Cambodia attracts record foreign investment growth
Despite global and regional economic downturns due to ongoing geopolitical conflict, Cambodia continues to be a beacon for investments. In the first nine months of 2023, the Kingdom drew in fixed-asset investments worth $3.76 billion, marking an 8.6 per cent rise from the $3.46 billion ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-attracts-record-foreign-investment-growth
Ministry of Health issued a press release on the death of a 2-year-old girl from bird flu
On 10 October 2023, the Ministry of Health issued a press release on the death of a 2-year-old girl from bird flu.Recently, there was another case of bird flu in a 2-year-old child who died in Chhma Lot village, Smaong Khang Tboung commune, Kamchay Mear ...
Ministry of Health
Siem Reap to build light rail line from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport to Siem Reap city
Siem Reap will build a light rail line from Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport to Siem Reap city, according to a consultation meeting between relevant institutions and China Metro to collect information and data for the study of the light rail project by the Ministry of ...
Cambodia’s EoDB index still positive: EuroCham
Cambodia’s ease of doing business (EoDB) index remains positive despite external challenges including global inflation and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to the Business Confidence Survey 2023 by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham). ...
May Kunmakara
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodias-eodb-index-still-positive-eurocham
New Tonle Sap eco-tourism network to be established soon
The “Tonle Sap Eco-Tourism Network” will be established on the occasion of the 3rd National Ecotourism Forum on November 21 and 22 2023, said Minister of Tourism Thong Khon, on October 27, at the closing ceremony for a workshop on the establishment of the forum, ...
Keo Kereya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-tonle-sap-eco-tourism-network-be-established-soon
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan worth $1.948 billion in 2022
The figure was revealed by Prime Minister Hun Sen when presiding over the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of container terminal of Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS), and the celebrations of the 70th Anniversary of Cambodia. -Japan Diplomatic Relations (1953-2023), and the 137th anniversary of International ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501282910/bilateral-trade-between-cambodia-and-japan-worth-1-948-billion-in-2022/
Announcement on the delisting of rural credit institutions from the list at the National Bank of Cambodia
On 12 April 2023, National Bank of Cambodia has posted an announcement on the delisting of rural credit institutions from the list at the National Bank of Cambodia on their official social media site. According to the announcement, National Bank of Cambodia has delisted 108 credit ...
National Bank of Cambodia
Cambodian exports to Vietnam surge by nearly a quarter to $1.3B
Cambodia’s goods exports to Vietnam reached $1.324 billion in the first five months of 2023, up 22.69 per cent year-on-year from $1.079 billion and up 83.92 per cent half-on-half from $719.79 million, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-exports-vietnam-surge-nearly-quarter-13b
Press release on RFA's denial of information regarding agricultural markets
On 26 March 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries issued a press release on RFA’s denial of information regarding agricultural markets.The General Department of Agriculture claims that RFA’s coverage of “Farmers in Kandal province desperate to grow crops after plowing vegetables due to ...
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Press release on Cambodia, Malaysia concur to further deepen the long-standing robust bilateral ties across the board
On 27 March 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Cambodia, Malaysia concur to further deepen the long-standing robust bilateral ties across the board.The visit aimed at further deepening the long-standing robust bilateral ties across the board between ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Debt ratio below most ASEAN states: IMF
Cambodia’s general government gross debt (GGGD) is projected to reach 37.5 per cent of GDP (gross domestic product) in 2023 – up from 36.5 per cent in 2022 – which, although marking the highest rate since 42.7 per cent in 2004, is lower than that ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/debt-ratio-below-most-asean-states-imf
GDT collects $1.34 billion in Q1 amid challenges
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has collected more than $1.34 billion of tax revenue in the first three months of 2023, an increase of 6.39 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, while ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501280694/gdt-collects-1-34-billion-in-q1-amid-challenges/
Cambodia’s export to RCEP countries up 24 percent in H1
Cambodia’s total export to other Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries amounted to $4.07 billion in the first half of 2023, up 24 percent from $3.28 billion over the same period last year, said the Ministry of Commerce’s latest report released on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501326651/cambodias-export-to-rcep-countries-up-24-percent-in-h1/
Jan-Apr rubbers exports bounce up 38%: GDCE
Cambodia earned $206.728 million from the export of “rubber and articles thereof” in the first four months of 2023, up 38.0 per cent year-on-year from $149.808 million and up 22.7 per cent half-on-half (compared to July-October 2022) from $168.5 million, according to provisional Customs (GDCE) ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-apr-rubbers-exports-bounce-38-gdce
Global economy will slow for a third straight year in 2024, World Bank predicts
That is the picture sketched by the World Bank, which forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this year. That would be down from 2.6% growth in 2023, 3% in 2022 and a galloping 6.2% in 2021, which reflected the robust recovery ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/global-economy-will-slow-for-a-third-straight-year-in-2024-world-bank-predicts
Cambodia’s garments and agricultural products continue to drive export growth
Cambodia’s export sector has demonstrated resilience, with a slight increase of 1.2 percent in exports during the first 11 months of 2023. According to a report released by the General Department of Customs and Excise, the country exported goods worth $20.5 billion, compared to $20.24 ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501406845/cambodias-garments-and-agricultural-products-continue-to-drive-export-growth/
Cambodia posts 57% rise in agricultural exports
Cambodia exported more than 6.13 million tonnes of agricultural products in the first half of 2024, an increase of 57 percent compared to the same period in 2023, earning more than $2.8 billion, according to a report of the General Directorate of Agriculture posted by ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501517943/cambodia-posts-57-rise-in-agricultural-exports/
Electrical machinery, equipment export revenue exceeds $1.4B
Cambodia earned approximately $1.4 billion from the export of electrical machinery, equipment and parts to international markets during the first eight months of 2024, a decrease of one-third compared to the same period in 2023. Some economists attribute the decline to weak global economic growth. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electrical-machinery-equipment-export-revenue-exceeds-1-4b
Press release on the outcomes of the meeting between Ministry of Tourism and Ambassador of the French Republic to Cambodia and the French Agency for Development in Cambodia (AFD)
On 23 October 2023, H.E. Sok Soken, Minister of Tourisim, received a courtesy call from H.E. Jacque Pellet, Ambassador of the French Republic to Cambodia, and Emmanuel Dollfus, Deputy Director of the French Agency for Development in Cambodia (AFD), to discuss the potential for greater ...
Ministry of Tourisim
Prime Minister further strengthens Cambodia’s commitment to high-quality cooperation during Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing
On 19 October 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcomes and commitment to the Third Belt and Road Forum for international cooperation in Beijing. The theme was “High-quality Belt and Road Cooperation: Together for Common Development ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation