Trade

Cambodia earned nearly $4 billion from the export of more than 11 million tonnes of agricultural products to international markets during the first three quarters of 2025, with rice and paddy exports alone contributing around $1.5 billion. ...

Cambodia was urged to expand its coffee cultivation area to between 5,000 and 10,000 hectares in order to reduce reliance on imports, meet growing domestic demand, and seize export opportunities in regional and global markets. ...

Sun Chanthol, Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), called on the private sector to strictly comply with export laws to the United States, warning that attempts to bypass rules of origin could jeopardise Cambodia’s manufacturing exports. ...

Svay Rieng’s growing network of special economic zones (SEZs) is fast becoming a cornerstone of Cambodia’s industrial expansion, drawing new investment, boosting exports and creating thousands of jobs for local workers. ...

Thailand’s unilateral closure of the border resulted from the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia has created an opportunity to expand and promote local production base, while gaining consumption support nationwide, according to Thun Vathana, Senate Second Vice President. ...

Diverging August trade statistics, with Cambodia reporting $46 million in overall exports versus Thailand’s $310,000 in border exports, have raised concerns among businesses and investors, as sharply mismatched figures undermine economic transparency and complicate investment decisions. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has reacted to economic challenges related to geopolitical tensions with Thailand and uncertainty surrounding the US export market, downgrading its growth forecast for Cambodia from 6.1% to 4.9% for 2025 and from 6.2% to 5.0% for 2026. ...

The government has reaffirmed its commitment to boosting investment in Cambodia’s four northeastern provinces through the Special Programme to Promote Investment (SPIN) 2025–2028, as officials, investors, and business leaders gathered for the SPIN Investment Forum in Phnom Penh. ...

The Ministry of Commerce will put into operation the Paperless Trademark Registration System with a new e-service strategy to enhance the business environment, making it more efficient and transparent. ...

Cambodia is moving to consolidate its reputation as one of Southeast Asia’s most open destinations for investment, with new data showing steady economic growth, a raft of trade agreements, and a wave of investor-friendly reforms. ...

Thailand’s recent order for the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) to prepare evacuation operations along the border has heightened concerns for Cambodia, where local communities are already struggling with the economic fallout of cross-border tensions. ...

Economic growth and bilateral trade were at the forefront of discussions on Friday as Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, received a visiting United States Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA). ...

According to Do Viet Phuong, who leads the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia, bilateral trade in goods tripled between 2014 and 2024, from $3.3 billion to $10.1 billion, with an average annual growth rate of about 12 percent. Growth momentum has continued in 2025, with ...

The attack by Thai soldiers on Cambodian civilians on Wednesday, removing barbed wire from farmland, injuring at least 23, including women and monks, has further intensified the months-long boycott of Thai goods, as the public called for a stronger movement across social media platforms. ...

Cambodia’s trade volume with its fellow ASEAN member states reached $10.96 billion in the first eight months of 2025, up 4.5 percent compared to the same period last year, said an official report from the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday. The Kingdom exported products worth ...

Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), and Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, discussed strategies for attracting investment into Cambodia’s infrastructure on Tuesday, aiming to boost trade and long-term economic growth. ...

Cambodia exported $6,628 million worth of goods to the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries between January and August of this year, up nearly 10 percent from $6,050 million in the same period last year, a report from the Ministry of Commerce showed on Monday. ...

Mae Thong Suk (MTS) Gold Group, a leading Thai gold trading firm, Friday defended the legality of Thailand’s surging gold exports to Cambodia, stressing that all $2.15 billion in transactions comply with international regulations.​ ...

The Royal Government’s efforts to get more Khmer agricultural, fishery and other products listed under the Geographical Indication (GI) category will continue as it will boost their visibility across global markets, a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce has asserted. ...

Cambodia exported garment, footwear and travel products (GFT) worth $10.6 billion in the first eight months of 2025, up 18.5 percent from the $8.94 billion recorded in the same period in 2024, according to a report from the General Department of Customs and Excise of ...

Cambodia’s exports have exceeded $20 billion in the first eight months of 2025, representing a 14.8 percent increase compared to the same period last year, according to official customs data released on Wednesday. Figures from the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) show that ...

Air Cambodia, the national carrier, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Chinese company Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China Ltd. (COMAC) regarding the planned purchase of 20 China-made C909 regional aircraft, as part of broader cooperation in the aviation sector between the two ...

In the first eight months of 2025, Cambodia exported about 10.4 million tonnes of agricultural products to 84 destinations, marking a 35.64 percent increase compared to the same period in 2024, and generating revenues of $3.621 billion. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries (MAFF) Tuesday expressed its willingness for cooperation in opening agricultural product markets, strengthening food security, and promoting agri-trade between Cambodia and the Philippines, particularly by boosting exports of Cambodia’s high-quality fragrant rice. ...