Economy and commerce
EIU ranks Cambodia among best investment destinations for Chinese market expansion, supply-chain development
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked Cambodia as the world’s sixth most attractive investment destination for market expansion by Chinese companies. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357103/eiu-ranks-cambodia-among-best-investment-destinations-for-chinese-market-expansion-supply-chain-development/
South Korea Nat’l Assembly applaud gov’t, NA mandates
Kim Jin-pyo, president of the South Korean National Assembly (NA), has lauded Cambodia’s new government and NA, describing the new mandates as full of youthful energy and ready to develop the Kingdom. ...
Vong Daravady
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/south-korea-natl-assembly-applaud-govt-na-mandates
Cambodia to ship rice to Indonesia next year
Cambodia will start exporting an agreed annual quota of 250,000 tonnes of milled rice to Indonesia from next year after the two nations reached a rice deal earlier in August, the Ministry of Commerce said. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501355331/cambodia-to-ship-rice-to-indonesia-next-year/
Kingdom’s exports to Japan top $1B
Cambodia exported $1.09 billion worth of goods to Japan in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 4.3 percent, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) report showed recently. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501355347/kingdoms-exports-to-japan-top-1b/
Cambodia earns $34.35 million e-commerce VAT from Facebook
Cambodia has generated approximately $34.35 million in revenue from the American multinational technology conglomerate Meta Platforms Inc. doing business as Meta or the Facebook Value Added Tax (VAT) in 2022 and 2023, said the figures of tax revenue released Sunday by former Prime Minister Hun ...
Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/1354671/cambodia-earns-34-35-million-e-commerce-vat-from-facebook/
PM urges ASEAN economic integration
ASEAN leaders and business community need to enhance and deepen the ASEAN Economic Integration and promote intra-ASEAN trade and investment as the world experiences geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainties, urged Prime Minister Hun Manet in his first overseas speech. ...
May Kunmakara
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/pm-urges-asean-economic-integration
Only $54M of SME Bank’s $150M tourism loans taken
Loans worth $54.2 million were approved by state-owned Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc (SME Bank) for 350 businesses under the Tourism Recovery Co-Financing Scheme (TRCS) as of August 31, 2023. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/only-54m-sme-banks-150m-tourism-loans-taken
Indonesia planning increased rice order
Indonesia plans to increase import of rice to 250,000 tonnes a year from Cambodia to preserve its food security, and in turn support the Kingdom’s food security infrastructure by supplying fertiliser and providing training to agriculture workers. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.postkhmer.com/business/2023-09-06-1010-254229.html
Cambodia-Canada trade falls 25% Jan-July due to global slowdown: GDCE
The effects of the ongoing global political and economic crisis has likely affected bilateral trade between Cambodia and Canada, as reflected by a 24.7 per cent year-on-year fall in trade value at $535 million in the first seven months of 2023, versus $711.1 million last ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-canada-trade-falls-25-jan-july-due-global-slowdown-gdce
ASEAN initiate talks on digital economy framework agenda
ASEAN economic ministers have initiated talks on the Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA), a significant regionwide accord set to shape the world’s foremost tech-driven financial systems partnership. The launch occurred during the ASEAN Economic Community Council (AECC) gathering, held in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on September ...
Ry Sochan
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/asean-initiate-talks-digital-economy-framework-agenda
Kingdom seeks to boost foreign investment
Domestic stakeholders and economic experts are advocating for an enhanced investment climate to elevate Cambodia’s status and attract foreign direct investment (FDI) within ASEAN. Tan Monivann, vice-president of the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), is currently attending the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Indonesia. He conveyed ...
Van Socheata
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/kingdom-seeks-boost-foreign-investment
NBC plans $50M Forex bids in effort to stabilise currency
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has scheduled four foreign exchange auctions this September to infuse a total of $50 million into the market. The move comes at a critical time, with experts viewing it as a significant step towards stabilising the Cambodian riel against ...
Van Socheata
https://phnompenhpost.com/national/nbc-plans-50m-forex-bids-effort-stabilise-currency
Asean’s digital economy to touch $330B by 2025
Asean’s digital economy which reached $194 billion in 2022 is now projected to rise to $330 billion by 2025. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501353753/aseans-digital-economy-to-touch-330b-by-2025/
Indonesia to import 250,000 tons of rice from Cambodia
Indonesia has received a nod from the Cambodian government for the supply of 250,000 tons of rice a year, President Joko Widodo said on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501354908/indonesia-to-import-250000-tons-of-rice-from-cambodia/
Japan policy dialogue set for November
Following a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia and Japan are expected to hold their 14th policy consultation meeting in November, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-policy-dialogue-set-november
Three women entrepreneurs from Mysuru. India participate in Cambodia meet
A high-profile women entrepreneur delegation from India completed a fruitful visit to Cambodia recently. The group comprised 55 women entrepreneurs (25 from Karnataka) from organisations such as Ubuntu Consortium, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI), WISE (Women’s Wing of Mysore Chamber of ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501354124/three-women-entrepreneurs-from-mysuru-india-participate-in-cambodia-meet/
Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh explores agricultural cooperation with Battambang province
The Indonesian Chargé d’affaires in Phnom Penh Lauti Nia Astri and the Economic Section have visited Battambang Province to collect economic intelligence data and explore opportunities and economic cooperation, especially in food security. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501353280/indonesian-embassy-in-phnom-penh-explores-agricultural-cooperation-with-battambang-province/
Cambodia rubber exports revenue at $228.5 M
Cambodia earned revenue of $228.5 million in rubber exports in the first seven months of this year, according to a report from the General Directorate of Rubber. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501352545/cambodia-rubber-exports-revenue-at-228-5-m/
Online biz registrations surging
The total capital of 28,618 companies registered in the online business registration system jumped to $8.4 billion as of Aug 27, compared to 20,693 companies with a total capital of $5.8 billion at the start of 2023. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/online-biz-registrations-surging
Indian export limits open doors for Kingdom’s farmers
The Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) has noted that restrictions on exports of various types of rice, including broken and white rice, as well as wheat and sugar from India, a leading global rice exporter, offer a potential opportunity for Cambodia. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/indian-export-limits-open-doors-kingdoms-farmers
Online biz registrations surging
The total capital of 28,618 companies registered in the online business registration system jumped to $8.4 billion as of Aug 27, compared to 20,693 companies with a total capital of $5.8 billion at the start of 2023. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/online-biz-registrations-surging
Timor-Leste push rice MoU
Timor-Leste vows to expedite the Memorandum of Understanding which was signed with Cambodia on milled rice trade last year with the aim of boosting economic and trade relations between the two countries. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/timor-leste-push-rice-mou
UK Exports decline 15% Jan-July as orders drop
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the UK in the first seven months of 2023 fell 14.6 per cent year-on-year to $496.3 million from $581.4 million, with nearly 90 per cent of the value consisting of exports from Cambodia, according to the General Department of Customs ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/uk-exports-decline-15-jan-july-orders-drop
PM pushes industrial sector development for economic growth
Prime Minister Hun Manet has prioritised industrial sector development for further economic growth and workers’ benefits. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501351236/pm-pushes-industrial-sector-development-for-economic-growth/