xinhua
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50746839/cambodias-rubber-export-up-18-percent-in-h1/
Cambodian exports to US soar 17% in Q1
The Kingdom’s total goods exports to the US, the world’s largest economy in nominal terms, sharply increased in the first quarter of the year to attain nearly $1.863 billion, even amid production stoppages and other Covid woes. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-exports-us-soar-17-q1
Trade with Vietnam jumps 22% in Q1 to record $3.9B
Cambodia-Vietnam trade sharply increased by 22 per cent in the first quarter of 2021 on a yearly basis, reaching a record high of $3.892 billion, despite tightened border controls over fears of spreading the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Vietnamese embassy in Phnom Penh. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/trade-vietnam-jumps-22-q1-record-39b
Customs rakes in $1.52B in 8 months
Cambodia generated $1.520 billion in customs revenue in the first eight months of this year, equivalent to 64.2 per cent of the target set by the Law on Financial Management for 2021, despite the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/customs-rakes-152b-8-months