Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s largest cement producer, has reported that Cambodia and Indonesia are the top markets in Southeast Asia in terms of the company’s economic performance, with the construction boom in the kingdom playing a significant part in SCG’s bottom-line during the first nine months of the year. According to SCG’s consolidated financial […]
Read MoreMore than 150 prospective investors and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) from Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam will be joining a business forum in mid-November in Bangkok in the hope of finding new business partners. Investors and SMEs from 19 provinces in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (CMTV) situated along the Southern Economic Corridor […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has issued a new directive regulating the activity of agents who wish to conduct certain procedures at the ministry on behalf of private entities. The order, named “Prakas 258 on the recognition of legal entity representatives”, establishes the procedure to follow to become the legal representative of a company when […]
Read MoreCambodian officials have asked their Thai counterparts to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cross-border trade as soon as possible to avoid complications for transportation companies when new Thai regulations on cross-border trade comes into effect in mid-November. According to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE), a new Thai customs law, due […]
Read MoreFor the second year in a row, Cambodia has slipped further down the World Bank’s annual Doing Business report. The Kingdom now ranks 135 out of 190 countries this year, dropping four places in the index – or eight places over the last two years – due to a lack of much-needed governmental reforms, according […]
Read MoreSpecial business visas for French citizens – similar to those already available to Chinese and South Korean investors – may be a reality in the near future, with the French ambassador expressing interest in enhancing “business visa cooperation” between both nations. Eva Nguyen Binh, France’s ambassador to Cambodia, made the remarks on Tuesday during a […]
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