Economy and commerce
Trade
Cambodia adopts 21 global benchmarks to boost growth
Cambodia has taken another decisive step in aligning its economy with global benchmarks after the National Standards Council (NSC) approved the adoption of 21 new international standards at its 31st meeting, chaired by Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation and Chairman of ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501753359/cambodia-adopts-21-global-benchmarks-to-boost-growth/
Cambodia, China discuss trade, investment ties at CIFIT 2025
Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), led a delegation of 17 companies to China to explore investment opportunities as well as participate in the 25th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501753361/cambodia-china-discuss-trade-investment-ties-at-cifit-2025/
Cambodia looks to diversify raw cashew exports via China
Cambodia’s cashew production sector could significantly boost its income if it can directly export raw cashew nuts to the Chinese market. Unofficial data showed that revenue from raw cashew exports in the first eight months of 2025 amounted to approximately $1.4 billion, according to Silot ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-looks-to-diversify-raw-cashew-exports-via-china
Cambodia, Philippines Seal New Agreements to Deepen Ties in Trade, Security and Education
Cambodia and the Philippines on September 8 pledged to deepen their partnership with new agreements on air connectivity, education, and transnational crime, as Prime Minister Hun Manet and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. charted a course for broader cooperation that spans security, trade, and people-to-people ties. ...
Torn Chanritheara
https://cambodianess.com/article/cambodia-philippines-seal-new-agreements-to-deepen-ties-in-trade-security-and-education
Kingdom exports first official shipment of cashew nuts to Italy
Fourteen tonnes of Cambodian processed cashews were officially exported to Italy yesterday by Ample Agro Product Co., Ltd., marking a milestone in Cambodia’s efforts to boost productivity, value-added processing, and export competitiveness. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501751637/kingdom-exports-first-official-shipment-of-cashew-nuts-to-italy/
Cambodia, Vietnam pledge stronger economic ties
Senate President Hun Sen and Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính discussed means to enhance Cambodia-Vietnam relations, especially in areas of trade, investment, and tourism, according to Chea Thyrith, spokesman for Senate president, on Tuesday. . ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501750891/cambodia-vietnam-pledge-stronger-economic-ties/
IMF projects economic growth to slow for rest of year, calls for specific action
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has joined the Ministry of Economy and Finance and downgraded its growth expectations for Cambodia’s economy in 2025. ...
Minimum wage negotiations underway; employers suggest no change to current rate
Workers’ representatives have proposed a $10 increase to the current factory workers minimum wage for 2026, while the representatives of employers have suggested the current rate, $208 per month, be maintained. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minimum-wage-negotiations-underway-employers-suggest-no-change-to-current-rate
Cambodia’s glutinous rice shortage fuels imports from Laos
Some 80 tonnes of glutinous rice was imported from Laos to meet Cambodia’s demand, as local farmers refrain from planting it due to low demand. Farmers have instead shifted to cultivating short period rice varieties with high yields. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-glutinous-rice-shortage-fuels-imports-from-laos
Cambodia, Vietnam strengthen trade ties, courtesy CVTPP
Cambodia and Vietnam reaffirmed their commitment to deepening trade and investment relations at the Cambodia-Vietnam Trade Promotion Programme (CVTPP) held at Novotel Phnom Penh Hotel, according to the Ministry of Commerce’s (MoC) statement on Friday. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501750237/cambodia-vietnam-strengthen-trade-ties-courtesy-cvtpp/
Cambodia-Vietnam bilateral trade, investment continues to grow
Cambodia and Vietnam are working to boost bilateral trade activities through enhanced cooperation in key sectors and focused efforts to overcome challenges. In the first seven months of 2025 alone, bilateral trade between the two countries reached nearly $5 billion. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-vietnam-bilateral-trade-investment-continues-to-grow
US investors urged to seize opportunities in Cambodia
Cambodia has urged US investors to capitalise on emerging trade advantages and a rapidly improving business climate, following a high-level working meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol and a United States Congressional delegation led by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne of Texas. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501748940/us-investors-urged-to-seize-opportunities-in-cambodia/
Rice exporters vow to focus on regional markets
Cambodia has launched a strategy to strengthen and expand its rice exports to ASEAN countries and China, with the long-term goal of reaching one million tons of rice exports per annum, according to the president of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-exporters-vow-to-focus-on-regional-markets
Cambodian 2025 economic growth forecast lowered to 5%
The negative impacts of US tariffs and the effects of the armed conflict along the Thai border have led to several challenges for Cambodia’s economic trajectory. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has reduced its economic growth forecast for 2025 to just 5.0%, down from ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-2025-economic-growth-forecast-lowered-to-5-
Cambodia launches rice export strategy
Cambodia is striving to diversify and expand its rice export markets. To this end, it has launched the “Cambodia’s Milled Rice Market Expansion and Export Diversification Strategy 2025–2030”. In 2024, the Kingdom exported over 650,000 tonnes of milled rice, generating nearly $500 million in revenue. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-launches-rice-export-strategy
Boycott of Thai products driving steep decline in bilateral trade
Thai military action has led many Cambodians to declare a boycott of Thai products. Despite the fell in sales, the owners of many large Thai brands and companies believe this trend will subside once border tensions are resolved. ...
Kingdom pushes to boost cassava exports to Vietnam
Cambodia is moving to strengthen its cassava trade links with Vietnam as part of efforts to boost agricultural exports and secure wider regional markets. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501744588/kingdom-pushes-to-boost-cassava-exports-to-vietnam/
4th Cambodia banking conference highlights need for innovation, sustainability
The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC), with support from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA), staged the 4th Cambodia Banking Conference. The August 19-20 event, held in Phnom Penh, featured the theme: “Unlocking Inclusive Growth: Digital Innovation and ...
Sihanoukville port’s net profit falls by half in Q2’25
The state-owned deep sea port recorded unrealised foreign exchange losses which lowered net profit while revenue rose 30 percent on increased container and cargo throughput. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/sihanoukville-ports-net-profit-falls-by-half-in-q225
Indonesia eyes more Cambodian imports to boost trade ties
Indonesia is seeking to boost bilateral trade with Cambodia – particularly by increasing imports of Cambodian goods – while stressing the need to improve connectivity, logistics and cooperation in energy and defense to unlock greater economic potential. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/indonesia-eyes-more-cambodian-imports-to-boost-trade-ties
Thai goods boycott spreads to non-Thai companies, leaders warn of economic risk
As the Cambodian boycott of Thai products grows, several non-Thai companies are also facing backlash for allegedly terminating contracts with public figures for commenting on the Cambodia–Thailand conflict. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/thai-goods-boycott-spreads-to-non-thai-companies-leaders-warn-of-economic-risk/
‘19% US tariff hardly any relief to furniture manufacturing sector’
Furniture manufacturers in the Kingdom worry about a sourcing shift in the US after 19 percent tariffs were finalised on Cambodia following trade talks between the two countries. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501740598/19-us-tariff-hardly-any-relief-to-furniture-manufacturing-sector/
Dodgy dairy: Thai milk altered to appear Cambodian-made
The Ministry of Commerce has discovered that the importer of Kofi brand milk products has illegally altered the barcodes of several product lines to fool the public into believing they were manufactured in Cambodia, when in fact they were made in Thailand. The products have ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dodgy-dairy-thai-milk-altered-to-appear-cambodian-made
CAPRED sees new export pathway open to Australian market
Trade between Australia and Cambodia continues to grow, with Cambodian business Royal Trust Trading Co., Ltd. (RTT) dispatching its first shipment of nuts and dried fruit to Australia on August 14. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capred-sees-new-export-pathway-open-to-australian-market