Investment policy and regulations

Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) is strengthening its regional footprint in South-East Asia by teaming up with MekongNet, a leading Internet service provider and Internet exchange provider in Cambodia. ...

Index Creative Village, the country’s leading event management company, will expand its business into Cambodia next year by organising trade fairs in response to its clients’ need to capitalise on the Asean economic integration. ...

The World Bank on Monday stuck to its prediction made in April that the country’s economy would continue to cool off slowly over the next few years and said China’s own slowdown would send only modest ripples through Cambodia.     ...

SET-listed Rojana Industrial Park Plc (ROJNA) will build an industrial park in Cambodia to tap growing investment in the neighbouring country expected after formation of the Asean Economic Community (AEC). ...

Viet Nam was among Cambodia’s top five investors as of last April with US$3.2 billion in 171 projects.It is also Cambodia’s third largest trade partner with bilateral trade topping $3.3 billion as of 2015, Vietnamese Commercial Counselor Nguyen Bao said, noting the two countries are ...

The Cambodia Securities Exchange yesterday said it had approved “in principle” the eligibility of stated-owned Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) to list on the bourse, according to the press release from the exchange. “Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) has approved in principle the listing eligibility of ...

Cambodia has decided to establish a special economic zone in Preah Sihanouk province in an attempt to attract investment and develop its economy as the ASEAN Economic Community forms by the end of this year, reports Vietnam News Agency (VNA). ...

Zhang Ping, owner of a northeast China power technology company, described his trip to the 12th China-ASEAN Expo in the southern city of Nanning as a success. Also attending the expo, representatives from Sihanoukville special economic zone in Cambodia are seeking investment from China and ...

The country’s two largest ports saw traffic jump in the first eight months of this year, compared to the same period last year, according to figures released by the port authorities Friday. ...

While Cambodia’s economic development is often compared to that of neighbouring Vietnam and Thailand’s, industry insiders say the Cambodia needs to keep a close eye on the steady progress being made in Myanmar, which is predicted to eat into Cambodia’s exports in the long term. ...

‘Third wave’ of Thai investment now under way with businesses planning for the long term as the economy matures and Thai-Cambodian relations improve. Today Thai investors are flocking back to the country, lured by strong growth, a stable political environment and open policies. ...

Official figures released last week showing a surge in foreign direct investment during the first half of this year may not be the most reliable indicators of actual investment, as they reflect proposed investments rather than actual foreign direct investment (FDI), experts and executives say. ...

During the first six months of this year, Cambodia has received a total of 94 investment projects worth some $3.4 billion, the state’s news agency-AKP quoted deputy prime minister Keat Chhon. ...

The Kingdom’s logistics sector is becoming increasingly crowded, with small- to medium-sized players racing for a share of the growing market while struggling at the same time to reach international quality standards. ...

The global stock market tumble may take the wind out of Cambodia’s property sector, but should have muted effects on the rest of the economy, analysts said yesterday. ...

Cambodian Minister of Post and Telecommunications Prak Sokhonn on Sunday praised Chinese-owned Southeast Asia Telecom (Cambodia), or SEATEL, for investing a huge amount of capital in the development of 4G services in Cambodia. ...

Siam Cement Group expects to pour between US$200 million and $300 million (Bt7 billion to Bt10.7 billion) of additional investment into Cambodia over the next five years, said Aree Chavalitcheewingul, vice president for regional business of SCG Cement-Building Materials. ...

A Google search for Cambodian Internet service providers (ISPs) turns up a dizzying number of results, some advertising monthly rates as low as $18 for 4 Mb/s. ...

“The Most Luxurious Home in Phnom Penh,” the placard reads, behind a glowing architectural model of Sky 31, one of the city’s many high-end condominiums under construction. ...

A year after opening its first store in Cambodia, Japanese mall operator AEON has finalized plans for the construction of its second mall in the country. ...

Cambodia has received 99 investment projects from Japan with a total investment capital of almost US$700 million, according to AKP- the state news agency. ...

China’s tumbling stock market may impact tourism to Cambodia, but it is not likely to reduce Chinese investment in the Kingdom, analysts and executives say. ...

Chinese-owned Southeast Asia Telecommunications, Seatel, has officially launched its 4G network in Cambodia after entering the country’s oversubscribed telco sector last year, a local newspaper reported Monday. ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday encouraged the China Road and Bridge Corporation to continue investing in Cambodia in order to help the country develop infrastructures. ...