Cambodia: Concern over trade deal?s investor dispute mechanism Wed, 3 August 2016 – A civil society organisation has raised concerns about the proposed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), claiming that one provision of the sweeping trade agreement would limit the Kingdom?s ability to draft socially beneficial policies. The call came ahead of a meeting to […]
Read MoreCambodia: Cambodia asks China to double rice quota Wed, 3 August 2016 – Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak lobbied his visiting Chinese counterpart, Gao Hucheng, yesterday to consider doubling Cambodia?s annual rice export quota to China while also proposing a host of agricultural trade agreements. In a press release following a meeting, Cambodia?s Ministry of Commerce […]
Read MoreCLMV expected to attract 24 million tourists in 2016 Wed, 3 August 2016 – The four countries that make up the CLMV region ? Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam ? received a combined total of 10 million foreign tourists during the first five months of 2016 and are expected to top 24 million foreign visitors […]
Read MoreCambodia: Gloomy forecast for Cambodia’s rice sector Wed, 3 August 2016 – An industry analyst has issued a dire forecast for Cambodia?s rice sector, claiming the long-grain ?white gold? that has been credited with lifting millions of Cambodia?s farmers out of abject poverty, and which seems a natural fit for the Kingdom?s agrarian workforce, is […]
Read MoreCambodia: India, Cambodia step closer to bilateral treaty to protect investments Fri, 29 July 2016 – India’s cabinet approved a new bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Cambodia yesterday that is designed to provide mutual protections for investors of each company, the Indian government said in a press release. The treaty, which has yet to be […]
Read MoreCambodia: Travel-goods makers told act now or risk missing the boat Fri, 29 July 2016 – Just weeks since the United States announced it would grant new trade privileges that allow Cambodian-manufactured travel goods such as luggage and backpacks to enter the US market duty-free under its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, a visiting […]
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