‘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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Keeping it riel, Cambodia steps up de-dollarisation
Thu, 25 Jun 2020 | 10:19The economic downturn has supplied the National Bank of Cambodia with an opportunity to step up its agenda to return the shine on the riel while coping with Covid-19 challenges
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Cambodia braces for the worst as arrivals rise on easing restrictions
Thu, 18 Jun 2020 | 09:29After a comparatively low number of Covid-19 cases, a slow uptick is noticed as more travellers land on Cambodian shores. But does the Kingdom have it all under control?
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What lies beneath? An opaque take on Cambodia’s shadow banking operations
Thu, 11 Jun 2020 | 10:05Away from the authorities’ gaze, the unregulated consumer lending market thrives, triggering unease in the banking sector over rising credit growth risk
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Feeling the burn: Cambodia keels on slow-to-act attitude
Thu, 4 Jun 2020 | 09:10Had the Industrial Development Policy (IDP) been put to work, the economic impact might have been less painful, having climbed the value chain and workers up-skilled
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Aviation industry hovers, global airlines recoil with Covid-19
Thu, 28 May 2020 | 10:22With the pandemic taking airlines as victims before the first half of the year, the Kingdom’s airlines hold sway as several factors play to its advantage for now
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Making sense of Cambodia’s Covid-19 budget
Thu, 21 May 2020 | 10:26Lack of clarity over the economic stimulus plan and flipflop decisions are keeping the people guessing over the actual determination of the government to help Cambodians
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Job losses, pay cuts, force Cambodians into bad debts
Thu, 14 May 2020 | 10:04The unrelenting negative economic effect of Covid-19 on businesses and banks’ stringent procedures have put Cambodians in a bind over term loans
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Is this a lull before the storm?
Thu, 7 May 2020 | 10:21While most countries are in various stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia has had no new cases in over three weeks. But the Kingdom is holding its breath in preparation for what is to come if it comes, as the continuous negative test results are no guarantee that Cambodia is off the hook
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Navigating a tight economic storm
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 | 11:00Could the Covid-19 pandemic force Cambodia to reflect on its finances and expenditure?
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Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Thu, 23 Apr 2020 | 10:00Like the world over, the Cambodian corporate sector is feeling the strain of doing business as customers demand more compassion towards their plight. Still, there are some bittersweet lessons in the offing if one can see through this blight
