Economy and commerce

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”. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Transparent management of the mining funds is key to sustaining economic growth, attracting further investment, and ensuring local communities’ benefit from mineral resources. ...

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. ...

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 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). ...

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”. ...

With its young workforce, investment-friendly environment and steady growth, Cambodia is rapidly emerging as a vital destination in global supply chain integration. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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). ...

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. ...

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%. ...

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) ...

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. ...

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 ...

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. ...

Cambodia is strengthening its industrial base, thanks to fresh Chinese investment in Kampong Speu province. The launch of the ASEAN Building Materials Industrial Park and the signing of 11 new company agreements mark a turning point in the province’s transformation into the country’s second-largest industrial ...

Thai military action has led many Cambodians to declare a boycott of Thai products. Despite the fell in sales, the owners of many large Thai brands and companies believe this trend will subside once border tensions are resolved. ...

Cambodia is moving to strengthen its cassava trade links with Vietnam as part of efforts to boost agricultural exports and secure wider regional markets. ...

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport will provide more than $60,000 in financial support to over 3,000 high school exam candidates in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces who were impacted by the recent territorial conflict. ...

The Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC), with support from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and the ASEAN Bankers Association (ABA), staged the 4th Cambodia Banking Conference. The August 19-20 event, held in Phnom Penh, featured the theme: “Unlocking Inclusive Growth: Digital Innovation and ...