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information and analysis on the Cambodian economy in regional
and global context, selected industries, and the equity market in Cambodia.

Economy & Industry

Govt conducting field trials of growing Japonica rice

The Ministry of Agriculture is currently conducting field trials to explore the possibility of growing Japonica rice, and expects to get the full results in three to four years, according to director-general of the Agriculture Ministry’s general directorate of agriculture Hean Vanhan...

The Ministry of Agriculture is...

September 5, 2017

Economy & Industry

Business Information Platform launched

The Ngeay Ngeay (Easy Easy) Business Information Platform was officially launched last week to help entrepreneurs, especially women, access business information and Cambodian laws...

The Ngeay Ngeay (Easy Easy) Bu...

September 4, 2017

Economy & Industry

Government plans to build brand name for Phnom Penh Kuyteav

The Cambodian government plans to promote the brand name of Phnom Penh Kuyteav, to make the popular noodle-soup dish well-known both locally and internationally...

The Cambodian government plans...

September 1, 2017

Economy & Industry

Insurance premium increases 21% YoY in 1H17

Cambodia’s insurance industry continued to see strong growth in 1H17, with the total gross premium reaching $68mn, a 21% YoY increase, according to a report released yesterday by the Insurance Association of Cambodia (IAC)...

Cambodia’s insurance industr...

August 31, 2017

Economy & Industry

Cambodia to benefit from paperless trade

Cambodia yesterday signed the framework agreement on the Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific which aims to strengthen digital trade in the region...

Cambodia yesterday signed the ...

August 30, 2017

Economy & Industry

Factories urged to invest in latest tech and machinery

Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (CMAC) has urged factory owners to invest in the latest technology and machinery to increase efficiency and become more competitive as the country shifts to higher value-added manufacturing...

Garment Manufacturers Associat...

August 29, 2017

Economy & Industry

SECC launches Excellence Program for SMEs

The Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) launched its “Excellence Program” today with the aim to help companies develop the capacity to prepare adequate financial reports, establish proper accounting principles and learn about how the growth board can provide additional funding sources...

The Securities and Exchange Co...

August 25, 2017

Coporate News

KrisEnergy finalizes oil agreement with

Singapore-listed KrisEnergy finalized yesterday the long-awaited production-sharing agreement with the Cambodian government, which paved the way for the company to develop the country’s first oil field...

Singapore-listed KrisEnergy fi...

August 24, 2017

Economy & Industry

CSX’s initiatives to boost trading likely to be approved soon

The CSX-proposed initiatives to boost trading on the bourse—which include block trading, termed as negotiated trading method (NTM), the introduction of market orders, and increasing the daily price limit from 5% to 10%—are expected to be approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) sometime soon, according to Lamun Soleil, director of market operations at the CSX...

The CSX-proposed initiatives t...

August 23, 2017

Economy & Industry

First solar power project expected to be fully operational at month-end

Cambodia’s first large-scale solar power project in Bavet is still in the trial stage, but is expected to be fully operationally at the end of this month. Victor Jona, the director-general of the Ministry of Mines and Energy, said...

Cambodia’s first large-scale...

August 22, 2017