Tourism drives Cambodia’s growth
Growth in tourism is the key driver that is pushing up the value of Cambodia’s service sector, according to the Asian Development Bank report released last week. But to reach its full potential the country still needs to harness resources and tackle the problems that are hindering growth. Tourist arrivals have increased 19% to reach 2.1 million during the first six months of 2013. … But the report said: “Services remain hampered by inadequate transport infrastructure in particular in rural areas, high costs of electricity as well as logistics and transportation costs.” “There are inadequate implementation of legal and regulations, tax and governance issues, and shortages of skilled workforce and of institutional capacity.” …
Wanwisa Ngamsangchaikit
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