Cambodia: Malaysian trade agreement inked at Phnom Penh business forum Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – Cambodia and Malaysia took strides yesterday to enhance bilateral trade and investment, holding a business forum in Phnom Penh and inking a cooperation agreement aimed cementing existing ties ? and forging new ones. At a business seminar attended by government […]
Read MoreCambodia: Cambodia stuck on money laundering blacklist Wednesday, 10 August 2016 – Cambodia has been listed as the highest-risk nation in ASEAN, and ranks sixth globally, for its susceptibility to money laundering and terrorism financing in a recently released global index that charts the vulnerability of 149 nations. The 2016 edition of the Basel Anti-Money […]
Read MoreCambodia: Drop in US exports seen as a wake-up call Tuesday, 9 August 2016 – The industry body for the nation?s garment and footwear manufacturers said new trade data showing a decline in Cambodian exports to the US during the first half of the year was a sign that the Kingdom was losing its competitive […]
Read MoreCambodia: Convention centre to put Siem Reap on event circuit Thu, 4 August 2016 – Sokha Hotels and Resorts will open the first dedicated convention centre in Siem Reap next month, giving the country?s leading tourist destination another major draw to attract foreign visitors. The Cambodian hotel chain will open a 9,000 square metre convention […]
Read MoreCambodia: 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 […]
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