COVID-19: The Impact on Leases and Rental Payments in Cambodia

The COVID-19 global pandemic continues to rage and tenants in Cambodia are now looking carefully at whether this situation can be considered a force majeure event in order to seek a cessation or reduction of their rental payments. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) officially declared the outbreak of the coronavirus disease […]

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Dr Kim Heang: What concerns me most is that foreign investors don’t come and Khmer take no action

Many business executives have suspended their projects for fear of themselves of their workers being affected by the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, which remains a serious threat to global health with no certainty when it will be resolved. However, as an outstanding real estate investor in Cambodia, Dr Kim Heang continues to develop his […]

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CBRE: Office rental rates on downward trend from Q2

Occupancy rates of office rental business began to decline from April after remaining robust in Q1. Meanwhile, new rental rates will also begin to decline towards the end of the year, after initial upward movements only a month before the COVID-19 eruption. The dropping trend in rent rates is likely to reverse the increasing supply […]

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CBRE: Retail rental prices drop sharply while supply increases substantially in Q1

CBRE Cambodia has reported that retail rental prices saw a sharp slowdown in February 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the CBRE report, retail rental prices sharply declined by 9.2% for community malls and 10.5% for prime retail podiums in February 2020. The decline resulted from the spread of COVID-19 causing […]

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Understanding the Basics of Concrete

Concrete has been used widely internationally. It is durable and flexible in its usage. As a construction material, it is robust and able to give sound reduction and fire-resistant properties. Raw materials The raw or constituent materials are one of the most important factors prior to the successful design and construction of concrete structures. Hence […]

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2020: What and where to invest in real estate?

2019 has been another great year for the real estate sector in Cambodia due to increasing demand from both local and international investors. According to the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC), a total of US$9.3 billion worth of investments came into the kingdom, spread across 4,446 approved investment projects, which represented […]

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CBRE: Condominium prices to face downward trend if COVID-19 continues

CBRE Cambodia has reported signs of a possible downward trend in condominium prices in the first quarter of 2020 and projected them to go down further if the COVID-19 socio-economic crisis continues. The report, issued on 6 April, shows the effects of COVID-19 on real estate prices, especially condominiums price per metre in the high-end […]

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World Bank provides US$20 million to Cambodia in response to COVID-19

The World Bank has provided US$20 million to Cambodia from the International Development Agency (IDA) to build isolation and treatment centers as well as medical supplies and facilities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release from the World Bank on 2 April 2020. Mrs. Inguna Dobraja, World Bank Country Manager for […]

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The Impact of COVID-19 On Construction Contracts in Cambodia

Questions and uncertainty related to the impacts of the COVID-19 global pandemic on construction contracts in Cambodia have been the subject of great interest and concern by real estate developers and construction companies since the beginning of this outbreak. Parties to construction contracts are now carefully analyzing whether this situation can be considered a force […]

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Measures to maintain office and commercial buildings during COVID 19

How could we maintain our office and commercial buildings during the closure due to COVID 19? While your office and commercial buildings are vacant due to the absence of staff and other occupants in the building due to COVID 19 fear, the focus on the measure of management and maintenance the buildings are very crucial […]

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