The EU’s dilemmas over trade access and human rights in Asia What price should workers in Cambodia and Myanmar, two of the poorest countries in the world, pay because of their governments’ severe violations of […]
Withdrawal of EBA could spark rating downgrade, experts say The cancellation of the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme would severely affect trade, investor sentiment, and the overall economy followed by a possible sovereign rating downgrade, […]
Water Festival attendance tops 4 million The National Committee for Organising National and International Festivals reported that about 4.5 million people visited the Water Festival 2018 in Phnom Penh. — Khmer Times KNLF member looks […]
Myanmar, Cambodia lead Asean’s soaring minimum wage growth Countries across Asean are experiencing rapid economic growth, and the associated improvements to the standard of living are conspicuous. Increasing trade means increasing wages — and wage […]
Asean may be forced to choose between US, China: Cambodia PM’s son Southeast Asian nations may soon have to “choose sides” between the US and China in their ongoing trade war, the political heir to […]
Kingdom approves 41 projects worth $1B Data from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) show that it approved a total of 41 investment projects worth more than $1 billion from September until mid-November. […]
Belt and Road project to strengthen Cambodia’s trade ties China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) plays a crucial role in connecting China to Cambodia and enhancing connectivity and cross-border trade within Asia and across the […]
Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand eye developing coastal economy The Private sectors in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Thailand are planning to strengthen trade, transport, and tourism connectivity along the coasts and promote the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC). […]
Cambodian parliament approves 6.7 bln USD for gov’t spending in 2019 The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday approved the budget of 6.7 billion U.S. dollars for the government’s expenditure in 2019, up 11.4 percent […]
Cambodia rice exports continue to fall Cambodia’s rice export fell 13.2% in the first 10 months of 2018 due to two factors, the European Union stopped buying Cambodian rice and the 300,000 tonnes quota to […]
Bank loan portfolios set to be at least 10% in local currency Cambodian commercial banks are showing a stronger preference to provide riel loans to microfinance institutions (MFI) as they rush to increase the share […]
Register now or miss out on tax breaks, ministry says Government officials and private sector leaders on Friday reiterated their calls for all small and medium-sized enterprises to join the regulatory fold. — Khmer Times […]