Investment policy and regulations

The China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has finished a feasibility study for the construction of a waterway and logistic facility along the Bassac River in Phnom Penh. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has issued a reminder for foreign companies supplying digital goods, services or any e-commerce activity in Cambodia to fulfil the obligation for Simplified VAT Registration before the April 1 deadline or stand to face fines.​​ ...

The fourth quarter in 2020 saw the start of a sharpest global FDI uptrend since the 2008 recession, which resulted in a global FDI flow of $1.65 trillion in 2021, up 77 percent from $929 billion in 2020. South East Asia netted $184 billion, surpassing ...

Cambodia-Malaysia trade volume surpassed $500 million in 2021, rising by 13.14 per cent over a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Commerce. ...

South Korea has pledged to expand economic and trade cooperation with Cambodia after a free trade agreement (FTA) signed by the two countries last year enters effect in the near future, Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed in a statement at the weekend. ...

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak has asked Canada to explore the possibility of establishing a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with the Kingdom as soon as practicable to improve trade flows between the two countries. ...

A Japanese company plans to invest in silk production, breeding silk worms in Battambang province to process into consumer products and exports, to boost economic growth and create more local jobs. ...

Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng requested Japanese investors, through the Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA), to consider investing in the agriculture sector and other sectors. ...

Despite a modest improvement in the Covid-19 situation in Cambodia, the number of new projects outside of special economic zones (SEZ) approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) saw a sharp decline in January-November 2021 compared to the same period a year ...

Cambodia and China have decided to set up an investment and economic cooperation working group to promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as well as strengthen investment and prop up bilateral economic and trade ties. ...

South Korean ambassador to Cambodia Park Heung-kyeong is highly optimistic that the new Cambodian investment law and free trade agreement (FTA) signed between the two countries would be important factors in enhancing bilateral trade and encouraging more direct investment flows from South Korea to the ...

The new Law on Investment will be a crucial tool as the Kingdom pushes ahead with post-Covid-19 economic recovery plans, and help lay the groundwork to maximise benefits from free trade agreements (FTA), according to Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng. ...

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak expressed optimism that more US companies would discover Cambodia, and set up base in or expand operations in the Kingdom, as trade between the two countries logged more than $5.5 billion in January-August, up by 28.5 per cent year-on-year. ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on October 22 announced that it has approved final registration certificates for seven new projects with capital investment of around $95 million, which could generate a reported 5,311 jobs. ...

The new investment law will be more attractive and provide the Kingdom with better options to navigate the constantly evolving regional and global investment climate, according to Senate Third Committee chairman Mong Reththy.​ ...

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved a cumulative 211 Japanese investment projects as of July 31 worth about $3.14 billion since its inception in 1994, according to the CDC. ...

Cambodia’s new investment draft law is set to introduce new incentives for people to invest in the country. ...

China was ranked first in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows to Cambodia in the first half of this year, at about $2 billion, according to the Chinese ambassador.​ ...

The Draft Law on Investment of the Kingdom of Cambodia was approved by the Royal Government in the Plenary Meeting of the Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen.   ...

The Council of Ministers, or Cabinet, on July 9 approved the Draft Law on Investment, following a plenary session chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen via a Zoom call. ...

The government has approved the draft investment law, following a plenary session of the Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen via a Zoom call on July 9. “The law is aimed at increasing Cambodia’s potential at attracting more domestic and foreign investors,” Hun ...

The draft of the new investment law was approved by the Council of Ministers at a Friday morning meeting held under the presidency of Prime Minister Hun Sen via video conference. ...

The government is planning to discuss a new law to stimulate investment in the country. The Office of the Council of Ministers will hold a virtual meeting on Friday to review the draft law, following the approval of Mr Hun Sen. The prime minister will ...

The Kingdom’s new draft law on investment is scheduled to be finalised by the end of November this year. It will help to drive the economic recovery in the context of COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). ...