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Siem Reap hotels oversupplied
Potential real estate investors in Siem Reap are being advised to look towards retail strips rather than hotels, according to Cambodian real estate professionals. Knight Frank’s Cambodia chief, Sunny Soo, said that while the hotel industry is well supplied, the town lacks an organised retail strip. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/Real-Estate/siem-reap-hotels-oversupplied.html
Cambodia's salt output may decrease
The Kep-Kamport Salt Producers Community expressed concern about the production of salt this year not reaching its forecast due to the late-starting season and the lack of labour to work in the fields. Um Chhun, director of the administration office in Kep-Kamport Salt Producers Community, said ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012121060176/Business/salt-output-may-decrease.html
Real Estate Mondays launches
A group of local property agents has initiated a monthly gathering for real estate professionals and those interested in the industry to meet and share business ideas and industry insights. The first of the monthly gatherings, known as Real Estate Monday, was held this week at ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/real-estate-mondays-launches.html
Kampong Chhnang prices on the rise
Real estate prices in Kampong Chhang province have increased by around 10 per cent over the last 12 months, according to experts. Dith Chana, general manager of VMC Real Estate Cambodia, said that Kampong Chhnang is only 91 kilometres from Phnom Penh, but the development of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/kampong-chhnang-prices-on-the-rise.html
Demand for satellite cities low: report
Phnom Penh, which currently has six satellite cities under development, may be jumping the gun in terms of the demand for them, according to a new report from global real estate firm CBRE. In its latest MarketView report, CBRE says bluntly that currently “demand for satellite ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/demand-for-satellite-cities-low-report.html
T.K. Garment Co moves across the border for cheaper wages
When the government decided to raise the daily minimum wage to 300 baht nationwide, labour-intensive industries knew sunset was descending on their businesses. As a leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for popular clothes lines in Thailand, the company is relocating its largest production site to ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/324412/sunrise-in-cambodia
Weaving woes -Cambodia’s silk sector faces possible extinction as economic realities force artisans to abandon the craft
In the not-so-distant past, visitors to Koh Dach, an island in the Mekong River about 15 kilometers outside of Phnom Penh, were often struck by the sound as well as the sights that met them there. Among the many crafts on display by local artisans, ...
Chugging along- The rehabilitation of the Kingdom’s railways is essential to boosting regional economic ties, but the mammoth project needs to pick up speed
A glance around Battambang’s dilapidated train station reveals the monumental task it will be to complete the Cambodian segment of the ‘iron silk road’, which will connect Southeast Asia to Europe by rail for the first time. Cows graze between missing rails in front of ...
Hanging by a Thread
Cambodia’s tradition of silk production is one that dates back as far as the 13th century. A long-standing symbol of status for the rich and the country, ancient Angkorian silk producing Cambodia bore unique weaving and reeling techniques that have been passed down from generation ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/320823/hanging-by-a-thread
Phnom Penh villas declining
For many years, Phnom Penh’s villas have represented the most attractive and obvious options for both commercial and residential use in the city, but experts say the number of villas available is on the decline. The stock of villas is decreasing, due to the demolition and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/phnom-penh-villas-declining.html
Cambodia Real Estate Could Benefit From QE3
Cambodia’s highly dollarized economy could benefit from a rush of foreign capital into Asia unleashed by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest economic stimulus, unlike some of its Asian neighbors, as it lifts demand for real estate and garment exports in the developing country, a senior ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323894704578106160673901682.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Rise of housing loans
Although costs can be high for borrowing and it can be difficult to pay regularly every month, the trend of borrowing from banks by Cambodian people to buy property is still steadily increasing, according to experts. Keuk Narin, vice president of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/rise-of-housing-loans.html
Trade with Thailand increases
Trade between Cambodia and Thailand increased by about 40 per cent to US$3 billion in the first nine months of this year in comparison with the same period last year, according to figures provided by the Royal Embassy of Thailand in Cambodia. According to Nat Vimonchandra, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110559559/Business/trade-with-thailand-increases.html
CAMBODIA: H&M hits back at low wage claims
Swedish fashion retailer H&M has hit back at accusations that it fails to pay adequate wages to workers in Cambodian factories making its clothes – and says instead that the situation would be a lot worse if it didn’t source from the country ...
http://www.just-style.com/news/hm-hits-back-at-low-wage-claims_id115952.aspx
H&M slammed over wages
Criticism has mounted against Swedish multinational clothing company H&M in its home country following a documentary released last week that sheds light on wages in its source factories in Cambodia. The episode of Swedish network TV4’s Kalla Fakta, or Cold Facts, focuses mainly on Cambodian garment ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012102959442/National-news/ham-slammed-over-wages.html
Major boulevards increasing in price
The sale and purchase of land along the four major boulevards in Phnom Penh climbed up to 40 per cent in the third quarter of 2012, while the construction of offices is gradually on the rise, according to real estate experts. The growth of land prices ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/land-price-along-boulevards-on-the-rise.html
Foreigners entering the condo market in Phnom Penh
The number of foreign owners of houses in Cambodia has soared in recent years after the government permitted foreigners to have rights over owning real estate in the Kingdom, according to officials of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. Speaking at the opening of ...
Cambodia issues licenses to 2,606 new firms in 9 months, up 11 percent
Cambodia had granted operating licenses to 2,606 new companies in the first nine months of this year, a 11 percent rise from 2,336 new firms at the same period a year ago, the report of the Commerce Ministry showed Wednesday. Those companies are dealing in the ...
Cambodia's Ancient Silk Industry Hangs by a Fine Thread
Welcome to Cambodia’s lone Silkworm Egg Production Center, and to the techniques that are being used to prevent and monitor diseases that are currently killing off more than 50 percent of all silkworm production in the country. Established by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/cambodias-ancient-silk-industry-hangs-by-a-fine-thread-4662/
Buying property by installment on the increase
The market for Khmer home-buyers purchasing property by installments is booming, according to experts. Keuk Narin, vice president of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said the concept of buying homes by installments in Cambodia is very attractive to those whom want to buy a house. Almost all housing projects that offer installment purchases see good business, ...
National Road 1 prices on the rise
Land prices along National Road 1 have climbed between 20 and 30 per cent after the road was extended in response to the increasing amounts of vehicles using it. The land that surrounds National Road 1 can be divided into three locations according to the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/national-road-1-prices-on-the-rise.html
Economy Strong but IMF Warns of Risks
Strong exports, increasing numbers of tourists and a recovering real estate sector are driving strong economic growth this year, but the gross domestic product outlook could still be offset by an unstable global economy, weak demand from the West and an overheating banking sector, the International ...
Cambodian Resorts on the Increase
International tourist arrivals into Cambodia have soared in the past year, with arrivals into Siem Reap up 30 per cent in the first eight months of 2012 over the same period the previous year. The tourist industry was hit hard by the global economic crisis in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/cambodian-resorts-on-the-increase.html
Silk Air celebrates 20 years in Kingdom
Nagaworld Hotel was the venue for Monday night’s occasion, exactly 20 years after the very first Silk Air flight into Phnom Penh on October 1, 1992. The event came on the same evening as the launch of Tiger Airways’ service between Phnom Penh and Singapore ...