Cambodia International Political Economy

The World Bank projects foreign direct investment in Cambodia will come in dramatically lower 2008 according to Reuters.

While there is some discrepancy between the World Banks forecast and the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), the World Bank does expect Cambodian investment of FDI inflows for 2008 to come in around $800 million with a further fall to $600 million in 2009.

According to World Bank spokesperson Huot Chea, the key driver of the drop in foreign direct investment in Cambodian is the global economic slowdown as opposed to political risk.