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STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 01, 2021 • 3 min read

Interview “The country has a geographical advantage”

By Focus Cambodia Editorial • Feb 01, 2021
Japan has had a strong presence in Cambodia for decades. Yogo Kanda, President of the Japanese Business Association of Cambodia (JBAC) and General Manager of Mitsubishi Corporation, explains the relationship between the two countries, the impact of Covid-19, and the outlook for Japanese investment in the Kingdom

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 01, 2021 • 4 min read
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Interview Brands on the brink of collapse

By JT International • Feb 01, 2021
Roy Manalili, General Manager of JTI Cambodia sits down with Focus Cambodia magazine to discuss how extreme regulations leading to the erosion of brands and of brand value are a growing threat to businesses. JTI believes better regulations benefit all entities, including governments, businesses and communities

STORY OF THE DAY • Feb 01, 2021 • 4 min read
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Finance Local focus, global reach

By BPC • Feb 01, 2021
BPC’s banking tech has already updated best practices across Asia. Focus Cambodia speaks with Veasna Nguon, Business Development Director for Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar about its recent entry to Cambodia, and what the firm envisions as a new hub with long-term ambition

Nov 01, 2018 • 8 min read
Timor-Leste

Breaking bureaucratic barriers for young entrepreneurs

Timor-Leste, the world’s second-most oil dependent country in the world, is shedding barriers for small business in a bid to boost a flagging economy
By Sophie Raynor • Nov 01, 2018

Oct 29, 2018 • 3 min read
Singapore

Go-Jek prepares to launch in Grab's home territory

Indonesian ride-hailing company Go-Jek has begun recruiting drivers in Singapore to pre-register for use of its platform, as the company takes a major step toward launching services in the same country where ride-hailing giant Grab is based
By Robin Spiess • Oct 29, 2018

Jun 30, 2018 • 4 min read
EuroFair 2018

Cambodia attractive market for luxury European brands and construction companies

Dozens of international businesses have gathered to showcase their wares and establish regional contacts at Cambodia’s annual EuroFair, a three-day event that expects to draw approximately 10,000 visitors to Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island Exhibition Hall this weekend
By Robin Spiess • Jun 30, 2018

Jun 20, 2018 • 2 min read
'Spend, Send, Lend'

The company driving Southeast Asia's e-wallet technology

Mobile wallet developer MatchMove has expanded from Singapore to other parts of Asia and the US since launching in 2017. As it moves into Myanmar and Cambodia, Southeast Asia Globe touched base with Nitin Palande, the company's senior vice president of business development, to hear what is driving their product's success
By Janelle Retka • Jun 20, 2018

Jun 15, 2018 • 6 min read
GST

What lies ahead for Malaysia and its businesses after scrapping of contentious tax

Malaysia’s newly elected government made good on their pre-election promise by scrapping the controversial goods and services tax introduced by former Prime Minister Najib Razak. But uncertainty remains over what impact the abolition of the tax will have on Malaysian businesses – and how the country will fill the multibillion-dollar hole it leaves
By Maxfield Brown • Jun 15, 2018

May 25, 2018 • 5 min read
Rithy Thul

One of Cambodia's brightest entrepreneurs talks tech, startups and cryptocurrencies

Rithy Thul is one of Cambodia’s leading voices in technology and entrepreneurship. Originally beginning his entrepreneurial career in the tourism industry with the founding of Toursanak in 2010, he co-founded Cambodia’s first coworking space in 2011 and shifted his focus more towards technology-based startups and projects
By Robin Spiess • May 25, 2018