Bank Forecasts Drop in GDP Growth to 6.5%
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday revised its prediction for economic growth in Cambodia down to 6.5 percent as it warned that weakening demand from markets in the US and Europe could affect exports leaving the country. The ADB’s biannual outlook report for 2012 also said ...
New outsourcing players challenge export giants
Of course the BRIC countries are far from being the only emerging market suppliers for the global apparel sector – and a knot of competitors such as Bangladesh and Vietnam have long been vying for business. But there are smaller players (in terms of the ...
Charcoal prices rise in urban areas
Deforestation and Cambodia’s strong economic growth have resulted in an increase in the price of charcoal, an energy source the poor are dependent on, charcoal vendors say. The price of charcoal in Phnom Penh had increased at least 200 riel ($0.05) a kilogram compared to 2012, charcoal ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022661597/Business/charcoal-prices-rise-in-urban-areas.html
Rice Farmers Struggle Despite Production Growth
High production costs and a lack of government assistance is keeping rice farmers near the poverty line despite unprecedented growth in the sector, according to a new study released by local microfinance institution Intean Poalroath Rongroeurng (IPR). The independent study, conducted by two Cambodian researchers ...
Stronger ties with Cambodia sought ahead of rice-trading zone
Thailand will forge closer ties with Cambodia and other neighbouring countries to increase competency in rice trading and boost the bargaining power of Asean countries by setting up a rice-trading zone soon. Also, Thailand will expand crop cooperation to cassava to raise farm incomes in the ...
មន្ត្រីថា កម្ពុជានៅតែខ្វះអគ្គិសនីបើគ្មានគម្រោងអារ៉ែង
ការផ្អាកគម្រោងវារីអគ្គិសនីដ៏ចម្រូងចម្រាសរបស់វិនិយោគិនចិននៅជ្រលងភ្នំអារ៉ែង ក្នុង ខេត្តកោះកុង នឹងធ្វើឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជាមិនអាចសម្រេចបានផែនការពឹងលើខ្លួនឯងលើការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ថាមពលអគ្គិសនី និងធ្វើឲ្យតម្លៃអគ្គិសនីធ្លាក់ចុះបានទេ។ នេះបើតាម ...
ចាន់ មុយហុង
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ទ្រីភាពនាំឈើចេញជាង ១០ ម៉ឺនម៉ែត្រគុបតាមផែព្រះសីហនុ
បុគ្គលមានអំណាច ដែលកាប់ឈើល្បីបំផុតក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា បាននាំចេញឈើជាង ១០ ម៉ឺនម៉ែត្រគុប តាមរយៈកំពង់ផែព្រះសីហនុ កាលពីឆ្នាំមុន រួមទាំងប្រភេទឈើដែលត្រូវបានការពារដោយ ...
Daniel Pye និង ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា
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អតិផរណាកើនជិត ៨ ភាគរយ តម្លៃប្រាក់រៀលធ្លាក់ចុះ ឱនភាពពាណិជ្ជកម្មរួមតូចក្នុងខែមិថុនា
អតិផរណារបស់កម្ពុជាបានកើនឡើងដល់ ៧.៨៥ ភាគរយក្នុងខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ ២០២២ ធៀបនឹងឆ្នាំមុន ដល់ ៧.១៧ ភាគរយកាលពីខែមុន ដែលជាកម្រិតខ្ពស់បំផុតក្នុងទសវត្សរ៍ចុងក្រោយនេះ ខណៈដែលតម្លៃប្រាក់រៀលបានធ្លាក់ចុះ ០.០៧ ភាគរយ មកនៅ ...
កង សុធា
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501166675/inflation-nears-8-percent-riel-depreciates-trade-deficit-narrows-in-june/
Government Hopes for Chevron Offshore Oil Deal This Year
The Cambodian government expects U.S. oil major Chevron Corp. CVX +0.77% to begin developing the country’s first offshore oil field early next year, and hopes the nation will become a regional hot spot for oil and gas investment, a government official said Wednesday. Cambodia has vast untapped oil and gas resources ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443507204578020023711640726.html
Budget pushed through
Cambodia’s 2012 budget passed through the National Assembly yesterday unopposed, without a single question asked and no parliamentary debate in a situation the government, opposition and observers all said was unfortunate. It took just over three hours for the law to be passed, 86 to 0, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011112552980/National-news/budget-pushed-through.html
National Census Identifies Half-Million Businesses
Cambodia has a total of 505,134 businesses supported by a workforce of 1,676,263, just 11.56 percent of the total population, according to a nationwide economic census released yesterday by the Ministry of Planning. Of the total number of people employed in the country, 1,026,084, or 61.2 ...
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Thai Rice Policy: Wait and See
Setting a minimum price for paddy is one of the campaign promises that the Pheu Thai party made to its supporters during the recent election campaign in Thailand before it was elected to power. Now it’s a matter of waiting to find out whether this ...
Lower Sesan 2 Dam Would be 'Catastrophic'
Hydropower dams planned for the tributaries of the Mekong River, particularly the Lower Sesan 2, will have a “catastrophic” impact on fish stocks throughout the country, according to new research that calls for several planned dams to be reconsidered. Authored by an international group of ...
Water Protests Continue After Failed Talks
Protests continued in Prey Veng City yesterday for the second day as more than 1000 residents demonstrated in front of the provincial offices over increases to water prices instituted by a private company that recently took over the city’s water supply, residents said. The Kim ...
សិស្សនៅបន្តបង់លុយជូនគ្រូក្នុងម៉ោងរដ្ឋ
កុមារាកំពុងអង្គុយលើគ្រែឈើជាមួយម្តាយក្រោមដើមក្រខុប ក្រៅផ្ទះជួលមួយ ក្នុងសង្កាត់ស្រះចក បានប្រែទឹកមុខមិនសប្បាយចិត្តភ្លាមនៅពេលដែលនិយាយពីការបង់លុយក្នុងម៉ោងរៀនទៅឲ្យគ្រូបង្រៀននៅសាលារដ្ឋ ដែលមិនមែនជាគោលការណ៍ ...
ឆាយ ច័ន្ទនីដា
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Not all app stores online
Smartphones and the accompanying online stores that sell applications for them may be gaining ground across emerging markets, according to a study conducted by a London-based telecommunications research and analysis firm, but Cambodia’s market is limited by a lack of places to legitimately purchase apps, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012081357948/Business/slow-demand-for-paid-phones-apps.html
Garment firm to list on CSX
The Taiwanese-owned garment company Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Plc says it intends to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) next month, in a boost for the Kingdom’s nascent stock market. Phnom Penh Securities (PPS), an underwriter for Grand Twins International (GTI), said yesterday the company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020761223/Business/garment-firm-to-list-on-csx.html
The Credit Bureau Cambodia at the five-month mark
Almost five months after the launch of the Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC), experts agree that it has given financial institutions valuable new access to information about creditworthiness of potential borrowers, improving efficiency and loan quality. At the same time, there are still a few rough ...
Poipet Vendors Protest Corrupt Border Officials
More than 800 street vendors and drivers of taxis, tuk-tuks and motorcycles working the border area between Banteay Meanchey province and Thailand yesterday marched through Poipet City calling for an end to the rampant corruption being carried out by border officials. Migrant workers who cross ...
Garlic leaves are a boon for farmer
Profitable income generation has many sources. Whether it requires work in an office, trading on the market or farming land – the outcome always depends on the innovation and effort of the individual. For Pring Leang, the sources are three small fields in Kampong Por village ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/garlic-leaves-are-boon-farmer