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Cambodia's economy to grow by 6.7% this year: WB
Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2013 thanks to anticipating increases in agriculture, foreign direct investment (FDI) and tourism, the World Bank said in its latest outlook Wednesday. “The growth is based on achieving the dividends from focus on higher rice ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-01/16/c_132106591.htm
Cambodia's World Heritage Angkor Wat attracts 2.06 mln foreigners in 2012
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat Temple, one of the World Heritage Sites, received 2.06 million foreign visitors last year, up 28 percent compared to 1.61 million in a year earlier, a tourism report said Tuesday. The temple greeted 339,530 South Koreans last year, up 23 percent year-on-year; ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2013-01/15/c_132103894.htm
Cambodia's exports to U.S. down 1 pct in 11 months last year
Cambodia exported products in equivalent to 2.49 billion U.S. dollars to the United States in the first eleven months of 2012, down 1 percent from 2.52 billion U.S. dollars it exported at the same period a year earlier, the report of the U.S. Department of ...
Cambodian economy expected to grow 7 pct in 2013: official
Cambodia’s GDP is projected to grow by 7 percent this year even though the global economy remains fragile and high risk due to persisting sovereign debt crisis in Europe and sluggish economic recovery in the United States, a commerce official said Monday. Last Tuesday, the ...
Cambodia to hold River Festival to attract tourists
THE [sic] Ministry of Tourism plans to organize an annual River Festival along the Mekong and Tonle Sap in a move to attract tourists, officials said. Additionally, it wants to raise awareness for environmental protection with a “Clean City Day” on February 27. The Minister of ...
Real Estate Market Showing Signs of Recovery
Land prices in Cambodia continued to recover in the last half of 2012, especially in urban areas, following a collapse of the market in 2008, real estate investors say. Keuk Narin, vice president of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, told VOA Khmer that commercial land prices ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/real-estate-market-showing-signs-of-recovery/1580588.html
Cambodia has great potential for FDI
An assistant to former US president Bill Clinton said Cambodia has many potential areas for foreign direct investment (FDI) from many countries, including the US. Karen Tramontano, founder, along with Clinton, and president of the Global Fairness Initiative and CEO at Blue Star Strategies, met with ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010960687/Business/cambodia-has-great-potential-for-fdi.html
Cambodia sees 2.65 bln USD trade deficit in 2012
Cambodia recorded a trade deficit of 2.65 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, according to the government’s statistics on Wednesday. The country’s total import and export volume had reached 13.63 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 19 percent from 11.48 billion U. S. dollars in a year ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-01/09/c_132091653.htm
Cambodia's national carrier adds new aircraft, targeting Singapore, China
The national flag carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA), added a new passenger plane on Sunday in order to expand new flight destinations to countries in the region, said a senior government official. “The new Airbus 321 plane is leased from an Airbus manufacturer in France,” Tek ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-01/06/c_132083762.htm
Cambodia’s Economic Challenge
Even as the skyline of Phnom Penh grows with the symbols of modern architecture, Cambodia’s economy still faces a host of challenges. On the surface, Cambodia’s economy is certainly improving. In September, the IMF raised its 2012 GDP growth forecast from 6.3 to 6.5 percent ...
http://thediplomat.com/2013/01/03/cambodias-failed-trickle-down-economy/
Cambodia greets 3.2 mln foreigners in Jan.-Nov. 2012
Cambodia has greeted some 3.2 million foreigners in the first eleven months of 2012, up 24 percent compared with 2.58 million visitors in the same period a year earlier, showed the latest statistics of Tourism Ministry on Thursday. From January to November last year, Vietnam topped ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-01/03/c_132077998.htm
Thai envoy vows to deepen ties with Cambodia in all fields
Newly-designated Thai ambassador to Cambodia Touchayoot Pakdi pledged on Wednesday to strengthen and deepen bilateral ties and cooperation with Cambodia in all fields for both sides’ mutual benefits. Speaking at a meeting with Cambodian deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, the ambassador asserted that ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-01/02/c_132076641.htm
Yearender: Hosting ASEAN Summit tops major achievements of Cambodia in 2012
The successful hosting of the 21st Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its related summits here in November was definitely the biggest achievement of Cambodia in 2012 despite some sad events such as the death of the venerated former King Norodom ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/indepth/2013-01/01/c_132075147.htm
Cambodia defies global crisis
Cambodia’s economic performance this year has been heartening despite the global economic slowdown, especially the chaos caused in Europe by the sovereign-debt crisis and the sluggish recovery of the US economy. In October, the International Monetary Fund revised its world growth projections to 3.3 per cent ...
Cambodia's banking industry sees robust growth in 2012
Cambodia’s banking sector has maintained strong and steady growth in terms of loans and deposits in 2012 thanks to better economic performance, a central bank’s senior official said Tuesday. “Our banking system remains robust this year despite economic crisis in Europe and economic slowdown in the ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-12/25/c_132062871.htm
From the Great White North to Takhmao
The town of Chilliwack in the Canadian province of British Columbia is indeed far, far away from the town of Takhmao in Kandal province. But, the cities have entered into a perhaps unlikely partnership to help Takhmao make the most of its location and resources ...
Airport welcomes two mlllionth passenger
Phnom Penh International Airport last Thursday hit the two-million-passenger mark in a year for the first time. The figure included all international and domestic passengers arriving at, and departing from, Phnom Penh International Airport since the beginning of this year, a press release said. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122460428/Business/airport-welcomes-two-mlllionth-passenger.html
Single visa with Cambodia to be discussed
Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul and his Cambodian counterpart Hor Namhong will co-chair the meeting in Bangkok on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss several issues, including the single-visa initiative. The idea of a joint visa for visitors to both Thailand and Cambodia has been mooted as a ...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/Single-visa-with-Cambodia-to-be-discussed-30196550.html
Czech to increase diplomatic ties with Cambodia
The Czech Republic is going to set up its embassy residence here next year in order to strengthen and expand bilateral relations and cooperation between the two nations, the newly-designated ambassador of the Czech Republic to Cambodia Vitezslav Grepl said Tuesday. He said the permanent ...
http://www.nzweek.com/world/czech-to-increase-diplomatic-ties-with-cambodia-38328/
Pakistan-Cambodia ties set to strengthen
PAKISTAN is looking to further improve its trade, investment and tourism ties with Cambodia, officials said. Data from the Embassy of Pakistan shows that bilateral trade between the two countries has been good in recent years. In 2011, the total value of two-way trade reached $16 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012121760307/Business/pakistan-cambodia-ties-set-to-strengthen.html
Trat businesses prepare for boon as Cambodian industrial estate opens
Businesses in Trat province have been told by officials to shape up and prepare for massive new opportunities when Cambodia opens the Koh Kong Industrial Estate later this month. The industrial estate, close to the Trat border, will be inaugurated by Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen ...
Cambodia-China ties in trade, investment, tourism look better: commerce minister
The ties between Cambodia and China in trade, investment and tourism have steadily grown from year to year thanks to good relations between the two countries, Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said Tuesday. “China is one of our key trading partners. The two-way trade volume ...
Major Gap Emerging Between Labor Market and Job Seekers
PHNOM PENH – As more and more Cambodians enter the job market, with a growing population of young people, there still remain plenty of job opportunities with foreign investors at home, according to a new study by the Ministry of Labor. But people either don’t ...
Renewed MAI flights touch down in Cambodia
Myanmar Airways International (MAI) has resumed flights between Yangon and Phnom Penh after a four-month suspension due to low demand. The MAI flight landed at Phnom Penh International Airport at 7:15pm on Saturday. MAI country manager Ye Jhan told a press conference to cover the flight’s arrival ...