Economy and commerce
Trade
Cambodia’s trade valued at over $13 billion in first quarter
The total trade volume between Cambodia and its partners reached $13.162 billion in the first quarter of this year, up 9.1 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501059578/cambodias-trade-valued-at-over-13-billion-in-first-quarter/
Cambodia exports to Japan nets $291 million in January-February
Cambodia exported $291 million worth of goods to Japan in the first two months of this year, inching down 1.9 percent compared to the same period last year. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501058463/cambodia-exports-to-japan-nets-291-million-in-january-february/
Cambodia’s rubber export slightly up in Q1 hut value drops
Cambodia exported 61,839 tons of dry rubber in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, a slight increase of 1 percent compared to the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501059622/cambodias-rubber-export-slightly-up-in-q1-hut-value-drops/
Cambodia logs over $84M of iron, steel imports in Q1
Cambodia has imported iron and steel worth over $84 million in the first quarter of 2022 – an increase of over three per cent compared to the same period last year, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE). ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-logs-over-84m-iron-steel-imports-q1-0
Effective jab drive boosts Cambodia’s Q1 int’l trade
The first quarter of 2022 clocked over $13 billion in international trade, nine per cent more than last year, with exports jumping 25.7 per cent year-on-year. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/effective-jab-drive-boosts-cambodias-q1-intl-trade
Vietnam announces tariff quotas for Cambodia rice, dried tobacco imports
Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued a circular stipulating the import of rice and dried tobacco leaves originating from Cambodia under tariff quotas for 2021 and 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501057056/vietnam-announces-tariff-quotas-for-cambodia-rice-dried-tobacco-imports/
Kingdom’s January-February exports to US jump 53 percent
Cambodia exports to the United States surged by 53.3 percent to $1,717.5 million in the first two months of this year, according to the figures from the US Census Bureau. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501056229/kingdoms-january-february-exports-to-us-jump-53-percent/
Government, Germany share plans to improve agriculture exports
Germany has announced their continued support for driving the export of Cambodian agricultural products to international markets, especially China. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/government-germany-share-plans-improve-agriculture-exports
UK trade $142M in Jan-Feb on firm post-Brexit-era relations
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the UK reached $141.74 million in the first two months of this year, up by 14.3 per cent versus the $123.95 million logged in January-February 2021, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/uk-trade-142m-jan-feb-firm-post-brexit-era-relations
Cambodia, UK to tighten bilateral trade cooperation
Cambodia and the United Kingdom have committed to strengthening their bilateral cooperation to further boost the economic and trade development. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501054179/cambodia-uk-to-tighten-bilateral-trade-cooperation/
Electronic port data exchange system set for August
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has announced plans to implement an online-only electronic data exchange system in Cambodia’s ports in August to facilitate a more efficient management of ship transport and transfer activity. ...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electronic-port-data-exchange-system-set-august
Cambodian mangoes air freighted to Chinese market
The export of Vietnamese dragon fruit and Cambodian mangos to the Chinese market has been difficult since the outbreak of Covid-19. Custom clearance procedures are often delayed and the overall export volume has declined. Exporters have tried every possible method of overland transport, but keep ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501050755/cambodian-mangoes-air-freighted-to-chinese-market/
Cambodia seeks more economic cooperation with OIF nations
Cambodia is seeking more economic, trade, and investment ties with Francophonie nations, Prime Minister Hun Sen told visiting Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo at a meeting yesterday. ...
Sar Socheath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501049475/cambodia-seeks-more-economic-cooperation-with-oif-nations/
Rubber latex, wood exports worth over $77M in Jan-Feb
Cambodia netted more than $77 million from rubber latex and wood exports in the first two months of 2022, according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery’s General Directorate of Rubber. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-latex-wood-exports-worth-over-77m-jan-feb
Japanese PM’s visit to Cambodia strengthens bilateral ties
The recent visit to Cambodia by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has strengthened bilateral relations. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501048912/japanese-pms-visit-to-cambodia-strengthens-bilateral-ties/
Longan exports to China soon
The agriculture ministry has urged longan growers and relevant private sector companies to register their plantations and packaging plants “as soon as possible” to be able to export the fruit to China, as negotiations on the export process reach their final stages. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/longan-exports-china-soon
Rubber latex, wood exports worth over $77M in Jan-Feb
Cambodia netted more than $77 million from rubber latex and wood exports in the first two months of 2022, according to data released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery’s General Directorate of Rubber. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-latex-wood-exports-worth-over-77m-jan-feb
Cambodia nets $611 million in rubber and rubberwood exports in 2021
Cambodia earned more than $77 million from the export of rubber and rubberwood in the first two months of this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501048075/cambodia-nets-611-million-in-rubber-and-rubberwood-exports-in-2021/
Rubber market bouncing back up
Cambodia exported more than 48,000 tonnes of rubber to international markets in the first two months of the year, an increase of six per cent compared to the same period last year, netting more than $76 million, according to data released by the Ministry of ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rubber-market-bouncing-back
Cambodia rubber exports revenue rises to $77m
Cambodia earned more than $77 million from the export of rubber and rubberwood in the first two months of this year, according to the General Directorate of Rubber. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501047328/cambodia-rubber-exports-revenue-rises-to-77m/
Bilateral FTA, RCEP to boost Cambodia-Korea trade and investment
The Cambodia-Korea free trade agreement (CKFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will boost trade and investment between Cambodia and South Korea. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501046838/bilateral-fta-rcep-to-boost-cambodia-korea-trade-and-investment/
China lockdowns sour mango sales
Fresh Cambodian mango exports to China – both direct and overland via Vietnam – have been slammed by a double whammy of fierce price competition with nearby countries and the re-imposition of Covid-19 restrictions in the East Asian nation amid a reported resurgence in coronavirus ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/china-lockdowns-sour-mango-sales
Largest cold storage facility breaks ground
The largest temperature-controlled cold storage and cross-docking facility in Cambodia – which will be able to handle up to 25 per cent of the Kingdom’s total requirements – has broken ground in Kandal province. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/largest-cold-storage-facility-breaks-ground
Agri exports reach 2.82M tonnes by March 16: official
Cambodia’s agricultural exports this year have reached 2.82 million tonnes as of March 16, surging by over 22 per cent or about 511,000 tonnes year-on-year. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/agri-exports-reach-282m-tonnes-march-16-official