Economy and commerce

NBC calls for more UK investment, exports

National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) assistant governor Chea Serey on February 7 proposed that British businesspeople ramp up their investments in Cambodia and buy more local goods, to strengthen bilateral economic relations and stimulate recovery in the Southeast Asian country following a downturn linked to ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-calls-more-uk-investment-exports

Authorities aided alleged union-busting at Puma-supplying factory

In October 2022, Bora believed forming a union at his Takeo province shoe factory would help him and his colleagues gain better benefits. ...

Jack Brook, Sovann Sreypich, and Phin Rathana
https://cambojanews.com/authorities-aid-alleged-union-busting-at-puma-supplying-factory/

CPBANK, ADB partner on small business loan project

Cambodia Post Bank Plc (CPBank) has partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on a $10 million loan initiative to provide to the Kingdom’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) to support their recovery after years of Covid-related disruptions, according to ADB. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cpbank-adb-partner-small-business-loan-project

Cambodia earns $92m in rice exports in January

Milled rice exports of 36,900 tonnes, or $28.83 million in value, were recorded in January, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said, noting that 41 percent of that, or 15,045 tonnes worth $11.77 million, went to China and Hong Kong. ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-earns-92m-in-rice-exports-in-january

Cambodia’s exports to EU surge 25% YoY to $4.045 bn in 2022

Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $4.045 billion—a more than 25 per cent hike from the $3.229 billion registered in 2021, according to the ministry of commerce. Cambodia-EU trade was worth $4.857 billion last year, rising by 15.9 per cent ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1236312/cambodias-exports-to-eu-surge-25-yoy-to-4-045-bn-in-2022/

Kingdom, Japan to boost economic ties to mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Cambodia and Japan have pledged to boost further economic and investment cooperation as they mark this year the 70-year anniversary diplomatic establishment between the two countries. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235450/kingdom-japan-to-boost-economic-ties-to-mark-70th-anniversary-of-diplomatic-relations/

Cambodian experts say mutual trust and support solidify Cambodia-China ties

Over past years, mutual trust and support between Cambodia and China have largely consolidated bilateral relations, Cambodian experts have said. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235619/cambodian-experts-say-mutual-trust-and-support-solidify-cambodia-china-ties/

ADB and Cambodia Post Bank sign $10m loan for MSMEs

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia Post Bank (CP Bank) have signed a loan of up to $10 million to spur post-pandemic recovery for the nation’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by increasing access to finance, with at least half earmarked for women. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-and-cambodia-post-bank-sign-10m-loan-for-msmes

RCEP enables trade among Asian neighbours to ripen

Trucks loaded with Vietnamese durians lined up for customs inspections recently at the China and Vietnam Youyi Pass, a border crossing located in a natural gap between a series of steep cliffs and hills covered in conifers and bamboo on the border of the two ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234938/rcep-enables-trade-among-asian-neighbours-to-ripen/

Vietnam spends $1 billion importing cashew nuts from Cambodia

Cambodia exported a total of 670,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts worth $1.07 billion last year to the international market, with 98.5 percent of its raw cashew nuts worth $1 billion being shipped to Vietnam. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234910/vietnam-spends-1-billion-importing-cashew-nuts-from-cambodia/

Japan to encourage more investors to Cambodia

Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA) is committed to attract more Japanese investors to Cambodia, particularly in human resources development. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234945/japan-to-encourage-more-investors-to-cambodia/

Cambodia, Kuwait to further boost bilateral relation and cooperation

Cambodia and Kuwait have reiterated their commitments to further enhance bilateral relation and cooperation in areas of trade, economy and oil/gas exploration. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234952/cambodia-kuwait-to-further-boost-bilateral-relation-and-cooperation/

Loan accounts reach 1.54M at end-2022: CBC

The total number of loan accounts reached 1.54 million nationwide in December, rising by 3.45 per cent “from the previous quarter”, according to the latest report from Credit Bureau (Cambodia) Co Ltd (CBC). ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/loan-accounts-reach-154m-end-2022-cbc

Joint venture funds coming to Cambodia ‘by end of Q1’

The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is set to authorise the establishment of joint venture funds in the first quarter of this year ending March 31, as the underlying regulatory framework nears completion, paving the way for licensed companies to raise money for ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/joint-venture-funds-coming-cambodia-end-q1

Phnom Penh proposed for RCEP Secretariat

Officials have suggested that the 14 partner signatories to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) establish a trade secretariat in Phnom Penh. The agreement, which aims to boost economic development, came into force at the beginning of 2022. ...

Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-proposed-rcep-secretariat

Cambodia’s export to Japan reached almost $2B last year

Cambodia exported $1,939 million worth of products to Japan last year, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) report said on Monday. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501233908/cambodias-export-to-japan-reached-almost-2b-last-year/

Cambodia welcomes Chinese tourists without any health-related restrictions

Outbound tourism by Chinese citizens, which had been suspended for nearly three years, has gradually resumed since China optimized its COVID-19 response and entry-exit policies on January 8. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234105/cambodia-welcomes-chinese-tourists-without-any-health-related-restrictions/

Cambodia hopes to export 1,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines

Cambodia has high hopes of forging a deal with the Philippines to export 1,000 tonnes of rice as a trial, the head of Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said on Monday after a visit to explore the market. ...

Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-hopes-to-export-1000-tonnes-of-rice-to-the-philippines

High-skilled labour key to develop economy

A forum on human resources in Cambodia has highlighted the need to prioritize developing high-skilled labor to grow the economy. ...

Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-high-skilled-labour-key-to-develop-economy

SME Bank’s loans help more than 2,000 businesses

The state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. (SME Bank) has disbursed more than $200 million in loans to at least 2,500 SMEs to help them expand businesses. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234112/sme-banks-loans-help-more-than-2000-businesses/

Cambodian exports to ASEAN markets rise 13%

The value of Cambodian trade with the nine other ASEAN countries reached $16.053 billion in 2022 – up 1.4 per cent from $15.838 million in 2021 – accounting for a 30.62 per cent share of the Kingdom’s $52.425 billion in total foreign trade for the ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-exports-asean-markets-rise-13

Customs revenue up 18 per cent for 2022

General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) said that they have collected more than $2.69 billion in 2022, an increase of 18.3 per cent over 2021 revenue.​ In a February 3 annual meeting in Kep province, GDCE director general Kun Nhem said that the figure ...

Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/customs-revenue-18-cent-2022

Siem Reap tourism worker cash assistance continued

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training disbursed its 89th cash payment to 3,223 workers employed by 33 different enterprises in the tourism sector located in Siem Reap, according to the ministry statement. ...

Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/siem-reap-tourism-worker-cash-assistance-continued

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