Hospitality, F&B Trade Fairs To Draw Leading Professionals

This year’s editions of the Camfood and Camhotel expos will attract leading local and international professionals from the hospitality and food & beverage industries...

Cambodia Shielded By EBA As US-China Trade War Escalates, Moody’s Says

Moody’s Investors Service Inc said Cambodia is among East Asian countries that could benefit from the relocation and investment by firms looking to reduce...

ADB Approves $7.6 Million Loan For Solar

In a bid to promote the development of renewable energies in the Kingdom, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a $7.64-million loan...

Throwing Sand In One’s Own Rice Bowl

A year ago, the European Union offered Cambodia the option of using a unique Harmonised Systems Code (HS Code) for its Jasmine fragrant rice...

Price Of Rubber Set To Rise After Neighbours’ Pledge

Following a pledge made last week by Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia to withhold exports of 350,000 tonnes of natural rubber until March, experts say...

Transport & Logistics Forum 2023 – Key Lessons For Cambodia’s Development...

Eurocham organised the Transport & Logistics Forum 2023 in April 2023 which featured Cambodian Minister of Public Works & Transport, H.E. Sun Chanthol, presenting...

7-Eleven franchise delays arrival in Cambodia

According to media reports, CP All Plc is delaying its plans to launch the 7-Eleven convenience store chain in Cambodia and Laos until after...

Siemens To Expand Investment

Siemens on Friday pledged to expand its investment in Cambodia as a result of the country’s impressive economic growth. Armin Bruck, CEO at Siemens Singapore,...

US Firm Pitches Massive Solar Project

US-based Omni Navitas pitched a project to the government for a $500 million solar power plant that will be built through a joint venture...

Unveiling Cambodia’s Thriving Consumer Culture 2023

Discover Cambodia's consumer habits in the Consumer Report 2023 which covers a range of insights from societal perspectives on travel, health and wellness, beauty,...

Kampong Chhnang To Host Next River Festival

Kampong Chhnang province will host the fifth iteration of the River Festival, which will take place during three days in March. The event will feature...

AmCham Cambodia “Mid-Year Review: Real Estate and Construction Law Update” 2023

On June 23, 2023, AmCham Cambodia hosted its “Mid-Year Review: Real Estate and Construction Law Update” with 70 attendees finding out more about the...

National Grid To Reach All Provinces Next Year

The government says it plans to have all 24 provinces in the country connected to the national grid by 2020. Five provinces still lack access...

Phnom Penh Lockdown Restrictions Reduced May 2021

The lockdown restrictions were eased in Phnom Penh as the Municipal Administration issued guidelines for the period from May 6 until May 12, 2021. The...

Prince Group and Plan International Launch WASH Project to 99 Schools...

Prince Holding Group and Plan International Cambodia have officially set in motion its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene ("WASH") intervention programme at all school levels...

Cambodia 2022 Economic Census Starts March 1st

Today is the first day of the Cambodia 2022 Economic Census, with the Ministry of Planning set to conduct the once-in-a-decade survey to gather...

Japanese firms looks to setup renewable energy in Cambodia

Two Japanese renewable energy firms, Aura Green Energy Co and solar panel system provider WWB Corp, plan to build rice husk-fired energy plants and...

Prep For Digital Revolution Must Start Now, ADB Official Says

The government should start refashioning its institutions and policies as soon as possible to adapt to the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), which is already...

Cambodia Can Achieve SDGs, But Deep Fiscal Reform Needed: ADB Report

Cambodia has a good chance of achieving its social protection agenda under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) but will need to balance different social...

‘Food Street’ To Be Built In Kampot Ahead Of Sea Festival

Kampot will be the first province to have a ‘Food Street’, an area with dozens of vendors offering local delicacies as part of a...

Cambodia tourism numbers down by more than half

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism (MoT) has released the latest figures of foreign visitors to Cambodia from January-May 2020 and the numbers are down...

More international flights resume to Cambodia

Cambodia has seen a number of new international flights resume services to the Kingdom, with more on the way if the COVID-19 situation remains...

Pepper Association Reports Lower Yields, Sales

The Kampot Pepper Promotion Association has sold just 50 tonnes of the coveted commodity, an 80 percent drop compared to last year. The dip in...

China Should Invest In Battambang Milling Plant

The Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak urged a Hunan-based company to take advantage of the vast, untapped potential in the agricultural sector and to...

Shift To Circular Economy Needed To Tackle Waste Woes

In the face of mounting pressure from the increasing speed of waste generation, Cambodia should begin a transition towards a non-waste, circular economy as...

Khmer New Year Business and Holiday Travel Plans 2022

With the announcement from the Cambodian Prime Minister on March 7 that the country will hold the traditional Khmer New Year festival from April...

Contract Farming Schemes On The Rise: Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture said the number of contract farming schemes has increased this year as farmers and traders are more aware of the...

RDB, World Bank Discuss $100-million Agricultural Diversification Plan

The Rural Development Bank (RDB) yesterday said it discussed with the World Bank the implementation of a $100-million, country-wide agricultural diversification programme designed to...

Local Firms Urged To Join Thai Trade Shows

The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) on Thursday held a conference in Phnom Penh as part of its Asean+6 programme to promote Thai...

What are Cambodia’s Oil & Gas Plans?

The Kingdom has imported oil & gas products worth $2.84 billion in the first three quarters of 2022, and with the commodity prices facing...

The State Of AI In 2023 – How Can Cambodia Embrace...

The “arrival” of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools and especially Generative AI (tools such as ChatGPT, Bard etc) firmly became a part of public discord...

Official: Silk Centre A Model Of Innovation In Development

This year’s celebrations for United Nations Day will be held at the silk research centre of the Royal University of Phnom Penh, with an...

Cambodia Import-Export Goods Exhibition 2020

The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce is urging business to participate in the upcoming Cambodia Import-Export Goods Exhibition which will be held from December 15-18,...

EU Launches $124m Project To Boost Fisheries Sector

The European Union yesterday launched its biggest budget programme in the Kingdom to date. Named ‘Cambodia Programme for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Fisheries...

Mekong Tourism Forum 2023 Confirmed To Take Place In Sihanoukville April...

The 2023 Mekong Tourism Forum (MTF 2023), which is hosted by the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia and co-organised by the Mekong Tourism Coordinating...

ADB Backs Strong Cambodian Economic Growth

The Asian Development Bank (ADP) expects Cambodia’s economy to grow by 5.3 per cent in 2022 and 6.5 per cent in 2023, it announced...

Angkor Gold To Assist In Promoting Gender Equality

Angkor Gold Corp, a Canadian mineral exploration company with operations in Cambodia, announced its participation in a three-year project with the Global Compact Network...

Ministry To Explore Waste-To-Energy Alternatives

The Ministry of Economic and Finance on Tuesday announced it is looking at processes of turning waste into energy as a partial solution to...

Government To Drop VAT On Agricultural Exports

Local firms will no longer be charged value-added tax (VAT) on exports of agricultural goods, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced Friday. The premier said dropping...

Cambodia will sign Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will be signed during the 4th RCEP Summit during the 37th ASEAN Summit in Vietnam in mid-November 2020. The Phnom...

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd Acquires Cambodian Corporate Stores

Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (DPE) announced it has acquired the existing Domino’s Pizza businesses in Cambodia, Malaysia, and Singapore for USD $214 million. The Domino’s store...

Confirel To Sell Salt To French Brand

Local firm Confirel will sell 100 tonnes of organic salt products to France-based Le Guerandais. Confirel says the order will boost recognition of Cambodian salt...

Council Of Ministers Approves Key Commerce Draft Laws

The much-anticipated E-commerce and Customer Protection laws were approved on Friday by the Council of Ministers in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hun...

World Bank Approves $1 Billion In Development Assistance

The World Bank has officially approved the disbursement of $1 billion to develop priority sectors in Cambodia, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced...

Kampong Speu Palm Sugar Earns PGI Status In Europe

Kampong Speu province’s palm sugar this week was awarded geographical indication status in the European Union. The European Commission on Tuesday announced that Kampong Speu...

QHR Solutions: Developing talent management ecosystems in Cambodia

B2B Cambodia attended a press event hosted by QHR Solutions, who launched operations in Cambodia earlier in 2020. We had a chance to speak...

First Banana Shipment To China Confirmed

Longmate Agriculture Co has announced that it will conduct a test shipment of bananas to the Chinese market next month, which will be followed...

Local Fish Yields On The Rise

Freshwater and marine fish yields increased slightly during the first half of the year, with illegal fishing activity waning as a result of official...

KrisEnergy Completes 3D Seismic Survey

Singapore-based KrisEnergy last week announced that their 3D seismic survey in the Cambodia Block A concession was completed on time and without incidents. Last month...

Cambodian Quality Products Labels

“Cambodian Quality Products” labels that recognise the quality and safety of  goods will soon be available for factories, enterprises and cottage industries to apply...

Afraid Of Potential EU Tariffs, Exporters And Millers Buy Less Rice

Local rice exporter and millers will buy significantly less paddy rice this year as they await the European Union’s final decision on whether or...

Cambodian Agro-Industry Federation to be Formed

A Cambodian Agro-Industry Federation is set to be established with the process underway to form the body which will be tasked with boosting the...

Ministers Approve Draft Petroleum Law

The Council of Ministers on Friday approved a draft of the Law on Petroleum and Petroleum Production Management which aims to manage Cambodia’s oil...

Cambodian Tourism Businesses Recognised in International Awards

A number of Cambodian-based businesses, and the Kingdom itself, were recipients of international awards and accolades in October 2021. (Feature Photo Credit: SiemReaper.com) Condé Nast Traveller...

Indonesia Chamber of Commerce Cambodia Launches

The new Indonesia Chamber of Commerce Cambodia (IndoCham) has launched in September 2021. IndoCham's goals are to find more business opportunities in the Kingdom,...

Two More Provinces To Be Able To Issue Certificates Of Origin

Producers, traders and exporters in Ratanakkiri and Tbong Khmum can now apply online for certificates of origin for their exports, submitting applications through the...

Crypto Social Trading Exchange MoonXBT Signs MOU with SERC

On the back of the global cryptocurrency platform Binance signing an MoU with the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) earlier in 2022, crypto...

Cambodia Remains the EU’s Largest Bicycle Exporter in 2022

Cambodia exported $505 million worth of bicycle goods to the European Union in the first half of 2022, Cambodia’s Office of the Council of...

Public Bidding Opens For 60-megawatt Solar Project

With the Kingdom aiming to increase its energy output, the government is calling on private firms to enter the bidding process for the construction...

EU Levies Tariffs On Local Rice

The European Commission has imposed tariffs on rice imports from Cambodia and Myanmar that, it says, are hurting farmers in the European Union. In a...

Public-Private Sector Forum To Be Held This Month

Business leaders will have a chance this month to discuss with public officials the most relevant issues affecting the sector at the Public-Private Sector...

Thailand Bans Corn Imports Through Ban Khao Din

Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce last week announced a ban on field corn imports coming through Ban Khao Din, in the border with Cambodia. The ban...

Cambodia 2023 Economic Data In Review

With 2023 behind us, economic data sets for the year are slowly being released by the relevant Cambodian government ministries and relevant associations. We...

Operating Costs in Cambodia Are The Lowest In Asia

A report by Asia-Pacific business transformation consultancy TMX suggests Cambodia has the lowest operating costs in Asia, however, it did not rank as well...

CBRE’s ‘Fearless Forecast 2024’ Navigates Challenges And Opportunities In Cambodia’s Real...

CBRE Cambodia hosted its ‘Fearless Forecast 2024’ at the Oakwood Premier Phnom Penh on January 12, 2024. The annually-held event gave an overview of...

IMF Revises Cambodia’s 2023 Economic Growth Forecast To 5.6%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has adjusted its growth projection for Cambodia's GDP in 2023 to 5.6 per cent, down from its previous forecast...

Cambodian Finance ministry raises $1.4B in Q1 2020

The Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance raised $1.4B in Q1 2020 revenue, which represents an increase of 24% from Q1 2019. Q1 2020 Revenue The...

EU Funding For Fisheries Programme Confirmed

On Monday, European Union ambassador George Edgar confirmed funding for a $98 million project to support the local fisheries sector from 2019 to 2023. During...

EXPO 2022 – Overview of the Cambodian Market: Driving Factors for...

"Invest Cambodia", Cambodia as “Asian Tiger of the 21st Century”. Presentation of Anthony Galliano, President of the AmCham Cambodia at the Realestate.com.kh EXPO 2022. You...

Angkor Tourist Visitors down 99% in the first half of 2021

The tourist numbers heading to Angkor Archaeological Park, usually the jewel in the crown for the Kingdom's tourism, are down nearly 99 per cent...

Cambodia Sees Posiitve Trade Growth in Q3 2022

Cambodia has seen continued positive trade growth in 2022, with trade reaching USD $41 billion by the end of Q3 2022 and exports surpassing...

ADB Signs $250 Million Loan Deal

Cambodia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) yesterday signed a new loan agreement for $250 million to finance projects in key development areas, according...

Hong Lai Huat to Develop Cambodian Agricultural Hub

Hong Lai Huat (HLH) Group has received the Cambodian government's approval to develop a mixed-use agricultural hub in Cambodia - the total land size...

ThaiBev To Build New Beverage Factory In Cambodia

Thailand-based media reported that ThaiBev, the Singapore-listed food and beverage company, will expand its operations internationally and spend 4 billion baht (USD $105 million)...

Cambodia to target ASEAN, East Asia, US and EU tourists

Media reports in May suggest that the Cambodia Tourism Ministry expects the Kingdom to attract as many as one million international tourists and eight...

Exports Up By 15 pct In First Five Months Of The...

Exports during the first five months of the year increased by more than 15 percent, reaching a value of $5.3 billion, according to the...

Commerce Minister Pitches For More US Investments

Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak is urging more American companies to follow in the footsteps of Coca Cola Company and invest in Cambodia. Mr Sorasak...

Nearly 600 Foreigners Obtained Cambodian Citizenship from 2020-2021

A report by the Cambodia China Times suggests nearly 600 foreigners have received their Cambodian citizenship between June 2020 and mid-2021. More than 500...

Tax Forum 2023: Panel Discussion on Cambodian Tax Incentives

The Malaysian Business Chamber of Commerce (MBCC), with support from the General Department of Taxation (GDT), organised a Cambodian Tax Forum 2023 at the...

Cambodia’s Oil Hopes Liquidated?

KrisEnergy Ltd, the Singapore based oil production company with oil drilling rights off the Cambodian coast, has gone into liquidation. However KrisEnergy (Cambodia) Ltd,...

USAID Kicks Off Women Empowerment Project

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) yesterday launched ‘Women Entrepreneurs Act’, or ‘WE Act’, a project to empower young women in Cambodia’s...

Self-improvement A Must To Compete Abroad, Minister Tells Agriculture Firms

Local players in agribusiness must strive to become more efficient and productive while also upping the quality and safety standards of their products, Minister...

National Economy To Slow To 7 pct: WB

Cambodia’s economy will continue to experience robust growth, but will expand at a slower pace than last year due to weaker external demand, the...

Renewable Energy heading to Kampot and Koh Rong Sanloem

This week, renewable energy (RE) developments for Koh Rong Sanloem Island and the addition of a wind farm in Kampot have been announced. Koh Rong...

Economy To Grow At 7 Percent This Year: ADB

Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow at 7 percent this year and will slow down slightly in 2020 following a deceleration of economic growth...

B2B Cambodia Set For Cutting-edge Makeover – Launches Cambodia Business Awards

Cambodian Investment Management and Online Real Estate, the owner of Realestate.com.kh, have together formed the new B2B Cambodia. Cambodian Investment Management will make a...

World Bank forecasts Cambodia’s 2020 growth to be -2.0 per cent

The World Bank has revised its 2020 growth forecast for Cambodia to -2.0 per cent, as the Kingdom faces key COVID-19 economic struggles. The World...

Cambodia Anticipates Total GDP Of $35.1 Billion In 2024

Cambodia is predicted to see a 6.6 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2024, with the total anticipated GDP to rise to...

Despite Challenges, Exports Grow By 4 Percent

Trade with foreign partners decelerated in 2018, with exports growing by just 4 percent, compared to 19 percent last year. The year presented a number...

Cambodian Maritime Infrastructure Projects Cruising Forward

A flurry of announcements from the government has provided updates on several maritime infrastructure projects, including seaports and coastal logistics centres with total investments...

Cambodia Credit Bureau reports a surge in Q3 2020

The Cambodian property sector is starting to see signs of recovery due to the local demand reports Realestate.com.kh, while the Cambodian Credit Bureau (CBC)...

Cambodia Business Briefing 2021

C9 Hotelworks and Delivering Asia Communications have organised the Cambodia Business Briefing 2021 online webinar to take place on Tuesday 26 October. The virtual business...

Minimum Wage In Cambodia To Increase To $204 In 2024

Starting from January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in Cambodia will increase to USD $204, marking a rise of USD $4. This announcement was made...

German Business Cambodia, EuroCham and GIZ renew MoU

The GIZ Business Scouts for Development Programme (BSfD),  has extended its MoU between German Business Cambodia (GBC) and EuroCham until the 31st of December...

CBC introduces innovative Credit Risk Heat Map for the Cambodian Financial...

Credit Bureau (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (CBC) has launched the first of-its-kind advanced business intelligence tool in the country for member financial institutions to monitor...

Cambodia Digital Awards 2022

The largest National Technology, Communication and Information Awards in the Kingdom  - the Cambodia Digital Awards (CDA) 2022  -is due to take place later...

US Embassy Organises ‘Restaurant Week 2023’ To Promote American Agricultural Products...

The U.S. Embassy organised 'Restaurant Week 2023' in Phnom Penh to promote U.S. agricultural products to the Cambodian business and culinary communities. The event...

AmCham Hosting “The Rise of Capital Markets and Venture Capital in...

The American Chamber of Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia is holding a special full-day “The Rise of Capital Markets and Venture Capital in Cambodia”...

Cambodia’s Revenue and Growth Forecasts 2021

The latest data for Cambodia, suggests the Cambodian government expects to earn tax and customs income of at least $5 billion by the end...

25 Capital-Provincial Investment Sub-Committees Launched

25 Capital-Provincial Investment Sub-Committees (CPISC) have been launched in Cambodia to help decide on private investment and resolve disputes related to investment projects to...
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