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United States to Sign Cambodia Trade Deal

September 11th, 2008 · No Comments

John Negroponte, US Deputy Secretary of State, is planning to sign a Cambodia trade deal on his visit to the country next week according to Xinhua News.
The focus of the Cambodia trade agreement with the US is agriculture and industry.
Official statistics indicate that Cambodia trade with the US is up in the first half of […]

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Cambodia Exports of Rubber to Expand

July 2nd, 2008 · No Comments

Cambodia exports of rubber are expected to expand from 30k tons to 50k tons according to The Hindu News.
The increase in Cambodian exports of rubber comes as new rubber trees planted over five years ago begin to yield.
Rubber currently sells for $3,310 up from $2,800 a year ago.
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Cambodia Lifts Rice Export Ban

May 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The Cambodia has lifted its rice export ban according to Bloomberg.
The Cambodia trade announcement by the Cambodia government added to a further softening of rice prices as rice futures July delivery fell 2.5 percent.
Cambodia is expected to produce
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Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand Agree to Form Rice Cartel

May 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

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The Cambodia trade move with its neighboring countries would act similar to OPEC but would be called the Organization of Rice Exporting Countries (OREC).
While intentions may be good considering recent […]

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Cambodia Aims to Lead in Rice Exports

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments

The Cambodian government has announced that is plans to become one of the world’s largest rice exporters according to ABC.
The Cambodia government’s plan is to export 8 million tons of rice annually by 2015.
As affordable food continues to become one of the biggest global issues, there is a distinct possibility that the Cambodia trade plan […]

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Cambodian Government to Sell Rice to Senegal Despite Ban

April 24th, 2008 · No Comments

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The decision by the Cambodia government to circumvent the Cambodia trade ban is justified by only selling ‘broken’ rice to Senegal.
Any move by the government of Cambodia […]

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Cambodia Trade of Rice to Thailand Halted

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The Cambodia government has halted all Cambodia exports of rice to Thailand according to the International Herald Tribune.
The move comes as higher food prices continue to put pressure on the Cambodia economy and has been welcomed by the Cambodian population.
Although the ban is only to last two months and will only slightly impact the Thailand […]

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Cambodia to Import More Electricity from Vietnam

January 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Cambodia trade of electricity with Vietnam is set to hit 200 megawatts per year according to Xinhua News.
The announcement made by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to is in reaction to continued increase in electricity prices of approximately 25 percent per year.
The 200 megawatts per year increase of Cambodia trade with
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Cambodia and Vietnam Target $2.3 billion in Bilateral Trade by 2010

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Cambodia trade with Vietnam is now targeted at $2.3 billion by 2010 according to Vietnam News.
Currently, Cambodia is the 16th largest overseas market for Vietnamese goods and Vietnam is the third largest importer of Cambodian goods.
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China Economy Key Concern Among ASEAN Member Countries

November 21st, 2007 · No Comments

Watch this informative video highlighting the concern among ASEAN member countries over China’s economic dominance:

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Cambodia to Increase Cambodia Trade with North Korea

October 29th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Cambodia plans to sign an agreement with North Korea to increase Cambodia trade according to Forbes.
While it is unclear to what extend the agreement will increase Cambodia trade with North Korea, the diplomatic ties that the two countries are forging are not likely to go over well with the US.
If an increase of Cambodia trade […]

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Cambodia Exports of Garments Grow 12 Percent

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Cambodia exports of garments grew 12 percent in the first half of 2007 and Cambodia ranks as the fifth largest garment exporter in the world according to People’s Daily Online.
Nonetheless, Cambodia has much room for improvement. In other words, Cambodia exports per container cost between up to $800 and takes three days to clear legal […]

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