US embassy to hold investment webinar

22 April 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Exports / Imports / Investment / Trade
American Cambodian Business Council chairman Brett Sciaroni / ASEAN / Brett Sciaroni / Cambodian Chamber of Commerce / CDC / Council for the Development of Cambodia / Frances Zwenig / Hillary Clinton / Lim Heng / Ministry of Economy and Finance / Phnom Penh / Sean McIntosh / Siem Reap / US / US ambassador to Cambodia William Todd / US embassy in Phnom Penh / US embassy’s public-affairs officer Sean McIntosh / US-ASEAN Business Forum / Washington / webinar / William Todd

The US embassy in Phnom Penh intends to hold a webinar on doing business in Cambodia, providing information on the benefits and challenges of working in the country for US firms. “This is the first webinar that will focus on investment opportunities and an overview of Cambodia’s current business climate,” Sean McIntosh, the US embassy’s publicaffairs officer, told the Post yesterday. … In 2012, Cambodia’s exports to the US were worth about $2 billion, 36 per cent of the Kingdom’s total exports, according to figures from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Furthermore, figures from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) show that from 2005 to 2011, US investment reached about $922 million. …

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