Cambodia lost nearly 100 factories and 40,000 jobs last year in the wake of the global financial crisis, a government official said Monday, though some other factories have since opened and put more people to work.
“The ministry noticed that from January through November 2009, garment and shoe factories, in total 93, have been closed,” Om [...]
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SCG plans to raise output in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH : Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate, is planning to invest $200 million to more than double the capacity of its cement factory in southern Cambodia.
Kampot Cement Co Ltd, a joint venture in which SCG holds 93% and a Cambodian partner the rest, aims to lift its annual capacity to [...]