Cambodia registered projects with fixed-asset investments worth $310 million in April this year, a year-on-year decrease of 47 percent from the $588 million recorded in April last year. The number of approved fixed-asset projects decreased by 66 percent from 65 projects registered during the same period last year. Chinese investors are the largest source of […]

Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday encouraged all ministries and institutions to strive to establish a digital ecosystem – a group of interconnected information technology sources – for business and trade operations aimed at creating a foundation for a better business environment while luring more foreign investment into the Kingdom. Presiding over the official launch of […]

Cambodia’s exports grew by an average of 13.3 percent between 2017 and 2023 and reached $23.47 billion, or 54.7 percent of the country’s gross domestic product in 2023. The figures were emphasised by Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia while presiding over the launching ceremony of the National Single Window at Sokha […]

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on May 7, 2024 issued a press release stating that in April 2024, the CDC approved 22 new projects and production expansion projects with a total investment of over $309 million. According to a press release, in April 2024, the CDC approved 21 new projects and one […]

Phnom Penh, 06 May, 2024: Anticipation grows as the completion of the Kampot International Tourism Port (KITP) draws near, promising to become a pivotal hub for both national and international tourists and a catalyst for economic growth. Located in Teuk Chhou district of Kampot province and spanning an impressive 4.5 hectares, the KITP is slated […]

The Kampot International Tourism Port, built using a loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will commence operations in the third quarter of 2024, serving as a gateway for cruise ships connecting Thailand and Vietnam with Cambodia. The construction of the port was financed by an ADB loan of more than $10 million, given as […]

Lim Lork Piseth, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Commerce, accompanied by Tuy Ry, Ambassador of Cambodia to Japan, recently met with Mr TAKAHASHI Shinichi, Vice Mayor of Sendai City, at Sendai City Hall, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, to discuss bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and Sendai in the fields of the economy, trade, […]

Trading accounts with the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) have gone up to 51,044 by the end of the first quarter (Q1) this year, an increase of 31.67 percent year-on-year. According to data provided by Hong Sok Hour, CEO of CSX, yesterday, total trading volume during the January to March period, however, declined nearly 37.92 percent […]

A total of 20 entries have been finalised for the first 2024 Cashew Nutrition Competition in the Kingdom. Organised by the Department of Agriculture and Industry of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the event will be held in two rounds the first on May 9 and 10 in Siem Reap and the second […]

While many travelers may be familiar with Cambodia’s rich cultural history and places to visit, like the temples of Angkor Wat, the country has hundreds of miles of beautiful beaches along the Gulf of Thailand. Aside from almost 300 miles of coastline, this Southeast Asian country also has 60 offshore islands, many of which are holiday […]