Project approvals retain traction even as Covid constricts construction
Publication date 05 May 2021 | 16:10 | ICT

The government approved six more investment projects with capital of over $106 million, even as the Covid-19 pandemic ravages the Cambodian economy, leading to a slowdown in construction projects.

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