Economics

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 23, 2017 • 2 min read

Sponsored The foundations of trust

By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Aug 23, 2017
Sponsored: For over five years, the Credit Bureau Cambodia has brought much needed transparency and security to an industry that is only as good as the quality of information it is built upon

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 07, 2017 • 12 min read

Cambodia Manufacturing on the line

By Paul Millar • Aug 07, 2017
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?

Economics • STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 27, 2017 • 7 min read

Pactics Why it pays to pay more

By Claire Knox • Jul 27, 2017
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

Economics • Jan 07, 2016 • 7 min read
Coffee beans

Vietnam’s arabica push

Vietnam has long focused on grinding out cheap robusta coffee. But with more farmers cultivating high-grade arabica, the country could become a key source of the more boutique bean
By Calvin Godfrey • Jan 07, 2016

Economics • Oct 22, 2015 • 8 min read
Knowledge-based economy

Follow the leader

Southeast Asian nations will eventually need to swap farming for flash drives and become knowledge-based economies. Singapore is already showing how it’s done
By Kevin Ponniah • Oct 22, 2015

Economics • Mar 08, 2015 • 14 min read
Anti-corruption

Touching up Cambodia

After years of floundering near the foot of global rankings on a range of development indicators, Cambodia is finally taking some steps in the right direction
By Daniel Besant • Mar 08, 2015

Economics • Dec 12, 2013 • 2 min read

Q&A with Asean's Le Luong Minh

The Asean Secretary General provides updates on tourism integration in Southeast Asia
By Southeast Asia Globe Editorial • Dec 12, 2013

Economics • Aug 28, 2013 • 7 min read
Development

The view from the bottom

In a city of extremes, what does the boom look like from the perspective of the urban poor?
By Marcus Tudehope • Aug 28, 2013

Economics • Jan 14, 2013 • 7 min read

To unity and beyond

Asean is well down the path towards integration, but the biggest challenges lie ahead
By Christian Vits • Jan 14, 2013