Category: Economy
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Thailand Closed Its Own Border Checkpoints, Lost 500 Million Baht a Day, Then Asked Why Cambodia Has Not Requested Their Reopening.
Thailand’s navy says Cambodia has made no formal request to reopen border checkpoints that Thailand unilaterally closed ten months ago;…
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Forty Years on Paper: The ASEAN Energy Mechanism That Has Never Been Activated
Cambodia’s foreign minister named every ASEAN energy security mechanism at the 13 April meeting; not one of them has ever…
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Cambodia’s Emergency Debt Relief Has Expired. Thailand’s Occupation Has Not.
Two rounds of emergency relief, two rounds of expiry, and an occupation with no end date.
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Cambodia Breaks Ground on Main Canal Segment, 20 Months After First Ceremony
Cambodia broke ground on the Funan Techo Canal’s main 151.6 km segment on April 11, 2026, twenty months after a…
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Who Owns Cambodia’s Stability?
Inside the diplomatic week that produced a credit upgrade, a Chinese congratulation, and a Western-facing trade sprint
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Australia backs Cambodia’s top public-private forum. No one has independently tested whether it works.
Australia has funded Cambodia’s Government-Private Sector Forum for over two decades. The forum’s private sector chair is a government appointee…
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Cambodia’s Compound Banking Stress: Multiple Shocks, Structural Gaps, and a Safety Net Built Mid-Crisis
The individual shocks have each been reported. The compound architecture connecting them has not.
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Cambodia’s Domestic Product Push Rests on a Number No One Agrees On
Cambodia’s government says local goods are 60-70% of the market. Its top SME lobby says 30%. Neither can prove it,…
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Cambodia’s Tourism Meeting Announced Urgent Measures. The Documentary Record Tells a Different Story.
An April 1 gathering of 150 stakeholders cited tax incentives, electricity subsidies, and a six-pillar strategy. Three months of documentary…
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Cambodia Ships 90 Percent of Its Cashews to Vietnam. Japan Is Investing in That Gap.
Cambodia exported one million tonnes of raw cashews in 2025 and sent approximately 90 percent to Vietnam for processing. Japan’s…
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Cambodia Seeks $2 Billion AIIB Pipeline as Graduation Clock Runs
Cambodia and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank held high-level talks in Phnom Penh on April 1, with Cambodian official channels…
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Cambodia says fuel station closures drop to 400 from 2,000-plus
Cambodia’s Commerce Ministry says fuel station and depot closures fell to just over 400 from more than 2,000 after inspections…
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War Disruption Forces Rebalancing in Southeast Asia’s Rice Trade
Thai export delays expose vulnerabilities in single-supplier food chains as Vietnam and Cambodia gain commercial traction.
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Thailand Most Exposed in ASEAN to Hormuz Shock as Energy, Tourism and Trade Risks Converge
BANGKOK, March 2026 – Thailand is emerging as one of Southeast Asia’s most economically exposed countries to a prolonged disruption…
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Cambodia, South Korea signal deeper investment cooperation as trade rises in early 2026
Cambodia and South Korea are stepping up efforts to strengthen economic cooperation, with bilateral trade rising in the first two…
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Cambodia’s SchneiTec unveils 1 GWh battery storage roadmap as solar expansion accelerates
Plan aggregates existing pilot batteries and projects under development into a long-term portfolio target aimed at stabilizing Cambodia’s renewable-heavy grid.
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Fuchs Eyes Cambodia Pepper Processing as Phnom Penh Pushes Up Value Chain
German spice company Fuchs is considering establishing a pepper-processing facility in Cambodia as the Southeast Asian country looks to expand…
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Cambodia says public debt rose to $13.05 billion in 2025 as IMF flags slower growth and higher financing needs
Cambodia says its 2025 public debt remained manageable, but IMF projections point to a narrower fiscal buffer as growth slows…
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Cambodia, UK launch skills partnership to support workforce modernisation
Cambodia and the United Kingdom have launched a three-year partnership on vocational training aimed at strengthening workforce skills and supporting…
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Cambodia garment exports hit record, but upstream textile capacity still limited
Cambodia’s garment sector is expanding at record speed, but the country’s push to build a domestic textile supply chain remains…