Cambodia

The US has pledged $65 million to help improve the Cambodia economy according to The Honolulu Advertiser.

As the growth of the Cambodia economy becomes of more strategic interest to US, the US plans to provide assistance in the areas of improving education, public health, corruption prevention, and in helping to manage natural resources.

However, the likely driver of the interest is in the recent discovery of offshore oil and gas deposits by the Chevron Corporation and China’s overwhelming influence in the region. Such US and China interest give enormous potential for the Cambodia economy to grow.