Cambodia Attracts US$3.46bn in New Investment in First Nine Months of 2022

• Sommana Yan
• 6 October 2022
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Cambodia attracted multiple investment projects worth US$3.46 billion in the first nine months of 2022, up 3% compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia’s report showed on Thursday 7 October.

In terms of the number of projects, over 150 investment projects were approved during the January-September period this year, up 12% from 134 projects over the same period last year, the report said.

Domestic investors topped the list, sharing 50.94% of total investment value while foreign investment from China accounted for 43.9%.

Other foreign investments in the kingdom were from Thailand, Japan, Cayman Islands, Samoa, South Korea, British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia, the report said.

Investment projects are mainly in the agriculture and agro-industry sectors, manufacturing, tourism, and infrastructure, among others, the report added.