Senghuo Loem

Senghuo is currently a Master candidate in International Studies at Ohio University, USA. After having obtained BA in International Studies from the Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP) and BA in Economics Science from the Royal University of Rule and Economics, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia for two years, assigned to the United Nations Office and appointed as the personal assistant to the Secretary of State. He was also a part-time lecturer at the Department of International Studies of RUPP. His main research interests center around political economy of Cambodia. He’s best known here as Senior Editor of Economics at Khmer Scholar.

Cambodia in 2015: Trade deficit, still

November 7, 2015 August 12, 2016

As a country emerging from wars, Cambodia is one of the fastest growing economies. However, it is still an agrarian state and it strongly depends on garment sector from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Another important factor that should be noticed…

Making sense of foreign direct investment in Cambodia, as of 2015

November 6, 2015 August 12, 2016

Since 1993, Cambodia has had trade deficit. In terms of the balance of payment, besides export, Cambodia relies heavily on foreign aid, international loans and grants, and FDI. It is worth noticing that Cambodia inaugurated its stock market in 2009,…