Economy and commerce

Kingdom emerges biggest supplier of raw cashew nuts to Vietnam

Cambodia has knocked off Ivory Coast to become Vietnam’s biggest supplier of raw cashew nuts. Earlier it was the African nation that held the position. The General Department of Customs of Vietnam made the announcement on Saturday.   ...

​Jig​me​ ​Pal​d​e​n​P​a​z​o
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501519482/kingdom-emerges-biggest-supplier-of-raw-cashew-nuts-to-vietnam/

Cambodia and France exchange two MoUs on trade and education

Dr. Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, presided over the opening ceremony of the three-day France-Cambodia Business Forum, held at the Sofitel Phokeethra Phnom Penh this morning. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501519296/cambodia-and-france-exchange-two-mous-on-trade-and-education/

Japanese foreign minister's visit aims to boost bilateral Ties

Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs is gearing up for an official visit to Cambodia from July 5 to 6 to strengthen economic and sociopolitical cooperation between the two nations, with analysts predicting closed door discussions will take place on human rights and democracy. ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/japanese-foreign-ministers-visit-aims-to-boost-bilateral-ties

190 projects totalling $3.2 billion approved in six months

Cambodia has approved 190 investment projects totalling more than $3.2 billion and providing more than 68,500 jobs, with the bulk of foreign investment coming from China. ...

Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/190-projects-totalling-32-billion-approved-in-six-months

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/

MEF reviews policies to boost economic productivity

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) recently organised several meetings and discussions with the public and private institutions to ensure the effective and productive uses of the national budget in line with the economic policies master plan. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501517937/mef-reviews-policies-to-boost-economic-productivity/

Support sought to increase investments from Malaysia

Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly on Monday requested the Malaysian ambassador to Cambodia to help boost bilateral cooperation between the two parliaments and boost investment, trade and human resource training. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501516302/support-sought-to-increase-investments-from-malaysia/

Cambodia, Japan committed to enhance investment cooperation

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) Friday agreed to reinforce the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) to enhance cooperation and attract more Japanese businessmen to invest in Cambodia. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501515570/cambodia-japan-committed-to-enhance-investment-cooperation/

South Korean pharma eyes medical device venture in Cambodia

Representatives from Poonglim Pharmatech Inc., headquartered in the Republic of Korea’s Jeonbuk-do province, are exploring investment opportunities in medical device manufacturing in Cambodia, following a meeting with Suon Sophal, Deputy Secretary General of the Cambodian Investment Board (CIB), at Council for the Development of Cambodia ...

James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501515044/south-korean-pharma-eyes-medical-device-venture-in-cambodia/

Cambodia, Australia launch digital platform for business registration

The Cambodian and Australian governments have jointly launched the first phase of a digital registration and licensing portal for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), handicrafts and industrial factories. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501515124/cambodia-australia-launch-digital-platform-for-business-registration/

Workers of Vietnamese-owned Hoang Anh Gia Lai still suffer years after plantation closes

For nearly three years, about 300 local workers, 50% of them women, worked in a Vietnamese banana plantation belonging to Hoang Anh Gia Lai Joint Stock Co (HAGL), covering 245 hectares in Talao commune, Andong Meas district in Ratanakiri province. ...

Him Khortieth
https://cambojanews.com/workers-of-vietnamese-owned-hoang-anh-gia-lai-still-suffer-years-after-plantation-closes/

Private sector working groups beef up activity for trade

Private sector working groups (PSWGs) of the Government-Private Sector Forum have said that they have increased their activities to facilitate better trade in Cambodia. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501513567/private-sector-working-groups-beef-up-activity-for-trade/

Cambodia’s insurance industry sees slight growth in first 5 months of 2024

An Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (IRC) report showed on Monday that Cambodia’s insurance industry recorded a gross premium of $150 million in the first five months of 2024, up 1.2 percent from $148.1 million over the same period in 2023. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511655/cambodias-insurance-industry-sees-slight-growth-in-first-5-months-of-2024/

Qingdao-based tyre manufacturer announces Kingdom investment plans

Chinese publicly-listed manufacturer, Mesnac Co., Ltd, announced plans this month to invest in a new manufacturing facility in Cambodia focussed on the production of tyre mould products. ...

James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501512148/qingdao-based-tyre-manufacturer-announces-kingdom-investment-plans/

Techo international airport’s phase 1 on final leg of construction

The new Phnom Penh airport, Techo International Airport’s (TIA) $1.5 billion phase one is 78 percent complete as of June 24, with $1.13 billion used so far, according to joint venture firm Cambodia Airport Investment Co Ltd (CAIC) on Monday. ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/techo-international-airports-phase-1-on-final-leg-of-construction

Hun Manet leads Cambodian delegation to woo Singaporean investors

Prime Minister Hun Manet led a delegation of prominent people from Cambodia’s business community to the Cambodia-Singapore Business Forum, with the aim of attracting more Singaporean investment to the Kingdom. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/hun-manet-leads-cambodian-delegation-to-woo-singaporean-investors

Cambodia-Vietnam trade to exceed $10 billion in 2024

Cambodia and Vietnam are on track to exceed $10 billion in trade by the end of 2024, said Vietnam’s Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511526/cambodia-vietnam-trade-to-exceed-10-billion-in-2024/

Cambodia-Thailand trade surpasses $1.7 billion in first five months

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand crossed $1.7 billion in the first five months, an increase of 1.73 percent compared to the same period last year, said a report of the General Department of Customs and Excise of the Ministry of Commerce. ...

Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511502/cambodia-thailand-trade-surpasses-1-7-billion-in-first-five-months/

Cambodia-Korea Special Economic Zone on cards

Top Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officials and a delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Cambodia Thursday held talks on the possibility of setting up the Cambodia-Korea Special Economic Zone (Cam-Kor SEZ). ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511538/cambodia-korea-special-economic-zone-on-cards/

Koh Kong Zhejiang SEZ aims to attract 100 additional companies by year-end

Koh Kong Zhejiang Special Economic Zone (SEZ), located in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district, currently hosts 28 companies and has pledged to attract 100 more by the end of 2024, according to a June 21 press release from the Council for the Development of ...

Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/koh-kong-zhejiang-sez-aims-to-attract-100-additional-companies-by-year-end

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