Economy and commerce
IMF projects economic growth to slow for rest of year, calls for specific action
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has joined the Ministry of Economy and Finance and downgraded its growth expectations for Cambodia’s economy in 2025. ...
Minimum wage negotiations underway; employers suggest no change to current rate
Workers’ representatives have proposed a $10 increase to the current factory workers minimum wage for 2026, while the representatives of employers have suggested the current rate, $208 per month, be maintained. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/minimum-wage-negotiations-underway-employers-suggest-no-change-to-current-rate
Lack of social protection could deepen poverty among returning migrants
Without social protection, even short periods of unemployment will worsen living conditions for migrant households, research found, as 30% of them were already poor and in debt. ...
Seoung Nimol and Moun Liza
https://cambojanews.com/lack-of-social-protection-could-deepen-poverty-among-returning-migrants/
Cambodia’s glutinous rice shortage fuels imports from Laos
Some 80 tonnes of glutinous rice was imported from Laos to meet Cambodia’s demand, as local farmers refrain from planting it due to low demand. Farmers have instead shifted to cultivating short period rice varieties with high yields. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-glutinous-rice-shortage-fuels-imports-from-laos
Keepin’ it riel: Cambodian currency listed on Australian currency board
The influence and circulation of the Cambodian riel on the international market is expected to increase following its listing on currency exchange boards in Australia. UK-based company Travelex has posted the riel at its outlets in Melbourne. ...
Finance ministry: ‘Cambodia’s public debt remains manageable’
As of the end of the first half of 2025, Cambodia’s public debt stood at approximately $12 billion, a level assessed by Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth as “manageable, with sustainability and low risk”. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/finance-ministry-cambodia-s-public-debt-remains-manageable-
Cambodia bats for peace at SCO Plus Summit in China
Prime Minister Hun Manet returned to Phnom Penh after attending the SCO Plus Summit in Tianjin, China, where he met senior leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501750380/cambodia-bats-for-peace-at-sco-plus-summit-in-china/
Cambodia, Vietnam strengthen trade ties, courtesy CVTPP
Cambodia and Vietnam reaffirmed their commitment to deepening trade and investment relations at the Cambodia-Vietnam Trade Promotion Programme (CVTPP) held at Novotel Phnom Penh Hotel, according to the Ministry of Commerce’s (MoC) statement on Friday. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501750237/cambodia-vietnam-strengthen-trade-ties-courtesy-cvtpp/
670K foreign tourists visit Angkor in Jan-Aug period
Angkor Archaeological Park, the most attractive tourism landscape in the Kingdom, received 669,619 foreign tourists in the first eight months of this year, up 2.72 percent, a report from the Angkor Enterprise overseeing the Angkor Entrance Pass Sales showed on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501749549/670k-foreign-tourists-visit-angkor-in-jan-aug-period/
MME to use mining revenue to drive national growth
Transparent management of the mining funds is key to sustaining economic growth, attracting further investment, and ensuring local communities’ benefit from mineral resources. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501749561/mme-to-use-mining-revenue-to-drive-national-growth/
Cambodia targets 1,000 new generation schools by 2028
Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron highlights success of the programme, noting that students, especially those of Sisowath High School are performing on par with their counterparts in countries like Singapore. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501749580/cambodia-targets-1000-new-generation-schools-by-2028/
PPCBank’s 17th anniversary: Empowering communities and supporting education to drive Cambodia’s development
In celebration of its 17th anniversary, PPCBank has reaffirmed its dedication to the Cambodian community by donating 50 bicycles along with study materials to underprivileged students in Tbong Khmum province. ...
President Marcos Jr visit to enhance Cambodia-Philippines economic ties
President of the Philippines Ferdinand R Marcos Jr will embark on a two-day state visit to Cambodia from September 7, according to Philippine News Agency (PNA). ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501749531/president-marcos-jr-visit-to-enhance-cambodia-philippines-economic-ties/
Major Chinese tourism enterprises interested in Kingdom’s tourism potential
Ten large Chinese tourism businesses have expressed keen interest in Cambodia’s tourism potential, especially as 2025 has been designated the “Cambodia-China Tourism Year”. ...
Turning crises into investment opportunities in Cambodia
With its young workforce, investment-friendly environment and steady growth, Cambodia is rapidly emerging as a vital destination in global supply chain integration. ...
Khmer Times staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501748916/turning-crises-into-investment-opportunities-in-cambodia/
Cambodia-Vietnam bilateral trade, investment continues to grow
Cambodia and Vietnam are working to boost bilateral trade activities through enhanced cooperation in key sectors and focused efforts to overcome challenges. In the first seven months of 2025 alone, bilateral trade between the two countries reached nearly $5 billion. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-vietnam-bilateral-trade-investment-continues-to-grow
US investors urged to seize opportunities in Cambodia
Cambodia has urged US investors to capitalise on emerging trade advantages and a rapidly improving business climate, following a high-level working meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol and a United States Congressional delegation led by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne of Texas. ...
Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501748940/us-investors-urged-to-seize-opportunities-in-cambodia/
Rice exporters vow to focus on regional markets
Cambodia has launched a strategy to strengthen and expand its rice exports to ASEAN countries and China, with the long-term goal of reaching one million tons of rice exports per annum, according to the president of the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-exporters-vow-to-focus-on-regional-markets
Latest MoUs aim to boost Chinese arrivals
Experts in the tourism sector believe that five new memorandums of understanding (MoUs) between Chinese and Cambodian tourism bodies have the potential to drive Chinese visitor numbers up. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/latest-mous-aim-to-boost-chinese-arrivals
Government revenue rises Jan-Jun, projections show 2025 collection may miss targets
Government revenue collection, through the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE), the General Department of Taxation (GDT), and non-tax revenues, in the first half of 2025 showed consistent positive growth, with an overall increase of 14%. ...
Cambodia encourages Australian infrastructure group to invest in convention centre
Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), Sun Chanthol, has suggested that Plenary Group explore the investment potential of developing a convention and exhibition centre in Cambodia, modelled after the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) ...
MAFF and Chip Mong Bank sign $10M loan deal to boost modern agricultural communities
Chip Mong Bank and the Ministry of Agriculture have joined forces to launch a $10 million initiative to provide low-interest loans, helping farmers recover from falling rice prices, cut costs and boost competitiveness. ...
Thang Sinorn
https://kiripost.com/stories/maff-and-chip-mong-bank-sign-10m-loan-deal-to-boost-modern-agricultural-communities
Cambodian 2025 economic growth forecast lowered to 5%
The negative impacts of US tariffs and the effects of the armed conflict along the Thai border have led to several challenges for Cambodia’s economic trajectory. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has reduced its economic growth forecast for 2025 to just 5.0%, down from ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-2025-economic-growth-forecast-lowered-to-5-
Cambodia launches rice export strategy
Cambodia is striving to diversify and expand its rice export markets. To this end, it has launched the “Cambodia’s Milled Rice Market Expansion and Export Diversification Strategy 2025–2030”. In 2024, the Kingdom exported over 650,000 tonnes of milled rice, generating nearly $500 million in revenue. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-launches-rice-export-strategy