Investment policy and regulations

Cambodian and Chinese officials have signed an MoU concerning plans to invest $1 billion (€910 million) in joint rubber & tire projects, Cambodia Development Council (CDC) has announced. ... ...

Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $4.92 billion in 2023, up 22 percent from $4.03 billion in a year earlier, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) said in a news release on Wednesday. ... ...

Cambodia exported $7.21 billion worth of products to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) members in the first 11 months of 2023, up 27 percent from 5.67 billion dollars in the same period last year, a Ministry of Commerce report said on Tuesday. ... ...

The government plans to issue a $100 million sovereign bond in 2024. The move aims to raise additional funds through the capital market to support public investment projects, while also repaying the principal and interest of previous issuances. ... ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has given the green light to 21 new investment projects in November 2023. With a total investment capital of nearly $619 million, these projects can potentially create approximately 22,000 jobs. ... ...

During the government and private sector forum ceremony, Prime Minister Hun Manet underlined that the government has streamlined another mechanism of long-term leasehold rights in addition to the old mechanisms regarding foreigners leasing land. ... ...

Cambodia and China signed several high-level cooperation documents on October 17, during Prime Minister Hun Manet’s visit to Beijing for the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation from October 17-18. On the sidelines of the forum, Manet also met with several Chinese investors who ...

Despite global and regional economic downturns due to ongoing geopolitical conflict, Cambodia continues to be a beacon for investments. In the first nine months of 2023, the Kingdom drew in fixed-asset investments worth $3.76 billion, marking an 8.6 per cent rise from the $3.46 billion ...

The Law on Nationality of Cambodia, established in 1996, provides opportunities for foreigners to obtain citizenship through investments in the country. ... ...

Canada-owned EnerCam Exploration Ltd, through its subsidiary Angkor Resources Corp, has completed a community assessment mission on Block VIII, a 7.3sq km oil and gas license, with a focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles and corporate social responsibility (CSR). ... ...

The Government-Private Sector Forum, scheduled to take place in November this year, will address and tackle challenges in businesses and investment and set up strategic drives to boost the economy, said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet. ... ...

Hong Kong investors are keen to explore investment opportunities in Cambodia and have pledged to introduce business potentials created by Cambodia’s new investment law and its sub-decrees to their colleagues back home. ... ...

The SERC was established on October 19, 2007 under “Preah Reach Kram No. NS/RKM/1007/028”, which promulgated the “Law on the Issuance and Trading of Non-Government Securities”, as the sole authority to regulate, monitor and develop the securities sector in the Kingdom. ... ...

Sun Chanthol, first vice-president of the Council of the Development of Cambodia (CDC), encouraged entrepreneur members of the Malay World Islam World (DMDI) to consider investing in the Kingdom, highlighting the many incentives in place to reward economic opportunities in the country. ... ...

While no investment is entirely without risk, the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is 100 per cent committed to ensuring that investors in the Kingdom are protected from fraudulent practices. ... ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has sought investments from potential investors from China’s Xiamen city of the Fujian province amid the Kingdom setting records in terms of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) during the current year. ... ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and the US Chamber of Commerce will jointly host the Cambodia-US Business Forum in New York next Friday aimed at promoting investment and business opportunities in Cambodia. ... ...

Chinese investment in the Kingdom’s agricultural sector has boosted the national economy and created jobs for local people, said an expert from the Chinese Cambodian Evolution Researcher Association. ... ...

A global smart energy solutions firm, Chinese-owned CHINT Group Co Ltd, is leveraging the Kingdom’s energy production capacity to support the rapid demand growth for medium-voltage power equipment in the country, as well as Thailand, Laos and Myanmar. ... ...

A senior official from the Koh Kong Provincial Administration has revealed that the government has plans to establish two additional special economic zones (SEZs) in Botum Sakor district. ... ...

In the latest meeting of the National Council on Minimum Wage (NCMW) regarding 2024 wage determination for the textile, garment, bag, footwear and travel goods sectors, both parties have reached an agreement to conclude negotiations by September 28. ... ...

Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, on Sep 11, visited Sihanoukville Port Special Economic Zone. ... ...

In order to take advantage of Cambodia’s potential as a gateway to ASEAN through a number of significant free trade agreements and initiatives that the leaders of the two countries are working on, the Indian ambassador to Cambodia has urged Indian investors to grasp commercial ...

Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang has returned from his fact-finding trip in China as part of his plans to attract foreign investment.​ While in Henan, China’s third-most populous province, Samnang took to social media to announce that the Henan Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs – ...