Powering up on coal but at what cost?
The haste to expand economic growth and achieve rural electrification has drawn Chinese interest and though China is closing down fossil fuel plants in its country as emissions rise, Cambodia prefers to look the other way
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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
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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
