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Cambodia: Garments competitiveness ‘at risk’

Rising labour, transportation, logistics and electricity costs could potentially undermine the competitive advantage of Cambodia’s textile-linked industries, according to research conducted by a prominent local economist. In “Cambodia’s current minimum wage and competitiveness”, Royal Academy of Cambodia economics researcher Ky Sereyvath explores the future sustainability of the competitive opportunities in the domestic garment sector as […]

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Cambodia keen to resume gas field talks

Cambodia is ready to meet with Thailand on the issue of the 26,000sq km Overlapping Claims Area (OCA) – estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the seafloor – in a bid to jointly develop the area and capitalise on its resources to the benefit of both countries […]

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Global interest rate increases hurt Cambodia, says ADB

The increase in global interest rates has adversely affected many ADB developing member countries (DMCs) with heavy food import needs, such as Cambodia, Fiji, Georgia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nepal, Philippines and Thailand, according to the Asian Development Bank report. It pointed out that the increase in global interest rates has led to capital flight […]

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Cambodia: Royal Group PPSEZ gains lower loss in Q2

The publicly listed Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (Royal Group PPSEZ) of the conglomerate Royal Group gained a loss after tax of about $126,700 in the second quarter of this year, approximately 86.23 percent lower compared to over $0.9 million in the same period of last year, according to the quarterly report of […]

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