Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an immediate ceasefire for the second time in six months after the latest round of border clashes killed dozens of soldiers and civilians, while displacing more than …
Business Leaders from Seven International Markets Converge in Singapore for CorporateConnections’ First Chapter Launch
Business leaders from Taiwan, Japan, Cambodia, India, Canada, Hong Kong and Malaysia will travel to Singapore for the launch of the first CorporateConnections chapter in Singapore, bringing together …
Cambodia’s banks nurse decade-high bad loans as property slump bites
By Ben Aris in Berlin Cambodia’s lenders are nursing their worst loan books in a decade, as a stalled property market squeezes a heavily dollarised banking sector already under US sanctions scrutiny.
A $200 loan in Cambodia changed this finance leader’s thinking. Now she’s trying to change capitalism
An encounter with a family struggling for safe water helped Alix Lebec rethink how money moves. Now she’s using innovative finance to tackle climate and economic challenges.
Cambodia Receives Institutional Capability Development Plan to Strengthen NPCC and Advance Productivity-led Growth
The APO-supported roadmap aims to help Cambodia’s national productivity institution become more capable, evidence driven, future ready, and implementation focused APO Secretary-General Dr. Indra …
UL 467-Certified Lightning Protection and Grounding System: The Optimal Choice for Key Projects in Cambodia
Amid Cambodia’s rapid infrastructure growth, technical safety requirements—particularly for lightning protection and grounding systems—are becoming …
Cambodian banks face pressures from real estate and weak tourism
Bad loans may rise to up to 10% of outstanding loans by 2026. Cambodian banking sector’s non-performing loans (NPLs) are expected to rise to 9.5%-10% of outstanding loans by 2026 on weak tourism …
On the Line: Bangladesh’s Garment Sector Faces Growing Human Rights Crisis
Also in this edition: Two Cambodian factories were fined for burning fabric scraps as fuel, a study found that shareholders penalized Covid cancellations, and three Bangladeshi manufacturers halted …
International Finance Corporation watchdog in turmoil following scathing report on microfinance in Cambodia
The head of an internal auditor resigned after the board of the World Bank’s private investment arm rejected her office’s findings that the deal violated internal safeguard policies.
Rising heat threatens Cambodia garment output and earnings
A recent report by GIZ highlights the urgent threat posed by rising temperatures to Cambodia’s garment workers, warning of a potential 18% reduction in productivity and export earnings by 2030 unless …