The slated withdrawal of crucial European Union trade preferences will likely force its leader to walk back a prolonged political crackdown, observers and labor groups say.
Category: Cambodia
Cambodia calls EU trade threat ‘extreme injustice’
The EU announced Cambodia could lose its special access to European markets over undemocratic practices.
PM wants more Japanese investment in Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen, speaking at the Mekong- Japan Business Forum in Tokyo on October 9, invited Japanese firms to visit Cambodia and convince themselves that it a worthy country for their investments.
Encountering Cambodia’s biggest irrigation project, but where’s the irrigation?
Cambodia’s largest and most costly irrigation scheme has failed to irrigate a single hectare, but plans are afoot to double down with an even more expensive project.
UN ‘Apologizes’ to End Row With Cambodia Over Poverty Level Measurement
UN had published poverty statistics almost three times as high as the official estimate.
Food Security be Dammed: Cambodia Trades Fish for Energy
The Lower Seasan 2 dam threatens to drastically reduce Cambodian fish stocks, which will undermine food security, particularly among the rural poor.
The Debt Trap: ‘There’s no hope, “My income all goes to the bank”
An estimated 3 million Cambodians owe money to banks and MFIs, with estimates suggesting eight out of ten Cambodians are in debt.
Cambodia’s Women Entrepreneurs Aim to Scale Up
The goal? Reshaping the business landscape in Cambodia to encourage women to run businesses, and to promote women as business leaders.