Investment
Investment policy and regulations
Korean chain Lotteria opens fifth local branch
South Korean food chain Lotteria, operated locally by Yinkok Food Corp, has expanded in Phnom Penh with its fifth branch opening in Dem Tkov market, according to a local media report yesterday. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/korean-chain-lotteria-opens-fifth-local-branch
Investor interest still strong, says report
Cambodia is one of the emerging nations that attracts foreign investors in the real estate sector, thanks to its growth and good performance, according to a recent report from PropertyGuru. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38915/investor-interest-still-strong--says-report/
Pi Pay goes cashless with app
Cash may be king in Cambodia, but Pi Pay Asia is banking on rising smartphone penetration and an arsenal of digital payment solutions to help dethrone it.The company’s soon-to-be-released mobile-phone application provides a one-stop platform for cashless transactions, digital money transfers and e-wallet solutions, while ...
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/pi-pay-goes-cashless-app
Vertiv announces rebranding
Vertiv, formerly known as Emerson Network Power, officially announced its new branding on Wednesday in Cambodia to tap more markets in the country’s fast developing economy.Vertiv is a global provider of infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centres, communication networks, and commercial and industrial ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38734/vertiv-announces-rebranding/
Opportune time to tap growing Chinese market in Sihanoukville
Following the steady rise of tourism in Sihanoukville, property development in the coastal town is heavily targeting the nonstop influx of Chinese flocking to the area.Although Sihanoukville has, in recent times, been synonymous with a growing number of Chinese tourists, currently it is going through ...
Vandy Muong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/opportune-time-tap-growing-chinese-market-sihanoukville
Singapore delegation meets CDC
More than 40 business delegates from the Singapore-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry yesterday met the secretary-general of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) to discuss potential investments and seek local business partners. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38688/singapore-delegation-meets-cdc/
Lottery hopes to soar on Wing network
Mohaleap Lotto, a subsidiary of Cambodia’s Royal Group, officially entered the Kingdom’s lottery gaming market this month, hoping to disrupt a business sector currently dominated by black market outlets, a company executive said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lottery-hopes-soar-wing-network
Steady FDI helps keep economy on course
Total foreign direct investment receipts have remained consistent over the past five years, according to a new government report that incorporates central bank data. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/steady-fdi-helps-keep-economy-course
Calls to halt ‘reforestation’ plan
Fourteen community representatives speaking for thousands of families yesterday petitioned the South Korean Embassy, Environment Ministry and Forestry Administration to halt the expansion of a controversial “reforestation” project by a Korean company situated between the protected Prey Lang forest and Mekong River. Their petition – ...
Phak Seangly and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/calls-halt-reforestation-plan
Local coffee sector gets a jolt
Several international and local coffee industry representatives gathered yesterday for the start of a three-day event promoting partnerships and franchising opportunities to satisfy Cambodia’s growing coffee cravings. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-coffee-sector-gets-jolt
Growth sparks franchise boom
More foreign franchise companies will appear in Cambodian as the rising urban population and surging middle class want to enjoy international brands, an expert in the industry says. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/38064/growth-sparks-franchise-boom/
Railway firm eyes Cambodia
Chinese locomotive and railway equipment giant CRRC Zelc is to conduct a feasibility study into the investment potential of Cambodia to help improve the kingdom’s railway system while contributing to the One Belt; One Road initiative. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37716/railway-firm-eyes-cambodia/
Chinese equipment maker eyes Cambodia
Sany Heavy Industry, one of the biggest manufacturers of heavy construction machinery in China’s Hunan province, plans to expand in Cambodia to tap into rising infrastructure development. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37672/chinese-equipment-maker-eyes-cambodia/
Tepco, Toshiba to manage power grids in Cambodia
Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings will team with Toshiba to manage power grids in Cambodia, hoping to secure a new earnings source as the utility grapples with soaring cleanup costs for the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster. ...
Nikkei
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Tepco-Toshiba-to-manage-power-grids-in-Cambodia
Uber gears up to enter market
Representatives from global ride-hailing behemoth Uber confirmed the company’s interest in starting operations in Cambodia during a meeting this week with Transportation Minister Sun Chanthol, according to one of the minister’s aides. ...
Matthieu de Gaudemar and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/uber-gears-enter-market
South Korea eyes new investments
The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce and the Korea International Trade Association have announced a partnership to bring more South Korean investors to Cambodia. ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37317/south-korea-eyes-new-investments/
Kingdom pursuing tax treaty with South Korea
South Korea is pushing forward with discussions to hammer out a double taxation agreement (DTA) with the Kingdom that would provide an additional incentive for Korean businesses to set up shop and increase fiscal transparency while shielding individuals and corporations from being taxed twice. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-pursuing-tax-treaty-south-korea
US, Cambodia trade reaches $3 billion
The trade volume between Cambodia and the United States in 2016 reached about $3 billion, while nearly 240,000 American tourists visited the kingdom. Foreign Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry told reporters yesterday after a meeting between Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Mom Rady, a Democratic member ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37034/us--cambodia-trade-reaches--3-billion/
BigPhone dials into local market
Mobile World Investment Corp (MWG) – one of the largest mobile phone and electronic products distribution chains in Vietnam – will open its first store in Cambodia, operating under the name BigPhone.com, according to Vietnamese state media. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bigphone-dials-local-market
Nordic nations eye investment in Cambodia
Companies from Europe’s frigid north are taking steps toward moving into the fish and environmental industries in Cambodia’s warmer climes. ...
Hang Sokunthea
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nordic-nations-eye-investment-in-cambodia-126253/
HomePro mulls investment in Cambodia
HomePro, a leading home improvement retailer in Thailand, is mulling expansion to neighboring countries – including Cambodia next year – with an investment budget of between $170 million and nearly $200 million. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36267/homepro-mulls-investment-in-cambodia/
Electronics plant construction starts
SVI Cambodia, the local subsidiary, signed a 50-year lease in July 2015 and says it hopes the construction work will be complete by October. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36205/electronics-plant-construction-starts/
Hitachi forms joint venture with CMED
Japan’s Hitachi Ltd has officially entered into a joint venture partnership with the local construction company CMED Group Co Ltd, aimed at expanding its sales, installation and maintenance services for elevators and escalators throughout the Kingdom, the company announced on Friday. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hitachi-forms-joint-venture-cmed
Kingdom sees major increase in United States investment
US investments in Cambodia increased 15-fold last year, due mainly to the construction of a new Coca-Cola plant in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone, according to a statement from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/35808/kingdom-sees-major-increase-in-united-states-investment/