The Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reported a substantial rise in bilateral trade, reaching approximately $47 million in the first half of 2025.
This was revealed during the opening ceremony of the second promotional workshop on the benefits of the Cambodia-UAE Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) last week.
Tekret Kamrong, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Commerce, shared the trade details regarding the trade figures, revealing that exports from the Kingdom totalled $36 million, while imports accounted for $11million.
Major exports included clothing, shoes, bags, natural rubber, and various other goods.
On the other side, Cambodia’s imports from the emirates primarily consisted of minerals for fuel, plastic products, tobacco, synthetic rubber, and more.
Penn Sovicheat, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, earlier said that the country has increased exports to Arab countries and saw an increase in the flow of investment and tourists from Arab nations in recent years.
“CEPA has contributed to delivering long-term sustainable economic growth through exporting products and mutual benefits to the two nations,” he said.
CEPA enhances the global reach of Cambodian products to the Middle East region, particularly investors from the UAE, he added.
