Cambodia Potential
The potential for investment in Cambodia certainly appears to be there, as the country’s location in Indochina affords much opportunity for cross-border trade with Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, says Mark Mobius. Mr Mobius, who oversees more than US $40 billion worth of investments as executive chairman of the Templeton Emerging Markets Group, is watching the Cambodian railroad industry with particular interest. ‘‘There has been substantial investment in railroads — Cambodia is part of the southeast railroad project to link the south of China to Singapore — so transportation has been interesting,’’ he wrote in a posting on his website yesterday. Cambodian companies listed abroad provide opportunities for early exposure to the nation’s prospects, Mr Mobius added without mentioning specific stocks. …
