Economics Today

Customs to get easier for certified firms

Cambodia’s General Department of Customs and Excise will begin certifying firms it deems trustworthy so that their products will have easier passage across the country’s borders, officials have said. The government is working on a program to provide “authorized economic operators” or “AEO” status on approved ...

Energy mix

At the turnoff of Sihanoukville outside Phnom Penhmetal shop owner Kuch Sareun watches the sparks fly as his emplyees join pieces of steel. This year, he installed a diesel-run generator at his business since the frequent electricity outages were hurting his bottom line. Electricity is ...

Money machines

The secong Cambodia International Textile and Garment Exhibition from August 17 to 20 aimed to boost the Kingdom’s all-important garment sector by highlighting high-tech machinery which could boost factories’ productivity and bottom lines. Over 2,700 square meters at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, the ...

Fired up

After a day sewing, treating fabrics and ironing, workers steam out of the Maurea Garment Factory in a suburb of Phnom Penh. Unilke some other factories, this one doesn’t have to deal with work slowdowns due to electricity outages of high monthly energy bills since ...

Eating locally

The Cambodian governemnt is lobbying the tourism sector to focus more on using local foods, which it says could generate millions of dollars in revenue a year. But hotels and restaurants say quality standards and supplies of local products are often not adequate and businesses ...

Handicraft handicap

While Cambodian handicrafts such as silk clothing, stone and wood carvings and rattan furniture are popular with tourists, who snap up the articles at gift shops and airports, the size of the sector is nowhere near what it might be, according to industry insiders. They ...

The Credit Bureau Cambodia at the five-month mark

Almost five months after the launch of the Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC), experts agree that it has given financial institutions valuable new access to information about creditworthiness of potential borrowers, improving efficiency and loan quality. At the same time, there are still a few rough ...

Fit for the future

As Cambodia continues to develop, information technology skills are increasingly in demand, especially as the government seeks to diversify the economy and bring in companies which will need staff with strong high-tech skills. To that end, last month the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), in cooperation with the Cisco ...

Huge Chinese property project announced

Chinese firm Hainan Ruijin Investment Holding Company (HRIH) has announced an ambitious, US$5.8 billion property project including holiday resorts and high-rise apartments outside of Sihanoukville. Plans for the development, which has been dubbed Sihanoukville-Hainan City, have been approved by the Cambodian government. Further details, such as the ...

Waste to Watt

In an outbuilding at Lok Sear’s rice milling operation in Kandal province, two four-meter-high cylindrical machines vibrate and hum as the occasional chicken and duck pecks near the concrete blocks holding them up. While they do both feature a thinck band of aluminium around their ...

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Conference urges Cambodia to boost energy efficiency

Officials at a recent energy conference in Phnom Penh stressed that Cambodia needed to use energy more efficiently to meet regional goals, boost economic development and lower overall harm to the environment. More than 150 energy officials from the public and private sectors came together for ...

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The Week at the CSX

After sudden increase in price to KHR 6, 600 (US$ 1.62) on July 25, over the next week the price rose for a couple of days before eventually changing direction, falling to 6,400 (US$1.57) on August 1. Trading volumes were larger compared to the week ...

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CSX wants more trading sessions

The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) has requested adding four trading sessions to its two current sessions in the hopes of increasing trade volumes.  The request, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia, could see new sessions added within a month. . ...

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Lighting the rural night

For Cambodian farmer In Chanthy, illuminating the rural night used to be tiresome task. His village in Svay Rieng province is not connected to the national electricity grid and to light the dark he would have to take car batteries to a station and pay ...

CSX wants more trading sessions

The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) has requested adding four trading sessions in the hopes of increasing trade volumes. The request, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia, could see new sessions added within a month. The CSX has seen low trading volumes over the ...

No Cause for Concern - Experts not worried about decrease in fixed-asset investment

At first glance, the numbers indicate Cambodia’s investment climate has grown a little colder. Conditions appear to be worse than they were a year ago due to a big drop in total fixed assets for approved investment projects. However, economists say the Cambodia outlook is actually ...

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The week at the CSX August 2-8

The price of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority stock from the period of August 2 to 8 remained very stable at KHR6,500 for most of the week after a slight increase from KHR6,400 (US$1.57) to KHR6,500 (US$1.6) on August 3. Trading volumes overall were lower ...

The Week at the CSX - Calm Waters

The price of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) stock increased slightly to KHR 6,400 (US$1.57) on July 2 and remained at that level until July 5, while general trading volumes stayed between 10,000 to 12,000 shares except on July 2, when the volume dipped to just 2,200. The price increased ...

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Prices and Monetary Developments

Price levels picked up during the first half of 2012 but will likely cool down in the second half of the year due to changes in energy prices and major food related items. Therefore, the inflation rate has been upwardly adjusted by 30 basis points to 4.8 percent ...

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UK foreign office minister in Cambodia delivers message of assurance despite EU troubles

Jeremy Browne, UK foreign office minister, told officials in Cambodia during a two-day visit that despite the current problems the European Union is having with its currency union and economies, ASEAN should not be discouraged from pursuing closer economic and even political coordination within the 1.0-member bloc. Speaking at the Council of Ministers in Phnom ...

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The Kingdom's stubborn problem with food security

While Cambodia has made remarkable gains economically over the past decade and more-the Kingdom’s poverty level fell from 47 percent in 1994 to 25 percent this year-there are still some stubborn areas of underperformance. One is the issue of food security. While in recent years, the country has largely been able to produce ...

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PRASAC increases share capital to US$20 million

PRASAC Microfinance Institution, celebrating its eighteenth anniversary this year in the Cambodia microfinance market, has increased its registered capital from 15-4 billion riel to 80 billion riel. The increase of the share capital has been authorized by the National Bank of Cambodia and the company is now amending its Articles of Incorporation. PRASAC’s share capital is ...

http://www.etmcambodia.com/blog.php?article=505

Manulife enters Cambodia's burgeoning insurance market

Canadian insurance and financial services company Manulife Financial officially launched its Cambodian country office on June 28, one of several new players seeking to enter one of Southeast Asia’s still-untapped markets. Britain’s No.1 insurer Prudential said last week it had approval from the Cambodian government to open a wholly foreign-owned life insurance operation. Manulife, the world’s ...

http://www.etmcambodia.com/blog.php?article=508

Homing in on the IPO price

From June 22 to 28, the price of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) stock slowly approached its Initial Public Offering (IPO) price while trading volumes stayed within the range of 10,000 to 22,000 shares. The price dropped from KHR 6,6so (US$1.63) to KHR 6,3so (US$LS6) from June 22 to 28. ...

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