Economy and commerce

Cambodia, Australia pledge to achieve clean water access by 2030

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI) and the Australian Embassy to Cambodia, through the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED) are strengthening their collaboration on the Provincial Investment Plan (PIP) for the water supply sector, with the goal of closing ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501766373/cambodia-australia-pledge-to-achieve-clean-water-access-by-2030/

Cambodia needs over 3 billion USD to boost river transport and waterborne logistics

Cambodia needs a total investment of $3.25 billion to strengthen its river transport network and waterway logistics system, with 23 river transport projects planned to be implemented under the Comprehensive Master Plan for the Cambodian Intermodal Transport and Logistics System 2023-2033 (CITLS 2023-2033), according to ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501766379/cambodia-needs-over-3-billion-to-boost-river-transport-water-logistics/

Rise in investment projects valued $7.8 billion from Jan-Sept 2025 - CDC

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 564 projects—a 73 percent growth from last year, and is expected to create 376,000 jobs. A majority of the investments are from China, South Korea, and Singapore, benefitting Phnom Penh and nearby provinces. ...

Kuch Sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/rise-in-investment-projects-valued-78-billion-from-jan-sept-2025-cdc

Cambodia urges export law compliance to safeguard US market access

Sun Chanthol, Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), called on the private sector to strictly comply with export laws to the United States, warning that attempts to bypass rules of origin could jeopardise Cambodia’s manufacturing exports. ...

Mao Sreypich & Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-urges-export-law-compliance-to-safeguard-us-market-access

SERC, KSFC renew MoU to develop Cambodia’s securities sector

The Securities and Exchange Regulators of Cambodia (SERC) and Korean Securities Financing Corporation (KSFC) have renewed their commitment to further develop Cambodia’s securities sector. Sou Socheat, Director General of the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) and Jeong-Kang Kim, President and CEO of the ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765677/serc-ksfc-renew-mou-to-develop-cambodias-securities-sector/

Svay Rieng’s SEZs power Cambodia’s industrial expansion, Vuthy says

Svay Rieng’s growing network of special economic zones (SEZs) is fast becoming a cornerstone of Cambodia’s industrial expansion, drawing new investment, boosting exports and creating thousands of jobs for local workers. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765675/svay-riengs-sezs-power-cambodias-industrial-expansion-vuthy-says/

Border conflict drives support for local products

Thailand’s unilateral closure of the border resulted from the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia has created an opportunity to expand and promote local production base, while gaining consumption support nationwide, according to Thun Vathana, Senate Second Vice President. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765681/border-conflict-drives-support-for-local-products/

Financial inclusion at the heart of Cambodia’s development strategy

Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of Cambodia’s economic and social development, connecting households to formal financial services and offering protection from the risks of poverty, fraud, and inequality, a senior official of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said on Tuesday. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501765679/financial-inclusion-at-the-heart-of-cambodias-development-strategy/

Preah Sihanouk incentive group approve $280 million in projects

Seventeen investment projects in Preah Sihanouk province, with a total capital of $280 million and the potential to create around 2,000 jobs, have been approved for special incentive policies under the “Special Investment Promotion Program in Sihanouk Province”. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/preah-sihanouk-incentive-group-approve-280-million-in-projects

Govt Debt-to-GDP ratio to surpass 27 percent in current year

The Government Debt-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio will be hitting a five-year all-time high in the current year at 27.3 percent, according to a forecast published along with the report titled ‘Beyond Collection: Reforming Tax Systems for Inclusive Growth in ASEAN+3’ released by Asean+3 Macroeconomic ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764840/govt-debt-to-gdp-ratio-to-surpass-27-percent-in-current-year/

Cambodia-Thailand trade figures cloud business, investor confidence

Diverging August trade statistics, with Cambodia reporting $46 million in overall exports versus Thailand’s $310,000 in border exports, have raised concerns among businesses and investors, as sharply mismatched figures undermine economic transparency and complicate investment decisions. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764834/cambodia-thailand-trade-figures-cloud-business-investor-confidence/

ADB soften growth forecast as Thai tensions loom over economy

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reacted to economic challenges related to geopolitical tensions with Thailand and uncertainty surrounding the US export market, downgrading its growth forecast for Cambodia from 6.1% to 4.9% for 2025 and from 6.2% to 5.0% for 2026. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-soften-growth-forecast-as-thai-tensions-loom-over-economy

SPIN Investment Forum Promotes Opportunities in Cambodia’s Northeast

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting investment in Cambodia’s four northeastern provinces through the Special Programme to Promote Investment (SPIN) 2025–2028, as officials, investors, and business leaders gathered for the SPIN Investment Forum in Phnom Penh. ...

Khmer Times Team
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764617/spin-investment-forum-promotes-opportunities-in-cambodias-northeast/

Paperless trademark registration system to be available from today

The Ministry of Commerce will put into operation the Paperless Trademark Registration System with a new e-service strategy to enhance the business environment, making it more efficient and transparent. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764163/paperless-trademark-registration-system-to-be-available-from-today/

Cambodia’s investment climate strengthens with growth and trade deals

Cambodia is moving to consolidate its reputation as one of Southeast Asia’s most open destinations for investment, with new data showing steady economic growth, a raft of trade agreements, and a wave of investor-friendly reforms. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764182/cambodias-investment-climate-strengthens-with-growth-and-trade-deals/

Thai evacuation deepens trade risks for Cambodia

Thailand’s recent order for the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) to prepare evacuation operations along the border has heightened concerns for Cambodia, where local communities are already struggling with the economic fallout of cross-border tensions. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764176/thai-evacuation-deepens-trade-risks-for-cambodia/

Can Cambodia navigate amid tariffs, border tensions and rising debt?

Cambodia’s economic growth, long one of Southeast Asia’s strongest, is forecast to slow to 4.8 percent in 2025 from 6 percent in 2024, as the country contends with a challenging external environment marked by trade frictions, regional tensions, and rising domestic financial vulnerabilities, according to ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501763690/can-cambodia-navigate-amid-tariffs-border-tensions-and-rising-debt/

Tourism key driver of sustainable growth, PM says

Over the past 30 years, the tourism sector has become a major driving force of the economy, contributing to macroeconomic growth, fostering development across all sectors, and creating opportunities for investment and trade, said Prime Minister Hun Manet on Friday to mark World Tourism Day ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501763709/tourism-key-driver-of-sustainable-growth-pm-says/

US seeks to deepen trade, economic, and investment ties with Cambodia

Economic growth and bilateral trade were at the forefront of discussions on Friday as Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, received a visiting United States Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA). ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501763721/us-seeks-to-deepen-trade-economic-and-investment-ties-with-cambodia/

Vietnam – Cambodia trade: Path towards $20 billion target

According to Do Viet Phuong, who leads the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia, bilateral trade in goods tripled between 2014 and 2024, from $3.3 billion to $10.1 billion, with an average annual growth rate of about 12 percent. Growth momentum has continued in 2025, with ...

Khmer Times Team
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501763328/vietnam-cambodia-trade-path-towards-20-billion-target/

Indigenous people in Rattanakiri suffer no ends to microloans, threats - HRW

Cumulative microloan debt in Cambodia has risen over 50 percent to “over $18 billion” by 2024 from five years ago, with indigenous people in and near Rattanakiri province slipping into overindebtedness, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a study. ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/indigenous-people-in-rattankiri-suffer-no-ends-to-microloans-threats-hrw

Can bonds become the next big investment for Cambodians?

In global finance the bond market, often called the quiet giant of the investment world, influences nearly every other asset class. When bond yields rise, investors shift away from stocks, currencies react, and economies reprice risk. Yet for most ordinary people, bonds remain a mystery—something ...

Tan Kim Heng
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501759735/can-bonds-become-the-next-big-investment-for-cambodians/

Assault on border civilians heats up boycott of Thai goods

The attack by Thai soldiers on Cambodian civilians on Wednesday, removing barbed wire from farmland, injuring at least 23, including women and monks, has further intensified the months-long boycott of Thai goods, as the public called for a stronger movement across social media platforms. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501759741/assault-on-border-civilians-heats-up-boycott-of-thai-goods/

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port revenue up almost one-fifth

Revenue from the business operations of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) reached over $32 million in the first eight months of 2025, an increase of nearly 20 per cent compared to the same period last year. Experts suggest that this figure is set to ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-autonomous-port-revenue-up-almost-one-fifth

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