Economics

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • May 22, 2019 • 8 min read

Belt and Road How Cambodia can make the most of China’s millions

Cambodia’s relationship with China is stronger than ever before, in great part thanks to the many projects funded by China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Kingdom. But while Cambodia has benefitted hugely from this support, it must ensure that it remains open to a wide range of foreign investment
By Robin Spiess

May 22, 2019

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 18, 2018 • 15 min read

Belt and Road Operation Mekong

China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might
By Bernhard Zand

Dec 18, 2018

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 11, 2018 • 3 min read

World Bank East Asian countries must adapt to match most developed nations

If countries across East Asia intend to sustain the growth of their economies, policy makers are going to need to accommodate a changing global and economic environment, according to a recent World Bank report
By Robin Spiess

Dec 11, 2018

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 12, 2018 • 17 min read

Cambodia's building blocks Blood bricks

Cambodia's construction boom has demand for clay bricks climbing. But a transformation to Cambodia’s rural economy feeds some of the most vulnerable into the growing brick sector and its toxic debt bondage
By Janelle Retka and Leng Len

Nov 12, 2018

Economics • Oct 12, 2018 • 5 min read
Cambodia

Economy under fire from possible EBA loss

Marco Kalinna, managing director of Cosmos Services, a garment trade supplier in Phnom Penh, and board member of the German Business Group in Cambodia, talks about the European Union’s possible retraction of its Everything But Arms preferential trade agreement with Cambodia By Tassilo Brinzer

Economics • Sep 10, 2018 • 18 min read
Cambodia's building blocks

How sand dredging bled a fishing community dry

After a decade of heavy sand dredging in the waterways of Cambodia's Koh Kong province, a fishing community once recognised for its rich ecosystem is struggling to fill its nets. By Janelle Retka and Leng Len

Economics • Jul 05, 2018 • 14 min read
Cambodia and the EU

Farewell to Everything But Arms?

With the ruling party squashing political dissent in the lead-up to this month’s election, will the EU react by plunging the Kingdom into economic chaos? By Leonie Kijewski

Economics • May 07, 2018 • 9 min read
Ride-hailing services

Bali taxi drivers’ war on ride-sharing apps

With ride-sharing apps such as Grab and Go-Jek making inroads in the tourist hub of Bali, metered taxi drivers are resorting to violence to scare off the competition By Justin Jacobs

Economics • Dec 06, 2017 • 7 min read
Vietnam

The ‘coffee king’

Hai Ninh Nguyen came from the rural province of Thai Binh to be one of only four Vietnamese people to make this year’s Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia By Euan Black

Economics • Oct 16, 2017 • 9 min read
Cambodia's Tourism Industry

A Kingdom for more tourists

Cambodia has big plans to boost tourism, most of which revolve around a massive influx of visitors from China By Nathan Paul Southern

Economics • Aug 07, 2017 • 12 min read
Cambodia

Manufacturing on the line

Amid rising labour costs, stagnant export prices and productivity rates well below its neighbours', what might the future of the Kingdom's factories look like? By Paul Millar

Economics • Jul 27, 2017 • 7 min read
Pactics

Why it pays to pay more

The only way forward for Cambodia's garment sector is good wages, worker empowerment and a focus on sustainability, according to the founder of this unconventional textile factory in Siem Reap By Claire Knox