Timing of stats questioned
For the first time in recent memory, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has released growth projections for the first half of the year, and the numbers are good. …
The ministry’s preliminary data claims that from January through June, economic growth stood at 7.6 per cent, an announcement that critics are questioning not only for accuracy but for timing. …
According to the report, the agricultural sector grew by 4.2 per cent; the industrial sector went up by 9.3 per cent; and the garment sector rose by 7 per cent. Construction, the financial sector, and hotel and restaurant services also contributed to the growth. …
Cambodia’s GDP expanded 7.3 per cent last year. The Asian Development Bank in April projected that Cambodia’s economy would grow 7.2 per cent in 2013, picking up to 7.5 per cent next year along with recovery in Europe and the United States. …
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