Cambodia: Gloomy forecast for Cambodia’s rice sector Wed, 3 August 2016 – An industry analyst has issued a dire forecast for Cambodia?s rice sector, claiming the long-grain ?white gold? that has been credited with lifting millions of Cambodia?s farmers out of abject poverty, and which seems a natural fit for the Kingdom?s agrarian workforce, is […]
Read MoreCambodia: India, Cambodia step closer to bilateral treaty to protect investments Fri, 29 July 2016 – India’s cabinet approved a new bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with Cambodia yesterday that is designed to provide mutual protections for investors of each company, the Indian government said in a press release. The treaty, which has yet to be […]
Read MoreCambodia: Travel-goods makers told act now or risk missing the boat Fri, 29 July 2016 – Just weeks since the United States announced it would grant new trade privileges that allow Cambodian-manufactured travel goods such as luggage and backpacks to enter the US market duty-free under its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) scheme, a visiting […]
Read MoreCambodia: Fuming cigarette maker exits local industry body Fri, 29 July 2016 – It has only been a week since legislation came into effect that requires cigarette manufacturers to apply graphic images and warning labels to their packaging, yet the tobacco industry has already suffered its first casuality as one of the country?s biggest cigarette […]
Read MoreCambodia: First-ever FDI survey identifies $20B in capital inflow Fri, 29 July 2016 – Foreign direct investment (FDI) to Cambodia over a 20-year period ? from 1994 to 2014 ? is estimated to have reached $19.2 billion and was heavily weighed by inflows of capital from China, according to the first-ever comprehensive survey on FDI, […]
Read MoreCambodia: Sihanoukville port operator still on course for IPO Thu, 28 July 2016 – The state operator of Cambodia?s only deep-water port remains on course to float shares on the stock exchange and is seeking ways to speed up the listing. Officials at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP) met with representatives of the Ministry of Economy […]
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