Research

Our research reports provide comprehensive, up-to-date
information and analysis on the Cambodian economy in regional
and global context, selected industries, and the equity market in Cambodia.

Market Update

Weekly Market Summary

Shares in Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) finished the week unmoved at KHR4,000 (-0.99% MTD, -2.44% YTD). With 46,241 shares changed hands this morning, the volume trading during the week came to 56,016 shares...

Shares in Phnom Penh Water Sup...

March 17, 2017

Coporate News

Ezecom launches Cambodia’s first submarine fiber-optic cable

Telcotech, a subsidiary of local internet provider Ezecom, officially launched Cambodia’s first undersea fiber-optic cable yesterday after nearly two years of construction, promising faster, cheaper and more secure internet connectivity...

Telcotech, a subsidiary of loc...

March 16, 2017

Economy & Industry

Asean members agree to cut 90% of tariffs over next 15 years

Experts yesterday welcomed recent moves by Asean members to agree to cut 90% of tariffs in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) for between 5,000 to 6,000 kinds of products over the next 15 years...

Experts yesterday welcomed rec...

March 15, 2017

Economy & Industry

NBC sets microfinance interest rate cap at 18%

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) set the interest rate cap at 18% for microfinance institutions (MFI), deposit-taking MFIs, and licensed rural credit institutions to help the poor, curb over-indebtedness, and reduce poverty, according to an announcement released yesterday...

The National Bank of Cambodia ...

March 14, 2017

Economy & Industry

Number of factories increases 74% over last five years

According to the yet-unpublished 2016 annual report of the Ministry of Industry and Handicraft, total number of factories jumped 74% during the last five years, from 907 in 2012 to 1578 in 2016, marking significant progress of Cambodia’s industrialization...

According to the yet-unpublish...

March 13, 2017

Market Update

Weekly Market Summary

Today, the CSX index edged up 0.04% to 351.9 pts, as PPWSA shares gained 0.25%. This morning 12,099 shares changed hands...

Today, the CSX index edged up ...

March 10, 2017

Coporate News

Cambodia Brewery opens second factory

Cambodia Brewery Ltd (CBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heineken Asia Pacific, inaugurated its second brewery on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, tripling its beer production capacity and opening a new line to produce its Dutch parent company’s flagship lager, Heineke...

Cambodia Brewery Ltd (CBL), a ...

March 9, 2017

Economy & Industry

Moody’s maintains Cambodia’s sovereign rating at B2 Stable

Global credit rating agency Moody’s has maintained Cambodia’s sovereign rating at B2 Stable, stating in its latest credit opinion released at the end of February that the rating was underpinned by credit strengths,...

Global credit rating agency Mo...

March 7, 2017

Economy & Industry

Cambodia’s first hygienic fish market to open in Kampot

Cambodia’s first sanitized and quality-controlled fish market is set to open in Kampot province in May this year, as construction of the facility has now begun...

Cambodia’s first sanitized a...

March 6, 2017

Coporate News

France’s BRED Bank launches operation in Cambodia

BRED Banque Populaire, part of the second largest banking group in France, officially launched operations in Cambodia yesterday, marking the first venture of a European bank in the Kingdom since the late 1990s...

BRED Banque Populaire, part of...

March 3, 2017