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ខ្មែរ Investment and Funding
Five Investment Projects Worth US$29.2m Approved for Svay Rieng, Takeo and PP
- 12 October 2022
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has issued registration certificates for five investment projects with a total capital of US$29.2m to establish five factories in Svay Rieng, Takeo, and Phnom Penh. These private companies include: The first firm is "GORGEOUS LIGHTS CO., LTD", which will invest US$8.1m to establish a factory to produce lamps, lamps, and lamp accessories, loca...
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Buy Now or Later? CBRE: Bigger Condo Units Gain More Favour from Investors
- 11 October 2022
As condo prices in Cambodia continue to drop, some investors are looking to deploy their capital in this sector, mainly on larger units. According to a recent CBRE report, larger units have gained favor with investors. With prices decreasing, investors have become more interested in larger unit types instead of studio and one-bedroom units. However, the most important question that keeps inv...
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Global Investors Eye Investments in ASEAN to Diversify Risk; Cambodia to Gain Benefit
- 6 October 2022
Southeast Asia saw foreign direct investment surge by 42% in 2021, and that trend has continued this year, with some countries seeing record levels of FDI, according to the ASEAN Investment Report 2022. One of the reasons for the FDI surge is that a majority of investors are looking to spread their risk by diversifying their production bases. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEA...
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Chinese Gov’t Asks Top Banks to Provide Over US$84 billion to Rescue Real Estate Sector
- 4 October 2022
China's financial regulators have asked its six largest banks to provide 600 billion yuan (US$84.32 billion) of financial support in any form including mortgages, loans to developers, and purchases of their bonds, to help recover the real estate sector. Bloomberg News reported on 30 September that this is the latest scheme after a series of actions implemented by the Chinese government to help ...
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China’s Property Investment Down 7.4% Y-o-Y During First 8 Months of 2022
- 29 September 2022
China's investment property investment dropped by 7.4% y-o-y in the first eight months of 2022, a further decrease of 1% in the first seven months, reported Xinhua. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) report, the total property investment in this period was 9.08 trillion yuan (US$1.31 trillion). Investment in residential buildings shares were at 6.89 trillion yuan, down 6.9%...
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Japan Urges Cambodia to Further Ease Japanese Investment in Cambodia
- 28 September 2022
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has asked his Cambodia’s counterpart Samdech Hun Sen to continue supporting and easing Japanese investment in Cambodia, as to date, Japanese private investment value in the kingdom has reached nearly US$3 billion. HE Kishida Fumio said during a meeting with Samdech Hun Sen on 28 September in Tokyo that besides this current large-scale investment value, anot...
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Construction of Vietnam’s Largest Airport Set for Completion in 2025
- 28 September 2022
The construction work on the runway for Vietnam’s largest airport Long Thanh is set to begin in December, almost two years after the project’s ground-breaking ceremony, reported GCR. Nguyen Van Hung, an official at the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), said tenders had been launched to find a contractor to build the airport’s runways, taxiways, and apron. The bidding is expected to be c...
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Government Plans to Spend Over US$240 million Building Three New Airports
- 17 September 2022
The government plans to spend more than US$240 million on building three new airports to serve domestic flights. According to the report from the Secretary of State for Civil Aviation (SSCA), the three new airport projects are within the 2019-2024 aviation infrastructure investment scheme. An estimated US$80 million is planned for the construction of the new Koh Kong airport and US$65 millio...
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Construction Begins on Vietnam’s US$520-million Industrial Park
- 10 September 2022
Construction has begun on a 10-sq-km industrial park in Vietnam’s southern province of Binh Thuan with a ground-breaking ceremony attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. The construction will cost US$520 million and the park will serve sectors ranging from building materials to food processing when complete in 2025, according to GCR. The park will also feature two 450MW gas-fired power p...
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Chinese Gov’t to Issue US$29bn Loan to Help Developers Complete Housing Projects
- 5 September 2022
The Chinese government plans to issue 200 billion yuan (US$29 billion) in special loans to help developers finish their stalled housing projects, according to Caixin. This loan will be issued under the cooperation of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the Ministry of Finance, and the central bank. The loan may be provided by China Development Bank, Agricultural Development ...
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