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The construction sector in Cambodia attracted the investment projects of about US$2.1-B last year, a 72% rise compared with some US$1.2-B in Y 2011, according to a report from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction Friday. More…
If Bharti Airtel does get a license, Myanmar will be its third South Asian market outside of India
“We have sent our expression of interest in acquiring a mobile phone services license to the Myanmar government,” the executive, who asked not to be named, told The Wall Street Journal. More…
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Reposted from Eleven Myanmar
Asean is set to be the region to be situated in again this year. After estimated growth of 5.2 per cent on a PPP-weighted (purchasing power parity) basis, we project the region to expand by 5.3 per cent in 2013, outpacing the International Monetary Fund’s global growth estimate of 3.6 per cent. The region is expected to see economies such as Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia matching or exceeding their 10-year average rates. And more is expected from Myanmar, which made international headlines for the right reasons in 2012. More…
Chinese investment totaled more than $250 million in the 11-month period
Looking to compete with Chinese influence in the region, the U.S. government is making plans to help American companies win large-scale infrastructure projects in Cambodia, U.S. officials said on Thursday in Phnom Penh. More…
Chinese investment is coming in natural resources, rubber and tourism
PHNOM PENH – China has become Cambodia’s biggest investor, putting some $8.8 billion into the country over nearly two decades, according to online data from the government’s lead investment agency. More…
According to Ek Tha, Sok An said Cambodia attracts because of two main reasons: political and macroeconomic stability
An assistant to former US president Bill Clinton said Cambodia has many potential areas for foreign direct investment (FDI) from many countries, including the US. More…
ADB, estimates that overall foreign direct investment will jump to $1.5 billion in 2012, up from $850 million in 2011
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Inside a gleaming white-and-blue garment factory in Cambodia stand rows of second-hand Singers — weathered sewing machines transported from a plant in China that closed last year. More…
3 projects involving Chinese companies in Cambodia totaling $11.2 Billion
PHNOM PENH — Two Chinese companies have reached a deal to build a 400-kilometer rail line, a steel plant and a seaport in Cambodia, worth a combined $11.2 billion, in what would be by far the impoverished country’s biggest-ever investments. More…
Vietnamese enterprises have invested in 124 projects in Cambodia with total registered capital of some US$2.5 billion.
As such, Vietnam is now among the top five investors in Cambodia, said the Association of Vietnamese Investors in Cambodia (AVIC) at a conference to review three years promoting Vietnam trade and investment in Cambodia held in Phnom Penh this Tuesday.
In 2010, Vietnam had 41 foreign direct investment (FDI) projects worth US$566 million in Cambodia. In 2011, the number of projects rose to 90 and investment capital reached US$2 billion. More…
