News business is constantly being disrupted everywhere due to evolving media technologies. Cambodia, for the past few years, has experienced this trend, moving from a country heavily relying on traditional media such as radio and television – for scheduled, mostly…
Cambodia has embarked on a 20-year struggle for a meaningful rebirth. This documentary produced by i-Profile indicates Cambodia’s gradual economic success, earning the World Bank’s recognition as the “Olympian of Growth.” In my opinion, manufacturing is the next step. Factories need…
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…
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,…
The Cambodian business environment needs to be improved and SMEs have to be developed both in quality and quantity. The number of SMEs in Cambodia has increased from 25,000 in 1999 to 66,000 in 2009, including informal industrial SMEs and…
The way the Internet has revolutionized and socialized the world is no doubt unprecedented. The way it has knitted itself into the social fabric is simply mind-boggling. It has invigorated economies by adding many layers to the mode of transactions,…
Financial institutions, mainly banks, have been a major source of financing businesses in Cambodia. However, things may not stay the same. The inauguration of Cambodia Securities Exchanges (CSX) under the joint venture between the Ministry of Economy and Finance and…
Online shopping is growing rapidly against the dominance of traditional physical marketplaces in Cambodia. Pioneering online stores – such as Khmer24, 7makara, Shop168, SnapyShop, and Kaymu – have been trying to change the way people shop, but they are still…
When speaking of starting a business in Cambodia, you might have heard things like “Business needs lots of capital”, “You cannot be successful in business if you don’t have parents or relatives doing it too” or “Young people cannot start…
It is hard to ignore Cambodia’s changing outlook in terms of how urban people live. Cambodian youth, nation’s biggest demographics, are at the forefront of this shift to modernity and are responsible for creating lifestyle-related business opportunities for both local…
