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Isuzu vehicle assembly plant inaugurated in K Speu

K (Cambodia) Co Ltd on March 29 officially inaugurated an Isuzu vehicle assembly plant in eastern Kampong Speu province, in response to growing demand and in a bid to expand the brand’s presence in Cambodia. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/isuzu-vehicle-assembly-plant-inaugurated-k-speu

3,748 new factories opened last year

Some 3,748 new factories were opened last year providing jobs for 147,000 workers but 59,000 others were left unemployed when 491 factories closed down. ...

Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501247843/3748-new-factories-opened-last-year/

Vehicle assembly investments roll into Kingdom

At least five investment projects on vehicle assembly have been approved and the constructions are set to be completed soon in Cambodia. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501248460/vehicle-assembly-investments-roll-into-kingdom/

CDC pitches ‘Plus One’ to Japan investors

A senior investment official has reiterated a request for Japanese investors to ramp up their commitments to the Cambodian market, recommending a Thailand or Vietnam “Plus One” business approach, amid a government-spearheaded push towards deeper integration into regional and global supply chains. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-pitches-plus-one-japan-investors

Cambodia, Germany explore investment diversification

German delegation led by Michael Keller, Secretary of State of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action yesterday called on Sok Chenda Sophea, Minister attached to Prime Minister and Secretary General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)—the highest decision making ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501239504/cambodia-germany-explore-investment-diversification/

Cambodia clears 9 investment plans in garment, footwear, travel goods

The Cambodian Investment Board under the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) recently approved investment proposals for 11 more companies, creating 11,000 jobs. The companies will have a total investment of $57.3 million. Nine of these are in the garment, footwear and travel goods ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501239855/cambodia-clears-9-investment-plans-in-garment-footwear-travel-goods/

At least 444 firms okayed for Single Portal by Phase II agencies

At least 444 companies have been approved by the four second-phase agencies for registration on the Online Business Registration Platform, also known as the “Single Portal”, which observers claim has created a good environment for businesspeople, offering convenience and reducing informal costs. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/least-444-firms-okayed-single-portal-phase-ii-agencies

South Korea investment sought as five MoUs signed

Two high-ranking Cambodian officials have issued fresh rallying calls for South Korean entities to invest in the Kingdom and take advantage of its bilateral and multilateral trade pacts, especially the Cambodia-Korea Free Trade Agreement (CKFTA) that took effect on December 1. ...

May Kunmakara and Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/south-korea-investment-sought-five-mous-signed

Projects worth $16 million to create over 4.6K jobs

Investment projects worth $16 million are expected to create more than 4,600 jobs in Cambodia as the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) last week gave the project registration certificate to three companies. ...

Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501216132/projects-worth-16-million-to-create-over-4-6k-jobs/

$4.685 billion investment projects approved in 2022

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved fixed asset investment projects worth over $4.685 billion in 2022, up 7 percent as compared to a year before. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501216023/4-685-billion-investment-projects-approved-in-2022/

Single Portal registrations top 19K

A total of 19,072 companies were successfully registered on the Online Business Registration Platform – also known as the “Single Portal” – as of November 2, the finance ministry reported, in an achievement seen as a reflection of government efforts to improve the ease of ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/single-portal-registrations-top-19k

$25.4M projects to create 6500 jobs

In continuance with the policy to strengthen the Covid pandemic-scarred economy and push for growth, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has recently approved projects worth $25.4 million. They are expected to generate around 6,500 job opportunities. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501174204/25-4m-projects-to-create-6500-jobs/

$17M tourism project in Kep province approved

The Council for the Development of Cambodia has approved a $17-million tourism development project in Kep province. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501162001/17m-tourism-project-in-kep-province-approved/

Phnom Penh biomass power plant now online

A major rice husk biomass power plant in southeastern Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district went online on September 22, marking a significant milestone and a big win for renewable energy in the Kingdom. ...

May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/phnom-penh-biomass-power-plant-now-online

Three new investment projects worth $16.5 million approved

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved three new investment projects with a total capital of $16.5 million in Kampong Speu province and Phnom Penh capital. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501149801/three-new-investment-projects-worth-16-5-million-approved/

CDC approves 149 Japanese investment projects as of August 2022

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved 149 Japanese investment projects with a total investment capital of about $2.9 billion as of August 2022. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501147989/cdc-approves-149-japanese-investment-projects-as-of-august-2022/

Cambodia permits projects worth over $140 million, including in textiles

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), which is Cambodia’s highest decision-making body for large-scale investments, has given the go-ahead to 17 investment projects involving a total of $141.72 million – plus or minus $0.805 million to account for rounding – that are expected ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501145062/cambodia-permits-projects-worth-over-140-million-including-in-textiles/

CDC greenlights 17 projects worth over $140M in Aug as investments diversify

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved five new projects in solar panel manufacturing, healthcare, tourism, mining, and textiles, with total investment of more than $82 million that are expected to create nearly 2,000 jobs. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-greenlights-17-projects-worth-over-140m-aug-investments-diversify

$17M investment projects in Kandal, P Sihanouk provinces

Aiding the job prospects and investment potential in two provinces in the country, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) gave approval for four new investment projects worth $17 million. ...

Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501135969/17m-investment-projects-in-kandal-p-sihanouk-provinces/

Cambodia attracts $3 billion investment in first half

Cambodia attracted a fixed-asset investment of almost $3 billion in the first half of this year, reflecting the firm confidence of investors in the Kingdom’s growth prospects. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501118473/cambodia-attracts-3-billion-investment-in-first-half/

$84.5​ million investment project approved to produce solar panels

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved an investment project worth $84.5 million that will need about 1,000 workers to manufacture solar panels in an industrial zone in Kratie province, according to a release by the CDC. ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501115792/84-5-million-investment-project-approved-to-produce-solar-panels/

CDC fast-tracks work on auto, electronics industry roadmap

The government is revving up the preparation of an official singular roadmap for the development of the automotive and electronics sectors, which industry insiders expect will provide additional tax incentives to encourage electric vehicle (EV) adoption and imports. ...

Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-fast-tracks-work-auto-electronics-industry-roadmap

Investments in Kingdom rise by 7 percent in Q1

In the first quarter of 2022, the number of projects approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia reached 47, an increase of 6.8 percent and the total investment touched $2,520.6 million, an increase of 14.2 percent over the same period in 2021, according ...

Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501102954/investments-in-kingdom-rise-by-7-percent-in-q1/

Projects worth nearly $24 million approved by CDC

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has just approved four new investment projects with a total investment of nearly $24 million that will create more jobs in the country. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501093977/projects-worth-nearly-24-million-approved-by-cdc/

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