The EU remains one of Cambodia’s foremost trading partners, accounting for 9.61% of the Kingdom’s total exports in 2023. Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the EU amounted to over $4.615 billion in …
Cambodia seeks EU finance, stresses opportunity, growth
The EU remains one of Cambodia’s foremost trading partners, accounting for 9.61% of the Kingdom’s total exports in 2023. Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the EU amounted to over $4.615 billion in …
‘It’s a lose-lose situation’: Carbon ‘offset’ project in Cambodia accused of human rights violations
Companies around the world try to make up for their carbon emission by purchasing “offsets,” financing projects intended to preserve forests or otherwise compensate for their emissions. In Cambodia, …
EU launches 4 new programs worth 85.6 mln USD in Cambodia
The European Union on Tuesday launched four new programs worth 85.6 million U.S. dollars in total in Cambodia, with a focus on promoting sustainable value chains, energy efficiency and renewable …
Cambodia real estate eyes gradual recovery
Despite the gradual global economic recovery, Cambodia’s real estate sector might need an additional two to three years to reach pre-pandemic levels, as the sector has shown very little development in …
E-wallet payments in Cambodia up 80 per cent in 2023
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has announced that mobile payments in the South-East Asian country increased to US$492 billion in 2023, up 80 per cent from US$272.8 billion in a year earlier.
QR code-based payment boosts Cambodia-Malaysia links, enhances trade
Malaysia emerged as Cambodia’s 15th-largest trading partner as their bilateral trade surged over 35% in January, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE).
Pundits on shift in US-Cambodia relations
In late February, senior US diplomats and defence officials met with high-ranking Cambodian leaders in what analysts suggest is a strategic shift by the US towards enhancing mutual understanding, …
How a pan-delta int’l initiative is changing livelihoods of farming households in coastal Bangladesh
A CGIAR-led Asian mega-deltas initiative (AMD), now in the 3rd year of its work in five Asian countries – Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Vietnam – has developed climate-resilient year-round …
Cambodia earns new world record for largest ‘bridal carry’
Hundreds of Cambodians braved sticky tropical heat to set an unusual new world record: for the most people performing a “bridal carry” at the same time.Late on Friday, 245 men hoisted their partners – …