Economy and commerce
US tariffs have modest long-term impact on Cambodia, study finds
A new economic study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) suggests that the imposition of a 19 percent US tariff on Cambodian exports will have limited short-term effects on domestic consumption, but could lead to modest long-term economic headwinds by 2030. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501774434/us-tariffs-have-modest-long-term-impact-on-cambodia-study-finds/
Kingdom, Austria agree to boost trade ties
Cambodia and Austria have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen and expand bilateral trade cooperation, with a particular focus on key sectors such as tourism, agriculture, industry and logistics. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501774432/kingdom-austria-agree-to-boost-trade-ties/
Lack of Thai imports fails to rattle domestic markets
Cambodia Wednesday reiterated that the lack of Thai imports has not disrupted Cambodia’s domestic markets, instead, it has encouraged Cambodians to support locally produced goods, bolstering domestic industries and ensuring stable prices. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501774436/lack-of-thai-imports-fails-to-rattle-domestic-markets/
Singapore, Hong Kong firms mull investment in Cambodia
A delegation from YHS (Cambodia) Food & Beverage (Yeo’s), a Singapore-based company, and Hong Kong’s Sino Group Tuesday held talks with high-level officials of the Royal Government to explore investment opportunities in the health and education sectors. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501773657/singapore-hong-kong-firms-mull-investment-in-cambodia/
Cambodia’s exports to US shoot to over $9 billion
Cambodia exported more than $9 billion worth of goods to the United States in the first nine months of 2025, reaffirming Washington’s position as the Kingdom’s largest export market, according to the latest data from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501773663/cambodias-exports-to-us-shoot-to-over-9-billion/
Royal Group’s capital SEZ unaffected by uncertainty, tensions
Hak Serey, RGPPSEZ senior manager for CS Marketing and PR, explained that since its inception in 2006, the zone has aimed to become a leading hub for manufacturing companies in various industries, while simultaneously creating crucial employment opportunities for Cambodians. Nearly 20 years later, the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/royal-group-s-capital-sez-unaffected-by-uncertainty-tensions
Single Portal registers biz worth over $20 billion
Cambodia’s Online Business Registration Service has achieved a significant milestone, successfully registering 50,564 businesses with a total investment capital of $20.27 billion by September of this year, according to a report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501772304/single-portal-registers-biz-worth-over-20-billion/
Cambodia-China trade hits record $14 billion, up 27%
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and China exceeded $14.2 billion in the first nine months of 2025, marking a robust 27% increase compared to the same period last year, according to the latest figures from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501772308/cambodia-china-trade-hits-record-14-billion-up-27/
Kingdom’s milled rice export up 33.7% in Jan-Sept
Cambodia exported nearly 596,341 tonnes of milled rice in the first nine months of 2025, up 33.7 percent from 445,913 tonnes in the same period last year, a report from the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) showed last Friday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501771632/kingdoms-milled-rice-export-up-33-7-in-jan-sept/
Cambodia, US strengthen trade ties with reciprocal tariff deal
The Royal Government of Cambodia has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening trade and investment relations with the United States following high-level meetings in Washington DC from October 6 to 9. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501771636/cambodia-us-strengthen-trade-ties-with-reciprocal-tariff-deal/
Use Riel to protect economic sovereignty, Hun Sen says
Acting Head of State and Senate President Hun Sen has called on Cambodians to increase the use of the Riel in daily transactions, warning that reliance on the Thai Baht poses both economic and political risks. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501770218/use-riel-to-protect-economic-sovereignty-hun-sen-says/
Cambodia’s waterway exports to Thailand drop 6.6% in September
Following the closure of land crossings, Cambodia’s agricultural exports by water to Thailand dropped to 1,728 tonnes, equivalent to $5.8 million between June 24 and September 30, 2025. September exports, especially, fell 6.6% from August. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-waterway-exports-to-thailand-drop-66-in-september
AMRO projects Cambodia’s growth at 4.9 percent in 2025
Cambodia’s economy will grow at a rate of 4.9 percent in 2025, according to the October Update of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) released yesterday. Vietnam is at the top with a growth rate of 7.5 percent among the major Asean economies, followed by ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501770216/amro-projects-cambodias-growth-at-4-9-percent-in-2025/#google_vignette
Hun Sen calls for smugglers of Thai goods to be punished, warns against use of baht
Senate president Hun Sen has suggested that the Royal Government and authorities at all levels track down and punish any corrupt officials or smugglers who import Thai goods into the country while the land border is closed. He warned that continued Thai imports could give ...
Pressure mounts to strengthen services for returning Cambodian migrant workers
Nearly 900,000 Cambodians have returned from Thailand since July, a movement far larger than during the pandemic and one that is already straining rural economies, job markets and social safety nets. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/pressure-mounts-to-strengthen-services-for-returning-cambodian-migrant-workers
Cambodia stock market to surpass $700M by year-end, Socheat says
Sou Socheat, Director General of the Securities Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC), Tuesday said that investment capital in the stock market has exceeded $550 million and is expected to reach a total of $700 million by the end of the year. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501769575/cambodia-stock-market-to-surpass-700m-by-year-end-socheat-says/
Kingdom and Malaysia’s Sarawak explore transport cooperation
Cambodia and the Malaysian federal state of Sarawak Tuesday initiated high-level discussions to bolster bilateral cooperation and explore major investment opportunities in the transport infrastructure sector, with a focus on developing new maritime connections. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501769581/kingdom-and-malaysias-sarawak-explore-transport-cooperation/
Jan-Sep agriculture exports almost hit $4 billion
Cambodia earned nearly $4 billion from the export of more than 11 million tonnes of agricultural products to international markets during the first three quarters of 2025, with rice and paddy exports alone contributing around $1.5 billion. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/jan-sep-agriculture-exports-almost-hit-4-billion
New trusts worth $385M registered in first nine months
In a significant surge in the establishment of new trusts, underscoring growing confidence in Cambodia’s trust sector, a total of 458 trusts were successfully registered with the regulator in the first nine months of the year, according to the Trust Regulator (TR) figures released yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501768869/new-trusts-worth-385m-registered-in-first-nine-months/
Cambodia unveils strategic plan to drive investments in securities market
The Royal Government yesterday launched the Cambodia Securities Sector Development Strategy 2025-2035, a strategic road map aimed at addressing long-standing challenges and attracting investment into the securities market, transforming the sector into a key driver of economic growth. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501768871/cambodia-unveils-strategic-plan-to-drive-investments-in-securities-market/
New programme aims to take students from classroom to innovative startup
A new eight-week entrepreneurial training programme is equipping 48 high school students with practical skills, mentorship and digital knowledge to foster innovation, self-reliance and future job creation in Cambodia’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-programme-aims-to-take-students-from-classroom-to-innovative-startup
CDC okays 546 investment projects worth $7.8 billion
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 546 projects worth $7.8 billion in the first nine months of this year, marking an increase of $2.5 billion compared to $5.3 billion during the same period last year, with China accounting for over half of ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501768193/cdc-okays-546-investment-projects-worth-7-8-billion/
Cambodia mulls expanding coffee cultivation
Cambodia was urged to expand its coffee cultivation area to between 5,000 and 10,000 hectares in order to reduce reliance on imports, meet growing domestic demand, and seize export opportunities in regional and global markets. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501768175/cambodia-mulls-expanding-coffee-cultivation/
Cambodia, Australia pledge to achieve clean water access by 2030
The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) and the Australian Embassy to Cambodia, through the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED) are strengthening their collaboration on the Provincial Investment Plan (PIP) for the water supply sector, with the goal of closing ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501766373/cambodia-australia-pledge-to-achieve-clean-water-access-by-2030/