Economy and commerce
Revenue rises at the Autonomous Port
Total revenue for the listed state-owned enterprise Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) increased 7.49 percent by the end of December last year, giving it a net value of $16.5 million compared with $15.35 million a year earlier. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37268/revenue-rises-at-the-autonomous-port/
Startups turn heads in Silicon Valley
Cambodia’s startups have clamoured to attract foreign venture capital, and now even Silicon Valley is paying attention. Last month, local media and entertainment site Khmerload – described by some as Cambodia’s version of Buzzfeed – secured $200,000 in investment from the regional arm of California-based ...
Matthieu de Gaudemar
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/startups-turn-heads-silicon-valley
Millers push for China access
Amid concerns that the European Union could reject shipments of Cambodian rice, exporters are pushing for more access to China as an alternative market for the Kingdom’s principal agricultural commodity. ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/millers-push-china-access
PPSEZ's profits falls 42%
Phnom Penh Special Economics Zone (PPSEZ) showed its decline of revenue to 42 percents in 2016 which causes 65 percent of net profit’s downfall comparing to the year of 2015, it said in a filing to the Cambodia Securities Exchange yesterday. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://bit.ly/2n9omfn
More container traffic buoys port’s profits
Phnom Penh Autonomous Port attributed its growth in profits last year to a rise in container traffic and shipments through the capital’s river port, as well as increased profits from leasing equipment and returns on interest, it said in a filing to the Cambodia Securities ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/more-container-traffic-buoys-ports-profits
Smooth trade to put $2B exports in reach
Cambodia could expand its foreign trade by up to 16 percent, adding approximately $2 billion worth of exports, by complying with a new international trade protocol that aims to slice through the red tape that slows and complicates cross-border trade. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/smooth-trade-put-2b-exports-reach
Sathapana Bank secures $50M to scale up
Sathapana Bank Plc has received a hefty $50 million bilateral loan from the Bangkok branch of Mizuho Bank, a subsidiary of one of Japan’s largest financial institutions, in a move that banking insiders say will help the newly consolidated bank expand its lending portfolio as ...
Kali Kotoski and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sathapana-bank-secures-50m-scale
GTI growth from higher orders and lower costs
Taiwanese-owner garment manufacturer Grand Twins International (GTI), which posted a 44 percent surge in revenue and a massive 390 percent in net profit last year, attributed the surge to an increase in orders and the decrease of raw material costs, administration costs and total commissions, ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gti-growth-higher-orders-and-lower-costs
Cassava exports up, prices low
Though the export of cassava from Cambodia to foreign markets increased by more than 50 percent in 2016, compared with previous years, export earnings were still low due to below-market-prices offered by buyers in Thailand and Vietnam. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37174/cassava-exports-up--prices-low/
Seaport operator cruises toward IPO
The state-owned enterprise that operates Cambodia’s only deep-sea port is aiming to raise $27 million by floating a 25 percent stake on the Kingdom’s stock market, a company executive said yesterday. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/seaport-operator-cruises-toward-ipo
Cart pullers force Thai fee backdown
About 30 cart pullers at the Poipet International Border Checkpoint staged an hour-long protest yesterday demanding that Thai customs officials remove transit fees that have been in effect for about one month. ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37043/cart-pullers-force-thai-fee-backdown/
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/
Swedish aid agency offers funds for SMEs
Sweden’s development agency will provide $7 million to foster the development of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia, according to state-run news agency AKP. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/swedish-aid-agency-offers-funds-smes
Cambodia signs deal with Chinese province
The Cambodian government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with officials from China’s Shaanxi province aimed at bolstering trade and tourism, according to a release yesterday by the Ministry of Commerce. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-signs-deal-chinese-province
Cambodia opens trade center in Shaanxi
Cambodia will unveil another commercial center in China in May, to boost trade between the two countries and inform Chinese business people and tourists about opportunities in Cambodia. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36933/cambodia-opens-trade-center-in-shaanxi/
Post-Brexit UK trade increase expected
Trade between Cambodia and the United Kingdom is expected to increase after Britain’s exit from the European Union, according to the British ambassador, saying that after Brexit, the UK will independently negotiate trade agreements with Cambodia. ...
Chea Vannak
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36930/post-brexit-uk-trade-increase-expected/
Interest cap poses body blow for Cambodian microfinance
Just months ahead of local elections, the Cambodian government has ordered the microfinance industry to cap interest rates on new and refinanced loans at 18 percent a year starting April 1. ...
Robert Carmichael
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/interest-cap-poses-body-blow-for-cambodian-microfinance/3783292.html
Vinamilk to take full stake of Angkormilk
Vietnamese state-owned dairy giant Vinamilk intends to spend almost $11 million to buy its Cambodian partner’s entire stake in Angkor Dairy Products Co Ltd, better known as Angkormilk, according to Vietnamese media. ...
The Phnom Penh Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vinamilk-take-full-stake-angkormilk
Draft law on trade remedies adopted
The Council of Ministers on Friday adopted a draft law on trade remedies to protect local producers, businesses, enterprises and foreign businesses operating in Cambodia from imported products being sold below their cost base. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36882/draft-law-on-trade-remedies-adopted/
MFIs seek regulator’s support
The apex body for the nation’s microfinance industry announced yesterday that the central bank had tentatively agreed to a number of measures it had requested to ease the burden on microfinance lenders following last week’s unilateral decision to cap annual interest rates at 18 percent ...
Kali Kotoski and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mfis-seek-regulators-support
Pensions to be paid through ATMs
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation will start dispensing pensions for former civil servants and veterans at select ATMs starting in April. Minister Vong Soth issued a notice yesterday stating that pensioners will be able to withdraw their monthly allocations from Canadia Bank ...
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36843/pensions-to-be-paid-through-atms/
New listing soon on CSX
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) is edging closer to be listed on Cambodia’s burgeoning stock exchange after five years of delays. The state-owned enterprise will start a formal process of studying investor demand by April, to decide how much shares will cost when the company makes its ...
Chea Vannak and May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/36832/new-listing-soon-on-csx/
Derivatives licensing capped by regulator
Cambodia’s capital market regulator announced yesterday that it would suspend the issuance of new central counterparty licences to derivatives trading firms, claiming that capping the market at four was sufficient to serve current demand. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/derivatives-licensing-capped-regulator
Alternative to TPP shows no sign of activity: analysts
While Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly expressed his distaste for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which was dealt a critical blow by US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the agreement, economists say there has been little visible progress in cementing ...
Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/air-cargo-volume-soars-again