The industry body representing Cambodia’s garment sector met the deadline to submit a petition to the United States government yesterday asking it to extend the duty-free privileges of its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme to include footwear, a move that could boost the industry’s competiveness by giving local manufacturers an advantage in the world’s […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Labour has expressed confidence that orders in the garment industry will increase next year due to improved working conditions and the introduction of a higher minimum wage for the sector. Minister of Labour Ith Samheng said foreign purchasers were satisfied with what Cambodia had achieved when it comes to worker welfare and […]
Read MoreGarment and footwear makers are set to submit today a petition to the government of the United States to give Cambodian footwear exports preferential trade treatment under the US Generalised System of Preference (GSP) scheme. The new submission follows the announcement that the US government is due to review its GSP program for least-developed countries […]
Read MoreIndian companies in the pharmaceutical and health care sector are seeking to enhance their footprint in the Kingdom by extending beyond pharmaceutical trade through state financing that could establish a direct link to bring Cambodian medical tourists to the subcontinent. Speaking on the sidelines of the Advantage Healthcare India 2017 – a summit for medical […]
Read MoreThe government announced yesterday that it is lowering the price cap on petrol and diesel sold at retail petrol stations across the Kingdom effective today through October 21 in an effort to reflect changes in global oil prices. A statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce sets the price ceiling on regular petrol at 3,700 […]
Read MoreThe government has offered local distributors of cigarettes and alcohol some slack by reducing the tax obligation on secondary distribution of their products. A prakas issued late on Tuesday by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) revises the application of the public lighting tax (PLT), a 3 percent tax that is applied to the invoices […]
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