Experts at a recent economic forum on garment exports say the $3 billion target may be met, despite the economic slowdown in the United States. OFFICIALS and analysts said they remain hopeful Cambodia’s garment exports will reach the targeted US$3 billion by the end of the year, despite growing concerns over possible factory closures due [...]
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Textiles expected to meet targets
November 25th, 2008 
Cambodian News 
Posted in Business 
Tags: Business, Cambodia, garment, Global Trade, investment, Manufacturing 
No Comments »Cambodian Finance Stable But Stock Market Plans May Wait – PM
November 21st, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH (AFP)–Cambodian premier Hun Sen said Friday the country’s banking sector was stable despite the global financial crisis, but plans to set up a national stock exchange could be delayed. The prime minister said the state of the country’s finance industry was “in a stable position which is not worrisome” because Cambodia “has not [...]
Posted in Business Tags: Bank, Cambodia, economics, Finance, Financial crisis, Global Trade No Comments »World’s poorest nations meet in Cambodia
November 20th, 2008 Cambodian News As trade officials from the 21 APEC nations prepare for this weekend’s high-profile meeting in Peru, their counterparts from the world’s poorest countries are doing the same in Cambodia. A two-day ministerial meeting of nearly 50 least-developed countries is underway, looking at how poorer nations can integrate into the global trade system. The Director-General of [...]
Cambodia urges unity among poor nations on trade
November 20th, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday poor countries like his must continue speaking with one voice in the Doha round of global trade talks to ensure their competitiveness with developed countries. He also lashed out at wealthy nations for maintaining trade barriers that hurt poor countries, such as farm [...]