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Gov’t bonds reduce foreign borrowing
Since the government, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance, started issuing sovereign bonds in September 2022, they have emerged as a new financial instrument, enabling the government to augment domestic revenue, thereby reducing the need to borrow from foreign sources for infrastructure development. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-in-depth/gov-t-bonds-reduce-foreign-borrowing
SERC combat illegal investment schemes
The Securities Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is actively seeking collaboration with relevant ministries and institutions to combat the illicit collection of public funds by unauthorised investors offering high returns. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/serc-combat-illegal-investment-schemes
Cambodia planning $100M in bond issue
The government plans to issue a $100 million sovereign bond in 2024. The move aims to raise additional funds through the capital market to support public investment projects, while also repaying the principal and interest of previous issuances. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-planning-100m-in-bond-issue
SERC, CSX launch online trading account opening
Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) and Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) signed an agreement yesterday introducing the API (Application programming interface) linkage for registering investor ID online and opening trading accounts online. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501381930/serc-csx-launch-online-trading-account-opening/
CSX welcome surge in issuance of new green bonds
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) is experiencing a surge in interest for green bond listings, with firms from the education sector and telecoms giant CamGSM at the forefront. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/csx-welcome-surge-issuance-new-green-bonds
Profit down in first nine months of year: PPAP
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), a listed state-owned river quay, reported a decline in revenue for the first nine months of 2023, a decrease attributed to unfavorable global economic conditions, largely exacerbated by the prolonged Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has adversely impacted global demand. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/profit-down-first-nine-months-year-ppap-2
SERC: CamGSM securities application under review
The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is currently reviewing the application from CamGSM Plc, the nation’s largest locally-owned mobile operator, which seeks to issue debt securities (sustainable bonds). The move aims to secure around $20 million for network expansion and debt refinancing. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/serc-camgsm-securities-application-under-review
Is a higher dividend payment always the better stock option?
When investing in stocks, investors can expect some of their assets to generate a dividend payment, a sum of money paid by a company to its shareholders out of its profits. Dividends are typically paid annually, but they can also be paid quarterly or monthly. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/banking-securities-business/higher-dividend-payment-always-better-stock-option
Land sales spur revenue increase for PPSP in Q2
Public-listed Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSP) reported a significant growth in business performance in the second quarter of 2023 amid regional and global economic uncertainties. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/land-sales-spur-revenue-increase-ppsp-q2
Investment options in securities market at different stages of life
Much like when building a career or successfully running a business, it is important when taking care of one’s investments to know that there are different investment strategies best suited to each stage of life. ...
Capital’s river port operator logs 24% decline in revenue
Local public-listed river-port operator Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reported a sharp decline in business performance in the first five months of the year due to regional and global economic uncertainty brought on by the protracted Ukraine conflict and its effects on demand and inflation. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capitals-river-port-operator-logs-24-decline-revenue
CSX-listed state firms post dull results for start of 2023
Two local public-listed state-owned enterprises (SOE) have posted financial results for either the first three or four months of the year, which fell somewhat short of expectations, as local, regional and global economies continue to feel the shockwaves of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/csx-listed-state-firms-post-dull-results-start-2023
Real estate firm behind first ‘gold bond’ books solid 2022
Golden Tree Co Ltd (GT), the real estate firm behind the Kingdom’s first green bond, reported sound business performance last year, amid economic stress stemming from the Ukraine conflict and prolonged Covid-19 crisis. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/real-estate-firm-behind-first-gold-bond-books-solid-2022
Cellcard eyes $20M IPO after CSX’s green light
Prominent telecoms operator CAMGSM Plc, a subsidiary of locally-owned conglomerate Royal Group of Companies Ltd that trades as Cellcard, plans to raise about $20 million through an initial public offering (IPO) on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), expected in May. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cellcard-eyes-20m-ipo-after-csxs-green-light
Cambodia Securities Exchange rollout of green bonds set to bloom in 2023
With the growing effects of climate change increasingly a major concern globally, balancing economic activities with environmental considerations has never been more urgent. ...
Cambodia’s stock market share prices explained
In July 2011, Cambodia opened its stock market in a much-anticipated move that aimed to bring the nation’s financial sector in line with other regional countries. ...
Thai Sothea
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-stock-market-share-prices-explained
Gov’t to issue bonds worth $300 million this month
The Cambodian government plans to issue bonds worth 1.2 trillion riels, equivalent to approximately $300 million, for the first time this month for creating a new source of public financing and a new financial instrument for investors in the securities market. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501086195/govt-to-issue-bonds-worth-300-million-this-month/
PPSP revenue grows 153%, net loss narrows 26% in Q1
Public-listed special economic zone (SEZ) developer Phnom Penh SEZ Plc (PPSP) has reported a sharp increase in total revenue and lower net loss in the first quarter of 2022, a filing with Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) showed. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppsp-revenue-grows-153-net-loss-narrows-26-q1
Port operator, Pestech book decent business performance
Two locally-listed firms on October 8 reported recoveries in business performance this year thanks to improvements across regional and global economies as they emerge from the Covid-19 health crisis. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/port-operator-pestech-book-decent-business-performance
PPAP inaugurates Step 3 of LM17 terminal
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), a river-port operator listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), on September 20 inaugurated the Step 3, Phase I development of its LM17 Container Terminal to meet growing container throughput. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppap-inaugurates-step-3-lm17-terminal
DBD becomes Growth Board’s first listing
DBD Engineering Plc, a local multi-purpose engineering and construction firm, went public via initial public offering (IPO) on the Cambodia Securities Exchange’s (CSX) Growth Board on September 6. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/dbd-becomes-growth-boards-first-listing
Investing wisely in the securities market using Buffett’s time-tested techniques
Investing in the stock exchange can be a successful way of making money, whether as a source of additional cash to supplement income, generating “passive income” or even in achieving “financial freedom”. ...
Six listed firms post Q2 recovery
Six companies with securities listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) reported a recovery in business performance in the second quarter of this year over the early days of the health crisis, on the back of the rapid pace of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/six-listed-firms-post-q2-recovery-0
PPAP: Port business remains afloat
The locally-listed Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) on August 9 posted a recovery in business performance over the first seven months of this year as the Kingdom leverages its relatively brisk coronavirus vaccine rollout to ease out of the Covid stranglehold. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ppap-port-business-remains-afloat