A City Hall ruling on vaccination cards has provoked a mixed reaction from local and foreign business operators in Phnom Penh. The capital’s Governor Khuong Sreng issued an edict on Oct 5 saying a Covid-19 vaccination card needed to be presented every time when entering and leaving educational institutions, markets and business locations. The ruling […]
Read MoreThe Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 134 investment projects in the first three quarters of this year, a 28 percent decrease compared with the same period last year. The approved investment projects were valued a total of $3.3 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 48 percent. Of the projects, 101 are located outside […]
Read MoreCambodia will have the second-fastest growing economy in Southeast-Asia in five years, according to the International Monetary Fund. In its World Economic Outlook the IMF said the Kingdom’s gross domestic product (GDP) would expand 6.6 percent, second only to Vietnam with a forecast 6.9 percent growth. It said the Philippines economy would be the third […]
Read MoreCambodia and Thailand have in-principle agreed to temporarily open a border crossing to facilitate trade and transportation of goods containers. Cambodian officials and Thai officials have talked about the opening of the Stung Bot-Ban Nong Ian border crossing shared between Banteay Meanchey province and Sa Kaeo province in Thailand, said Vasim Sorya, spokesman at the […]
Read MoreTourists are starting to return across the region, putting pressure on Cambodia to re-open its doors to foreign visitors. Prime Minister Hun Sen is considering dropping national restrictions and border controls, depending on whether Covid-19 remains under control following last week’s three-day Pchum Ben holiday. Many Cambodians had the full week off and toured the […]
Read MoreSeventy-five private investment projects outside of special economic zones (SEZ) were approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) in the first eight months of 2021, down by nearly 30 per cent year-on-year, the Ministry of Economy and Finance reported. The report presented an overall glum picture for new investments in non-SEZ projects, […]
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