Looking back at riel history
For the past decade, Cambodia’s economy has steadily grown with GDP growth surpassing 5% on a compounded annual basis for the past twelve years. … Nearly 58% of the populace is engaged in agriculture, while the service sector employs 26% and industry accounts for the remaining 16%. As peace returned in 1999 and civil violence became a thing of the past, tourism grew rapidly, along with expansion in the garment industry. … Amid this success, however, the country still does not have a stable and dependable monetary system. The Cambodian Riel (“KHR”) is the official currency of the nation, but its use as legal tender is not uniform across the country. …
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