Category: Economy
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Thailand inflation stays negative in February as energy relief and price controls mask weak demand; Cambodia faces fuel-supply and import-price spillovers
Thailand’s consumer prices fell 0.88% year-on-year in February, extending a period of below-target inflation driven mainly by lower energy costs…
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Cambodia Rice Exports Reach $142 Million in Early 2026 as Milled Shipments Expand
Cambodia exported 247,822 tonnes of milled rice worth $142.87 million in the first two months of 2026, with ASEAN markets…
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Tariff pressures and Middle East energy risks tighten outlook for ASEAN growth, Cambodia says
Cambodian officials warned that unilateral tariffs and Middle East conflict are creating a dual shock for ASEAN economies, combining trade…
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Cambodia agriculture forum brings government, private sector together to strengthen sector development
Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture convened the Cambodian Agricultural Forum on March 2, bringing together government institutions, private-sector representatives and agricultural…
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ASEAN Secretary-General Meets Cambodia’s Sun Chanthol on Investment Pipeline and Regional Connectivity
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn met Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol on March 3 in Phnom Penh, with talks…
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BoT warns Middle East conflict could shave up to 0.15pp off Thai growth as oil risks rise
Thailand’s central bank warned that an escalating Middle East conflict could shave up to 0.15 percentage points off GDP if…
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Regional war risk rises as Iran expands retaliation and Gulf energy infrastructure comes under fire
U.S.–Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have triggered retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the region,…
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Asian governments cite stockpiles as Hormuz threat lifts oil toward $80
Asian governments are trying to calm markets by pointing to strategic oil and gas buffers as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards declare…
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Energy Shock Ripples Across Alliances as Hormuz Disruption Tests Market Assumptions
A near-halt in tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the shutdown of Qatar’s Ras Laffan LNG complex have…
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Angkor ticket revenue falls 30% in first two months of 2026 as foreign visits slide
Angkor ticket revenue fell 30% in Jan–Feb 2026 as foreign pass sales dropped 32%, with officials and industry watching demand…
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Cambodia pushes coffee, cocoa as “strategic crops” for northeast development, official says
Senate Second Vice President Thun Vathana said Mondulkiri’s local output meets “only an estimated 10%” of domestic market demand, calling…
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Cambodia Agriculture Ministey Rebukes Thai Report Over “Chemical” Fertiliser, Hybrdi Rice Claims
Cambodia’s agriculture ministry says Thai media mischaracterised a USDA report by adding “chemical fertiliser” and implying hybrid seed adoption. The…
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Southeast Asia weighs whether to reopen Trump-era tariff deals after US court setback
A US Supreme Court ruling curbing President Donald Trump’s emergency tariff authority has forced Southeast Asian governments to reassess trade…
