International relations

Prime Minister Hun Manet led a delegation of prominent people from Cambodia’s business community to the Cambodia-Singapore Business Forum, with the aim of attracting more Singaporean investment to the Kingdom. ...

World Bank has approved $275 million for Cambodia’s growth. This is the second tranche to boost the country’s economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. The first tranche was in 2022, when the World Bank approved $274 million for Cambodia’s Growth and Resilience Development Policy Financing. ...

India and Cambodia are focusing on enhancing trade, investment, and collaborative efforts in various sectors. ...

Koh Kong Zhejiang Special Economic Zone (SEZ), located in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district, currently hosts 28 companies and has pledged to attract 100 more by the end of 2024, according to a June 21 press release from the Council for the Development of ...

President of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Kith Meng, called on Singaporean investors to invest in some other untapped potential areas to further build a strong economic tie between the two ASEAN nations. ...

A Cambodian foreign ministry statement on Wednesday said that Cambodia and Singapore have emphasized the importance of maintaining the unity and centrality of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunication of Cambodia (MPTC) and the Ministry of Communications and Information of Singapore (MCI) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at reforming the digital government network as well as promoting human capital development. ...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Cambodia reached 197.8 trillion riels, ($48.4 billion) between 2018-2023, said the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Tuesday. ...

The Financial Transparency Corridor (FTC) Initiative between Cambodia and Singapore was launched in Singapore this evening to catalyse increased trade and cross-border related financial services between small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the two countries. ...

Senate President Hun Sen recently called for steps to further strengthen economic ties between Cambodia and Malaysia even as he expressed satisfaction with the growth of investment from Malaysia and the bilateral trade volume, especially Malaysia’s purchase of rice from Cambodia. ...

Cambodia and Singapore are committed to fostering their cooperation in promoting bilateral investment by starting from priority areas for mutual socio-economic benefits. ...

The Prime Ministers of Cambodia and Singapore agreed to promote stronger and more prosperous cooperation. The agreement was reached during a bilateral meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on June 18, 2024. ...

The Investment and Trade Promotion Center of Ho Chi Minh City hosted a seminar on investment promotion between Vietnam and Cambodia in 2024 on June 7. ...

The United Nations Country Team (UNCT) engaged in its first annual dialogue with Prime Minister Hun Manet to discuss the UN body’s achievements in the country, climate change, gender equity and women’s empowerment, leave no-one behind and international human rights standards. ...

Cambodia and the US will restore relations, restart military exercise, and accept Cambodian military students to study at West Point, according to a Facebook post by senate president Hun Sen who met US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday morning. ...

Cambodia and Türkiye are accelerating efforts to establish direct flights between the two countries as soon as possible, although analysts acknowledged that discussions have been ongoing for several years. ...

The heads of defence of Cambodia and China vowed to further enhance relations two days ahead of the US defence chief’s visit to the Kingdom to further expand Cambodia-US cooperation. ...

Cambodia’s central bank, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), is set to launch a faster and more efficient cross-border payment system between Cambodia and India. The initiative will mark a significant expansion of Bakong’s reach, fostering economic activity between the two nations. ...

Cambodia and Turkey have agreed to increase bilateral trade with an annual target of $1 billion and also moved ahead with plans to operate direct flights between Phnom Penh and Istanbul. ...

Cambodia has invited Chinese investors to look into the opportunities unfolding in the electric vehicle (EV) sector in the country. ...

In a bid to bolster inter-parliamentary ties and foster collaborative efforts across borders, the Cambodian Senate has announced the establishment of a friendship group with the National Assembly-Senate of 11 countries, spanning regions both within and outside of Asia. ...

The third ring road has been named “Xi Jinping Boulevard”, 60 years after a major thoroughfare in Phnom Penh was named Mao Tse-Tung Boulevard by King Norodom Sihanouk in honor of the iconic Chinese leader. ...

China is ready to encourage more companies to expand investment in the Kingdom, boosting the economic corridors, accelerating the industrialisation process and strengthening cooperation in railways, roads, energy and agriculture. ...

Cambodia and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to bolster cooperation in trade and investment. ...