Economy and commerce
Trade
Cambodia keen to boost agriculture exports to China
Cambodia is keen to boost its agricultural exports to China and the country sees China as a major destination for its increasing agricultural products, according to Lao Nguon Eng, Commercial Attaché to the Consulate General of Cambodia in Guangzhou. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501646099/cambodia-keen-to-boost-agriculture-exports-to-china/
Entrepreneurs, producers urged to improve product quality
The Cambodian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Wednesday urged entrepreneurs to better understand the use of standard labels for products and production systems to boost competitiveness in both domestic and international markets. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501642906/entrepreneurs-producers-urged-to-improve-product-quality/
Despite trade war, insiders optimistic about US export market
The Kingdom’s authorities and business community are in general agreement that exports to the US will continue to grow despite the ongoing threat of new US import tariffs. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/despite-trade-war-insiders-optimistic-about-us-export-market
GS1 Cambodia Expo showcases products from provinces, cities
A GS1 Cambodia Expo showcasing products from 25 provinces and cities across the Kingdom was held at The Factory in Phnom Penh on Wednesday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501639127/gs1-cambodia-expo-showcases-products-from-provinces-cities/
Improving local production, expanding markets key to economic growth, MoC says
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) Thursday encouraged small and medium-sized enterprises as well as domestic manufacturers to produce products that meet market demand and are competitive to replace certain imported goods. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501640270/improving-local-production-expanding-markets-key-to-economic-growth-moc-says/
Investors urged to tap Cambodia’s growing cashew sector
Chea Vuthy, Secretary General of the Cambodian Investment Board of the Council f or the Development of Cambodia (CDC), Tuesday urged two major companies to consider investing in the agro-industrial sector, especially the cashew industry in Cambodia. ...
Nin Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501638586/investors-urged-to-tap-cambodias-growing-cashew-sector/
UK buyers seek to raise rice, cashew imports from Cambodia, as farmers urge more support
Seven leading UK buyers from the rice, cashew nut, and dried fruit industries are visiting Cambodia from February 9 to 15, 2025, to explore business opportunities and strengthen trade ties with local agricultural producers. In the meantime, local farmers are calling for more support to ...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/uk-buyers-seek-to-raise-rice-cashew-imports-from-cambodia-as-farmers-urge-more-support/
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/
Philippine salt giant tests waters for Cambodian rice imports
Arvin International Marketing Inc, the largest supplier and distributor of salt in the Philippines, has expressed interest in purchasing Cambodian rice for distribution through their extensive domestic operations. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/philippine-salt-giant-tests-waters-for-cambodian-rice-imports
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 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/
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
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/
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
Cambodia teams up with Alibaba Cloud to develop E-commerce platform
The Royal Government Friday joined hands with Alibaba Cloud (Singapore) Private Limited to develop the E-commerce platform and digital marketing skills. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501629752/cambodia-teams-up-with-alibaba-cloud-to-develop-e-commerce-platform/
Amid global price increases, rubber exports drop as domestic demand rises
Cambodia earned over $671 million from rubber latex and rubber tree exports in 2024, marking a jump of over 36 per cent compared to 2023. The price of rubber also saw a major increase. ...
Phnom Penh SEZ sees 20% rise in export value for ‘24
Thanks to the resurgence of global economic growth, the value of exports from the more than 100 factories/enterprises in the Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (RGPPSEZ) was expected to reach nearly $1.9 billion in 2024, marking an increase of nearly 20% over the ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-sez-sees-20-rise-in-export-value-for-24
Cambodia’s exports to US touch nearly $10 billion
Cambodia’s exports to the United States surged to nearly $10 billion from January to December 2024, up 11 percent compared to the previous year, according to a recent report from General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501623274/cambodias-exports-to-us-touch-nearly-10-billion/
Steel imports surge 70% on construction boom
Cambodia’s steel imports jumped almost 70 percent last year, driven by one of the fastest-growing construction sectors in Southeast Asia. ...
Terry Friel
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501623250/steel-imports-surge-70-on-construction-boom/
Cambodia’s exports up 15.7% to $26 billion in 2024, GDCE says
Cambodia exported goods worth approximately $26.19 billion last year, up 15.7 percent from $22.64 billion in 2023, a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) showed last Friday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501622624/cambodias-exports-up-15-7-to-26-billion-in-2024-gdce-says/
Kingdom’s GFT exports hit record-high $13.74 billion
Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFT) earned the country a record $13.74 billion in 2024, an increase of 23.78 percent compared to the same period last year, the latest trade data of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) showed. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501622618/kingdoms-gft-exports-hit-record-high-13-74-billion/
Cambodia exports 11.6M tonnes of agri products, earns $4.8B
Cambodia has produced a total volume of 39 million tonnes of crop production nationwide in 2024, up 7.4 percent from 36.3 million tonnes in 2023, a report from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries showed on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501623238/cambodia-exports-11-6m-tonnes-of-agri-products-earns-4-8b/
Cambodia will host World Rice Conference this year
Cambodia will host the World Rice Conference in 2025, following the country’s fragrant rice Malys Angkor winning the World’s Best Rice title last year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501621626/cambodia-will-host-world-rice-conference-this-year/