Cambodia’s trade with Thailand down 2.3 pct in Q1

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand went down by 2.3 percent during the first quarter of this year, according to the statistics released by [the] Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday. Officials said the drop was due to “Thai baht appreciation, not ongoing border conflict” between the two nations. … Cambodia’s export to Thailand was 101 million U.S. dollars, up 19 percent, while Thailand’s export to Cambodia was 1 billion U.S. dollars, down 4 percent, it said. … Thailand is the second largest trading partner of Cambodia. Last year, bilateral trade valued at 3.8 billion U.S. dollars, up 40 percent year-on-year.

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