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Economy and Finance
EU Grants US$14 Million for Bakheng Water Facility
The European Investment Bank (EIB) secured a EUR 12.7 million (approximately US$13.9 million) grant from the European Union for the construction of the Bakheng Water Treatment Plant and 500 kilometres of water distribution network in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The infrastructure will bring safe, drinking water and improve quality of living for 700,000 people from some of the poorest nei...
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COVID-19 poses challenge for extraction of Cambodia’s first oil
The impact of COVID-19 on the first oil extraction in Cambodia will be discussed and evaluated further after the virus crisis has ceased, said H.E Cheab Sour, Director General of the Department of Petroleum, at a press conference on the progress and continued working direction of the Ministry of Mines and Energy on the morning of 21 April 2020. In response to a question from a local journalist ...
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COVID-19 considerably affects Cambodia’s aviation sector
Statistics from the Secretariat of Civil Aviation indicate that Cambodia’s aviation sector has experienced considerable impacts as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic including some obstacles in the construction process of the new airport, coagulating airfreight, and the drastic decline in air travellers. The details were given in a statement made by H.E Sin Chanserey Vutha, Deput...
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Government announces US$2 billion liquidity adjustment package for banking sector
The government has announced a US$2 billion liquidity adjustment package, with the central bank relaxing its reserve requirement for banks as a measure to address the economic impact effects from COVID-19. The statement was made by Ms Chea Serey, National Bank of Cambodia Assistant Governor during an interview with CNBC where she explained the government’s measures to address the economic impac...
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Coronavirus impacts Thai property market
With the ongoing ‘global health emergency’ declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) over the coronavirus impacting travel by Chinese investors, regional economies and property markets have been feeling the pinch, with Thailand feeling it more than most. Since 2016, Chinese investors have accounted for the majority of property purchases in the Thai Kingdom. However, the advent of the glob...
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Government reduces US$918 million in expenses from state departments excluding road development
Samdech Techo has announced that the government has reduced US$918 million in expenses from all state institutions to combat the COVID-19 outbreak; however, the road and canal development budget will be not reduced, as it is a high priority need. The announcement was made at a press conference on updating the current situation of COVID-19 on the morning of 7 April 2020. “I hope national instit...
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How interest rate cuts affect mortgage rates and borrowers
Central Banks around the world have been lowering their interest rates as one of the monetary policy responses to the economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Federal Reserve, or FED, of the United States, for instance, has recently cut the rate to almost 0%. The same applies to the Bank of England, the Reserve Bank of Australia, and Malaysia’s Central Bank, who have cut their rate t...
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Expert: Construction and real estate market to recover next year
Experts predict that the construction and real estate markets will recover in 2021 despite the dramatic decline since the end of 2019 resulting partially from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. In an interview with RFI, Dr Ky Sereyvath, an economics professor and also Director of the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s Centre for China Studies said, “The outbreak does not damage the Cambodia...
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World Bank: Cambodia’s economic growth to slow to 2.5% in 2020 due to COVID-19
Cambodia’s economic growth is predicted to decrease by 2.5% in the first quarter of 2020, due to inactivity in the tourism and construction sectors resulting from the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The World Bank released an Economic Update for East Asia and the Pacific in the time of COVID-19 report on Tuesday 01 April estimating the economic impact of the virus pandemic. ...
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Government calls on rental and commercial building businesses to lower or delay payments
Samdech Techo Hun Sen has called on all property owners of rental and commercial buildings business to lower or delay payments for their tenants whose businesses are affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made at a press conference on Additional Measures to Prevent the COVID-19 Pandemic at the National Assembly on the morning of 30 March 2020. “Renters should lower or delay the ...
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