‘Bad news is an investor’s best friend’ – unlocking investment potential in Cambodia
The poem If, written by English Nobel laureate poet and novelist Rudyard Kipling for his son circa 1895, is widely perceived as fatherly advice for John who would sooner contemplate a harsh world.
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The taxman cometh – Cambodia’s capital gains tax casts the net on individual taxpayers
Thu, 10 Sep 2020 | 09:38In a country where only limited personal income tax existed, the new taxation law beginning January 1, 2021, will make taxpayers out of Cambodians, whether they are ready for it or not
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Living with rising costs – Cambodians pay the price for economic growth
Thu, 3 Sep 2020 | 09:52While its neighbours experience low inflation, the Kingdom’s inflation remains steadfast but that just means citizens have to face up to higher living costs, knowing that there is no turning back
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Against the odds – Is Cambodia a weak link to ASEAN’s global supply chain?
Thu, 27 Aug 2020 | 10:39As a new normal in global trade diversification emerges, off-shoring opportunities arise in the region. But Cambodia might lose out in the fight for a larger slice of the investment pie
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Can Cambodia’s fragmented agriculture sector save the economy?
Thu, 13 Aug 2020 | 09:11Ever since the pandemic razed the world, most sectors in the Kingdom were wrecked but there is hope in agriculture, only if the government takes stock of some system failures
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What’s the deal with Cambodia and China’s FTA?
Thu, 6 Aug 2020 | 11:20Cambodia’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China kicks off a series of FTAs in future but for now, critics wonder what else the parties could bring to the table apart from what it already has to date
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Passing the test: Is Cambodia’s education system failing its people?
Thu, 30 Jul 2020 | 10:48The Kingdom’s education system needs to grow its people but some flaws might stifle this growth
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Wither tourism? Can Cambodia resuscitate the sector post-Covid-19?
Thu, 23 Jul 2020 | 10:59With international tourism annihilated, it is now down to respective governments to resuscitate the sector. Cambodia must do the same but critics are sceptical of its intentions
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The new normal – Taking stock of Cambodia’s real estate sector
Thu, 16 Jul 2020 | 10:22As the Kingdom’s largest economic sector comes to terms with the effects of Covid-19, industry players contemplate the changes it has to contend with till the economy recovers
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‘On the offensive’: Cambodia to load up on loans to stimulate economy
Thu, 9 Jul 2020 | 11:01As the dust settles on the economy, Cambodia comes to grips with what needs to be done to turn the economy around, starting with a big shopping list for credit
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Where is Cambodia’s exit strategy that can save the economy?
Thu, 2 Jul 2020 | 09:56With the prospect of being slammed by a double whammy, the government is working on an economic recovery plan to deliver it from Covid-19 and the EU’s partial withdrawal of the Everything But Arms scheme in the next two to three years
