Economy and commerce
Social security week to tackle efficiency and transparency
Cambodia is gearing up to host the second annual Social Protection Week, with the aim of strengthening social security efficiency and transparency. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-social-security-week-to-tackle-efficiency-and-transparency
Cambodia’s exports to EU surge 25 percent to $4 billion in 2022
Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $4 billion, up 25% compared to the 2021’s figure, according to the country’s ministry of commerce. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501236859/cambodias-exports-to-eu-surge-25-percent-to-4-billion-in-2022/
Cambodia’s export to US tops $12B last year
Cambodia’s export to the United States remained strong last year, despite the US generalised special preference (GSP) scheme remaining to less developed countries (LDCs) including Cambodia. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501237385/cambodias-export-to-us-tops-12b-last-year/
Chinese major companies to boost investment in Cambodia
Three Chinese major companies presented multiple investment projects worth millions of dollars to Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting in Beijing, a release said today. The companies also plan to invest on water transportation, hospital, sewage treatment, high-speed rail, etc. ...
Hong Sovannary
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501236857/chinese-major-companies-to-boost-investment-in-cambodia/
China to encourage more investment in Cambodian infrastructure and power generation
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen wraps up his three-day official visit to China today. It’s his second trip to the country since 2020. The Cambodian leader met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501237128/china-to-encourage-more-investment-in-cambodian-infrastructure-and-power-generation/
2025 target for Cambodia to export 1 million tonnes of rice
The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has set export targets for the nation at 750,000 tonnes of milled rice in 2023 and one million tonnes by 2025. This represents an over 50 percent increase compared to the export figure in 2022. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501237171/2025-target-for-cambodia-to-export-1-million-tonnes-of-rice/
Cambodia assured of Chinese support
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen received multiple assurances of Chinese economic and political support during a meeting Friday in Beijing with Chinese President Xi Jinping. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501237127/cambodia-assured-of-chinese-support/
Japan firm chooses Battambang for cashew nut shell fuel project
Japanese firm Top Planning Japan Co Ltd’s (TPJ) apparent interest in investing in facilities in Battambang province to convert cashew nut shells into fuel and process the fibre-rich seeds for export has been greeted with much enthusiasm among local authorities and has dramatically heightened prospects ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-firm-chooses-battambang-cashew-nut-shell-fuel-project
NBC calls for more UK investment, exports
National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) assistant governor Chea Serey on February 7 proposed that British businesspeople ramp up their investments in Cambodia and buy more local goods, to strengthen bilateral economic relations and stimulate recovery in the Southeast Asian country following a downturn linked to ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-calls-more-uk-investment-exports
Authorities aided alleged union-busting at Puma-supplying factory
In October 2022, Bora believed forming a union at his Takeo province shoe factory would help him and his colleagues gain better benefits. ...
Jack Brook, Sovann Sreypich, and Phin Rathana
https://cambojanews.com/authorities-aid-alleged-union-busting-at-puma-supplying-factory/
CPBANK, ADB partner on small business loan project
Cambodia Post Bank Plc (CPBank) has partnered with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on a $10 million loan initiative to provide to the Kingdom’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) to support their recovery after years of Covid-related disruptions, according to ADB. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cpbank-adb-partner-small-business-loan-project
Cambodia earns $92m in rice exports in January
Milled rice exports of 36,900 tonnes, or $28.83 million in value, were recorded in January, the Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said, noting that 41 percent of that, or 15,045 tonnes worth $11.77 million, went to China and Hong Kong. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-earns-92m-in-rice-exports-in-january
Cambodia’s exports to EU surge 25% YoY to $4.045 bn in 2022
Cambodia’s exports to the European Union (EU) last year were worth $4.045 billion—a more than 25 per cent hike from the $3.229 billion registered in 2021, according to the ministry of commerce. Cambodia-EU trade was worth $4.857 billion last year, rising by 15.9 per cent ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1236312/cambodias-exports-to-eu-surge-25-yoy-to-4-045-bn-in-2022/
Kingdom, Japan to boost economic ties to mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Cambodia and Japan have pledged to boost further economic and investment cooperation as they mark this year the 70-year anniversary diplomatic establishment between the two countries. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235450/kingdom-japan-to-boost-economic-ties-to-mark-70th-anniversary-of-diplomatic-relations/
Cambodian experts say mutual trust and support solidify Cambodia-China ties
Over past years, mutual trust and support between Cambodia and China have largely consolidated bilateral relations, Cambodian experts have said. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501235619/cambodian-experts-say-mutual-trust-and-support-solidify-cambodia-china-ties/
ADB and Cambodia Post Bank sign $10m loan for MSMEs
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia Post Bank (CP Bank) have signed a loan of up to $10 million to spur post-pandemic recovery for the nation’s micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) by increasing access to finance, with at least half earmarked for women. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/adb-and-cambodia-post-bank-sign-10m-loan-for-msmes
RCEP enables trade among Asian neighbours to ripen
Trucks loaded with Vietnamese durians lined up for customs inspections recently at the China and Vietnam Youyi Pass, a border crossing located in a natural gap between a series of steep cliffs and hills covered in conifers and bamboo on the border of the two ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234938/rcep-enables-trade-among-asian-neighbours-to-ripen/
Vietnam spends $1 billion importing cashew nuts from Cambodia
Cambodia exported a total of 670,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts worth $1.07 billion last year to the international market, with 98.5 percent of its raw cashew nuts worth $1 billion being shipped to Vietnam. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234910/vietnam-spends-1-billion-importing-cashew-nuts-from-cambodia/
Japan to encourage more investors to Cambodia
Japan-Cambodia Association (JCA) is committed to attract more Japanese investors to Cambodia, particularly in human resources development. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234945/japan-to-encourage-more-investors-to-cambodia/
Cambodia, Kuwait to further boost bilateral relation and cooperation
Cambodia and Kuwait have reiterated their commitments to further enhance bilateral relation and cooperation in areas of trade, economy and oil/gas exploration. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501234952/cambodia-kuwait-to-further-boost-bilateral-relation-and-cooperation/
Loan accounts reach 1.54M at end-2022: CBC
The total number of loan accounts reached 1.54 million nationwide in December, rising by 3.45 per cent “from the previous quarter”, according to the latest report from Credit Bureau (Cambodia) Co Ltd (CBC). ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/loan-accounts-reach-154m-end-2022-cbc
Joint venture funds coming to Cambodia ‘by end of Q1’
The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is set to authorise the establishment of joint venture funds in the first quarter of this year ending March 31, as the underlying regulatory framework nears completion, paving the way for licensed companies to raise money for ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/joint-venture-funds-coming-cambodia-end-q1
Phnom Penh proposed for RCEP Secretariat
Officials have suggested that the 14 partner signatories to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) establish a trade secretariat in Phnom Penh. The agreement, which aims to boost economic development, came into force at the beginning of 2022. ...
Rann Reuy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-proposed-rcep-secretariat
Cambodia’s export to Japan reached almost $2B last year
Cambodia exported $1,939 million worth of products to Japan last year, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) report said on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501233908/cambodias-export-to-japan-reached-almost-2b-last-year/