Malaysia – Cambodia trade increases

24 September 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Infrastructure / Markets / Trade
ASEAN / bilateral relations / bilateral trade / economic relations / foreign tourist arrivals / Malaysia Travel and Shopping Fair / Malaysian aid / Tourism / Trade / travel

More than 24,000 Cambodians visited Malaysia during the first half of 2012, while Malaysian arrivals to Cambodia numbered 54,000, an increase of 11.1 per cent compared with the same period in 2011. ...

Ambassador Hussein's remarks came during the the first three-day Malaysia Travel and Shopping Fair at City Mall in Phnom Penh. He said the number of tourist and business links between Cambodia and Malaysia were on the rise and he expected the fair, which ended yesterday, to be an important means of increasing economic relations between the two ASEAN member states. ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia rose to US$319.5 million in 2011, an increase of 34 per cent year-on-year compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Malaysian embassy.

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