Cambodia is seeking to expand its market for milled rice to Sweden and is looking for ways to cooperate further in trade and investment. Prime Minister Hun Sen, at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, yesterday asked his Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven to consider rice imports from Cambodia and in particular to encourage investors from […]
Read MoreThe government says it will make low-cost consumer goods available via small retail outlets and at retail and wholesale shops by April. Deputy Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said the ministry has asked leading local manufacturers such as Saha Group, Unilever and ThaiBev to produce 20 items that are essential for daily use, including soap, toothpaste, […]
Read MoreJAKARTA • Indonesia’s central bank, Bank Indonesia (BI), kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at its first meeting this year with policymakers remaining on guard against the risk of capital outflows. Governor Agus Martowardojo and his board held the seven-day reverse repurchase rate at 4.75 per cent yesterday, as forecast by economists. The prospect of […]
Read MoreCambodia is looking to implement cross-border paperless trade once the country’s e-commerce law is fully adopted and implemented, the Commerce Ministry said. During a workshop jointly organized by the ministry and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (UNESCAP), the ministry’s under-secretary of state Sok Sopheak said that implementing the framework for cross-border […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting to help bolster the currency as policymakers in emerging economies gird themselves for tighter United States monetary policy. Bank Negara Malaysia held its key rate at 3 per cent, it said in a statement yesterday. The ringgit has […]
Read MoreBank of America Corp.’s chairman of its Chinese business will urge more US companies to seek investment opportunities in Cambodia under the umbrella of China’s “One Belt, One Road” socio-economic initiative. According to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook post, Margaret Ren met with him at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss […]
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