Economy and commerce
January international trade up 25% year-on-year
Cambodia’s international trade continued its positive performance, with January 2025 recording over $5 billion, a nearly 25% increase compared to January 2024. Exports accounted for approximately 45% of the total trade value. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/january-international-trade-up-25-year-on-year
Local products soon to be on PTT gas stations’ shelves
The Ministry of Commerce and PTT (Cambodia) are collaborating to promote Cambodian products through displaying for sale at PTT gas stations’ Café Amazon branches and convenience stores across 19 capital/provinces. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501636599/local-products-soon-to-be-on-ptt-gas-stations-shelves/
Cambodia’s economy to grow by 6.3 pct this year: official
Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow by 6.3 percent in 2025, which will raise the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to $51.39 billion, a senior official stated on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637454/cambodias-economy-to-grow-by-6-3-pct-this-year-official/
Govt outlines path towards achieving Cambodia’s Vision 2050
The government has outlined its path towards achieving Cambodia’s Vision 2050, highlighting policies and accomplishments since the beginning of the 7th Mandate led by Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637446/govt-outlines-path-towards-achieving-cambodias-vision-2050/
Cambodia’s trade volume soars to over $5 billion in Jan
Cambodia exported about $2.3 billion and imported $2.7 billion, bringing the overall trade volume to $5.05 billion in the first month of 2025, reported the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) yesterday. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637338/cambodias-trade-volume-soars-to-over-5-billion-in-jan/
Cambodia’s foreign assets reach $22.5 billion, NBC chief says
Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Saturday said that the Kingdom’s foreign exchange reserves reached $22.5 billion last year, marking a rise of 12.6 percent compared to the year-on-year period in 2023. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501636607/cambodias-foreign-assets-reach-22-5-billion-nbc-chief-says/
January international trade up 25% year-on-year
Cambodia’s international trade continued its positive performance, with January 2025 recording over $5 billion, a nearly 25% increase compared to January 2024. Exports accounted for approximately 45% of the total trade value. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/january-international-trade-up-25-year-on-year
CDC to simplify business registration to lure investment
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) is in the process of improving the ease of doing business in Cambodia aimed at attracting foreign investment as companies are likely to switch locations amid trade war pressure, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501635801/cdc-to-simplify-business-registration-to-lure-investment/
Govt financing boosts rice production to 13 million tonnes
The Royal Government’s financing to stabilize agricultural prices and support farmers’ livelihoods has been highly effective, increasing rice production from 9 million tonnes in 2016 to over 13 million tonnes in 2024, according to Kao Thach, the Royal Government Delegate in Charge and CEO of ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501635205/govt-financing-boosts-rice-production-to-13-million-tonnes/
BKD Academy and Manulife Cambodia partner to boost digital and financial skills
The two organisations have signed an MoU to equip customers with digital skills, financial literacy and leadership training, fostering economic resilience and business growth in the nation’s digital economy. ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/bkd-academy-and-manulife-cambodia-partner-to-boost-digital-and-financial-skills
European delegation admire Kingdom’s investment potential
A delegation from nine European countries has expressed serious interest in Cambodia’s investment potential. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/european-delegation-admire-kingdom-s-investment-potential
CDC report January project approvals up 300% on 2023
In January 2025, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 68 investment projects with a total capital of approximately $748 million, representing an increase of about 300% over January 2024. China continues to account for the highest number of foreign direct investment projects, ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-report-january-project-approvals-up-300-on-2023
Ministry of Post warns about AI-driven online scam
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has raised an alert about the rampant use of artificial intelligence (AI) in online scams, highlighting the growing global concern surrounding cyber fraud. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501634560/ministry-of-post-warns-about-ai-driven-online-scam/
Agricultural products see remarkable surge in exports
Cambodia saw a significant surge in the export of potential agricultural products in 2024, an official report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501633884/agricultural-products-see-remarkable-surge-in-exports/
Cambodia opens to all investors wishing to invest in agricultural sector to promote sector, says Minister of Agriculture
Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and leaders received a courtesy call from Professor Wendy Umberger, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), at the Ministry on February 3, 2025. ...
Microfinance association, stakeholders commit to increasing public trust
The chairwoman of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) has reiterated that the association is committed to working with all relevant parties to increase public trust in the Kingdom’s microfinance sector. ...
CDC reviewing 12 major projects, $135 million capital investment
A total of 12 investment projects, with a total capital of $135 million and the potential to create 7,000 jobs, are currently under review by the Council for the Development of Cambodian (CDC). ...
Small business loans on rise as economy gains momentum
Cambodia’s small business sector is showing renewed signs of recovery, with small business loan applications increasing by 5.7% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest report from Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC). ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/small-business-loans-on-rise-as-economy-gains-momentum
Rights groups and Dutch investor fail to reach agreement on microfinance abuses
After more than two years of talks, rights groups and Dutch investor Oikocredit failed to agree on a plan to tackle abuses in Cambodia’s microfinance sector. ...
Va Sopheanut
https://cambojanews.com/rights-groups-and-dutch-investor-fail-to-reach-agreement-on-microfinance-abuses/
Cambodia, Laos outline strategies to boost bilateral trade
The second Cambodia-Laos Joint Trade Committee Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos on January 28. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-laos-outline-strategies-to-boost-bilateral-trade
Economists: Automation likely cause of security firms’ closures
Despite significant pre-pandemic growth, 26 private security service companies have declared bankruptcy and been removed from the Ministry of Interior’s registry. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/economists-automation-likely-cause-of-security-firms-closures
Private sector voice support for international flights to provincial airports
Tourism industry insiders have repeated their belief that an increase in international flights to the Kingdom’s provincial Siem Reap and Sihanoukville international airports – in addition to the services available at the Phnom Penh International Airport – will become a driving force in attracting more ...
Kingdom’s exports to UK rank 8th, close in on $1B
Cambodian exports to the UK alone were nearly $1 billion in 2024, representing a more than 20% increase over the previous year. The UK is Cambodia’s 10th-largest trading partner, following China, the US, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Canada, Indonesia, Germany and Spain. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-s-exports-to-uk-rank-8th-close-in-on-1b
WorldBridge Group promotes Cambodia’s potential at WEF25
WorldBridge Group highlighted Cambodia’s potential as an emerging growth market within ASEAN during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 (WEF25) in Davos, Switzerland. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501629728/worldbridge-group-promotes-cambodias-potential-at-wef25/