CDC predicts Jan-Jun approved projects will create 255,000 jobs

In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-predicts-jan-jun-approved-projects-will-create-255-000-jobs

CDC predicts Jan-Jun approved projects will create 255,000 jobs

In the first half of 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 373 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $5.8 billion. Nearly two-thirds of them were in the industrial sector. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-predicts-jan-jun-approved-projects-will-create-255-000-jobs

Cambodia hosts final ASEAN entrepreneur forum, empowering women entrepreneurs

In support of women entrepreneurs in the ASEAN region, Cambodia is hosting the second and final edition of The Pinnacle Entrepreneur Forum and ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Awards (AWEN) this year before passing hosting duties to Laos. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-hosts-final-asean-entrepreneur-forum-empowering-women-entrepreneurs

Japanese firm look to expand recycling operations, support rural students

Japanese company GOMI Recycle 110 Co., Ltd., which has more than a decade of experience in waste recycling in Cambodia, has announced plans to expand its operations to several provinces and remote districts to support the education of poor students through recycling, in cooperation with ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japanese-firm-look-to-expand-recycling-operations-support-rural-students

‘Pinnacle Entrepreneur Forum’ planning global expansion

In what could become a major step for the Kingdom’s business community, the Pinnacle Entrepreneur Forum has outlined its goal of growing from a national gathering into a significant regional and global trade and business forum. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/-pinnacle-entrepreneur-forum-planning-global-expansion

Century-old Chinese firm considering SSEZ investment

Chinese investment giant Wuxi Guolian Group has expressed an intention in contributing to the development of the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) through investment in the processing of agricultural products for export to China. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/century-old-chinese-firm-considering-ssez-investment

Malaysian delegation mulls investment in Kingdom

A delegation of Malaysian business leaders have expressed their interest in exploring investment opportunities in Cambodia. Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia in the first five months of 2025 rose by nearly 20% compared to the same period in 2024. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/malaysian-delegation-mulls-investment-in-kingdom

35 investment projects granted incentives in Preah Sihanouk

The Preah Sihanouk Province Investment Promotion Working Group Wednesday approved in principle a new wave of 35 investment and business projects with a total capital of approximately $327 million. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501707730/35-investment-projects-granted-incentives-in-preah-sihanouk/

Cambodia offers boundless opportunities for Malaysian businesses

The consistently growing Cambodian economy offers boundless opportunities for Malaysian businesses, said Zaimah Osman, Trade Commissioner of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) on Wednesday.   ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501707732/cambodia-offers-boundless-opportunities-for-malaysian-businesses/#google_vignette

Vehicle industry exports exceed $1 billion, growth driven by tyre manufacturing

As of 2024, investment in Cambodia’s automotive sector reached approximately $746 million, while exports exceeded $1.1 billion, the majority of which came from tyre manufacturing. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vehicle-industry-exports-exceed-1-billion-growth-driven-by-tyre-manufacturing

Majority of FDI projects based in PP, coastal areas, study says

Most Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) projects are concentrated in the capital and coastal areas, and have focused on low-tech manufacturing, which offer limited opportunities for spillovers and industrial upgrading, a study carried out by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) has highlighted. ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501702905/majority-of-fdi-projects-based-in-pp-coastal-areas-study-says/

Anhui investors mulling opportunities in Preah Sihanouk

Five companies from China’s Anhui province are currently exploring investment opportunities in Preah Sihanouk province to further expand their market presence in the region. In 2024, nearly 50% of Cambodia’s total foreign direct investment came from Chinese investors. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/anhui-investors-mulling-opportunities-in-preah-sihanouk

Cambodia’s economy to grow 6.3% in FY2025, PM says

Cambodia’s economy is projected to expand by 6.3 percent in 2025, fueled by continued growth in the industry, services, and agriculture sectors, said Prime Minister Hun Manet on Sunday. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501700854/cambodias-economy-to-grow-6-3-in-fy2025-pm-says/

Phnom Penh port sees 30% jump in container traffic Jan-May

More than 200,000 containers passed through Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) in the first five months of 2025, an increase of nearly 30% compared to the same period in 2024. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-port-sees-30-jump-in-container-traffic-jan-may

Cambodia’s international trade up 20%, surpasses $25 billion

The total value of Cambodia’s imports and exports rose by nearly 20%, pushing international trade volume in the first five months of 2025 to over $25 billion. China accounted for nearly one-third of the total. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-s-international-trade-up-20-surpasses-25-billion

CDC project approvals almost double Jan-May year-on-year

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 59 investment projects – with a value of more than $800 million – in May this year, bringing the total number of approved investment projects in the first five months of 2025 to nearly 300. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-project-approvals-almost-double-jan-may-year-on-year

Chinese banana group expand operations by 50%

Cambodian Banana Agricultural General Co., Ltd. (CBA), a Chinese company, is planning to increase its export of fresh yellow Cavendish bananas to China to 30,000 tonnes this year, through the expansion of cultivation areas and its supply chain. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-banana-group-expand-operations-by-50-

PM invites potential Japanese investors to visit Cambodia in person

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has invited on Japanese investors to visit Kingdom in person to better assess the country’s potential and explore investment opportunities. He also encouraged the establishment of a Japanese Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Cambodia.​ ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pm-invites-potential-japanese-investors-to-visit-cambodia-in-person

CDC shares Cambodia’s investment potential with Canadian trade envoys

Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and first vice-president of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), has extolled the Kingdom’s attractive investment climate to a high-level delegation from Canada’s Ministry of International Trade. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-shares-cambodia-s-investment-potential-with-canadian-trade-envoys

Infrastructure bank president confident Cambodia’s economy will continue to grow

Jin Liqun, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has expressed interest in expanding cooperation with Cambodia in several sectors, noting that he has confidence that the Kingdom’s economy will continue to grow resiliently and sustainably. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/infrastructure-bank-president-confident-cambodia-s-economy-will-continue-to-grow

Preah Sihanouk investment incentive programme continues to grow

An additional 10 investment projects with a total capital of $154 million will receive special incentives from the Royal Government under the “Special Investment Promotion Program in Preah Sihanouk Province”. This brings the total number of projects benefiting from the programme to 297. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/preah-sihanouk-investment-incentive-programme-continues-to-grow

Malaysian logistics company seeking investment expansion in Cambodia

The CEO of a publicly-listed Malaysian company has expressed an interest in exploring further investment opportunities in Cambodia in the fields of technology and logistics. He met with Prime Minister Hun Manet to discuss the matter in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 27, following the ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/malaysian-logistics-company-seeking-investment-expansion-in-cambodia

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