Why Cambodia could be the ‘Asian Tiger of the 21st Century?
Chinese and American analysts have forecasted that Cambodia could have a chance to become the “tiger of Asia of the 21st century” in the near future, after the end COVID-19 pandemic and global uncertainty. The forecast was made by the President of the American Chamber of Commerce and Group CEO of Cambodian Investment Management Holdings […]
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62% of AmCham Survey Say Buying Real Estate in Cambodia a Good Investment
Over 62% of respondents of the recent Real Estate & Construction Survey conducted by AmCham Cambodia have said that buying property in Cambodia now is a good investment as the market has started to see an increase in international investors. According to the Khmer Times, the survey was drawn from 517 respondents in different segments […]
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Will Cambodian real estate sector follow China’s path in the next 10 years?
Not only Evergrande, under the Three Red Lines policy, many other Chinese overindebted developers such as Shimao and Sunac have also missed debt repayment deadlines. Some foreign analysts claimed that the underlying causes of this crisis are the incontrollable overheated market which led to overindebtedness, overreliance on construction as a failsafe to economic downturns and […]
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Credit to Construction & Real Estate Sector Rises to US$14bn as of H1 2022: NBC
As of June 2022, total loans provided to the private sector reached over US$51.5 billion, a growth of 23.4% year on year. Among all sectors, loans provided to construction and real estate represented 32%, or approximately US$14 billion. According to the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)’s report published on 25 July, for banking institutions, personal […]
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Expert: Cambodia has Fastest Economic Growth in the World as GDP Grows 6.3% in 2022
Cambodia’s gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 6.3% in 2022, which is one of the reasons why the country will become one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. This is according to Ivan Tan’s forecast and remarks on fibre2fashion on 25 July 2022. Cambodia’s GDP will expand by 6.3% this year, higher than […]
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As of Q2 2022, Offices & Retails Increase While Rental Rates See a Consistent Downward Trend
By the second quarter of 2022, the number of offices and retails have significantly increased while rental rates have decreased continuously compared to Q1, according to a CBRE Cambodia report on 07 July 2022. In Q2, the number of offices increased by 66.9% to over 40,000 square meters, with new supply expected in 2022, and […]
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As of H1 of 2022, Real Estate & Construction Growth Slowed to 2.5%, and 3% Respectively
As of the first half of 2022, the real estate sector has grown significantly, but at a slow pace of 2.5% due to the slowdown in high-end real estate sale-purchase activity, especially condominiums and apartments, according to the report on the results of the implementation of the budget for the H1 of the implementation of […]
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Under the Belt & Road Initiative, What Does Cambodia Get?
Cambodia and China have had a good relationship for a long time, and this relationship grew rapidly as the Belt and Road (BRI) project stepped in to develop infrastructure and start free trade relations between China and Cambodia. At first was the development of casinos that grew like mushrooms, creating a huge influx of financial […]
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WB Recommends Policy Measures to Foster Logistics & Supply Chain Reforms
The World Bank (WB) has recommended key short and long-term policy measures to reduce national logistics costs and address weak links in the supply chain in Cambodia as the country’s logistics costs were estimated at 26.43% of GDP in 2020 – significantly higher than in comparable ASEAN countries. Cambodia Economic Update June 2022 of WB […]
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More than 1,000 Unfinished Buildings in Sihanoukville
Long Dimanche, Deputy Governor of Sihanoukville Province, said on 14 July that the departure of Chinese investors due to the closure of online games and the COVID-19 crisis over the past three years has left unfinished constructions scattered in Sihanoukville. “At the meeting that day, we observed that new investors who want to invest, such […]
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