Economy and commerce

The General Directorate of Agriculture said it had submitted a list of 25 mango farms and three treatment facilities to the Chinese General Administration of Customs for sanitary and phytosanitary inspections. ...

The trade value between Cambodia and India saw a dramatic 25.81 percent reduction last year to $190.13 million from 2019’s $256.26 million as the Kingdom embarked on a feasibility study for a free trade agreement (FTA). ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) will join forces on the “Cambodia Supply Chain Finance Market Development” project and expand financial access for the Kingdom’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SME). ...

Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Chea Vandeth on February 24 encouraged budding digital entrepreneurs to register for licenses and receive technical support, training and “encouragement” from the ministry. ...

Innovation is critical to productivity growth and economic progress in developing East Asia including Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam in a rapidly changing world, according to a new World Bank report launched today. ...

The embassy of Cambodia to the Republic of Korea signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with DGB Bank to provide cooperation in promoting investment in Cambodia as well as protection for Cambodians in South Korea. ...

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China has expressed its readiness to cooperate and provide technical assistance for Cambodia in the field of e-commerce. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has urged farmers to register their mango farms for certification to exports. This was reminded in the ministry’s press release issued recently, adding that the registration of mango farms is also intended to stabilise the price of the ...

Khmer Enterprise (KE), a unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Cambodia Partnership for Sustainable Agriculture (CPSA), have entered a partnership to promote entrepreneurship in the agriculture sector in Cambodia. ...

The COVID pandemic is intensifying the Kingdom’s push towards becoming a cashless society as consumers increasingly opt to conduct digital payments instead of physical transactions. ...

Cambodia’s total export value to China extended its winning streak last year, weathering supply chain disruptions due to the Covid-19 outbreak. ...

Local developer 5LH Lorn City Development Co Ltd’s (Lorn City Group) $100 million residential project broke ground on February 22 morning in Preah Sihanouk, to meet the growing housing demand in the coastal province, the provincial administration said in the press release. ...

New York Stock Exchange- (NYSE) listed hotel franchiser Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc (WH) has opened its first hotel in the Kingdom – the Howard Johnson Plaza by Wyndham Blue Bay Sihanoukville, WH said in a February 18 press release. ...

Businesses are forging symbiotic platforms to gain a piece of the Kingdom’s growing e-commerce sector, while challenging Facebook’s dominance in the industry. ...

From early next month, the special tariffs on imported family vehicles will be reduced by 10 to 25 percent according to engine size, according to an announcement from the General Department of Custom and Excise. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has asked the Philippines to consider buying more Cambodian rice or investing in the rice sector here. ...

Cambodia exported some 52,711 tonnes of rubber in January, generating around $85 million for the national income. ...

Cambodia has urged the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) to help boost the export of Cambodian agricultural products to the EU market. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea has started to recover following a decline in 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) registered a pre-tax profit of $2.85 million last quarter, a 25 percent decrease over the same period in 2019, according to its quarterly report.  ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Japan was worth $2.09957 billion last year, down 8.45 per cent from 2019, data from Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO) show. ...

Cambodia exported 203,485 tonnes of seven major cash crops last month, according to a report by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The ministry lists these as milled rice, natural rubber, corn, cashew nuts, peppercorn, as well as fresh bananas, chillies and mangoes. ...

Cambodia and the United States of America have confirmed their commitment to continue strengthening their bilateral cooperation, especially in the field of trade. ...

Three cooperate-bond-listed firms on February 15 reported solid business-performance recovery in the fourth quarter of last year resulting from proactive government measures that kept economic activities afloat despite the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...