Phnom Penh Post - Special Reports
After years of strong growth, Cambodia comes face-to-face with falling income, dwindling savings and a gaping deficit that will test its mettle
As credit in the microfinance sector expands, borrowers and lenders aim for a win-win outcome, though often that is not the case. Even more so now with the pandemic pushing people into a debt trap
Taxpayers feel the noose tightening as government auditors up the ante to meet national targets. However, audits motivated by incentives have spurred overzealousness for one party and agony for the other
Cambodia’s banks and financial institutions are least affected by the economic conditions but a prolonged pandemic could knock the wind off its wings
It is time to shop. Economic woes provide good pickings for investors if they know where to look
In a country where only limited personal income tax existed, the new taxation law beginning January 1, 2021, will make taxpayers out of Cambodians, whether they are ready for it or not
While its neighbours experience low inflation, the Kingdom’s inflation remains steadfast but that just means citizens have to face up to higher living costs, knowing that there is no turning back
As a new normal in global trade diversification emerges, off-shoring opportunities arise in the region. But Cambodia might lose out in the fight for a larger slice of the investment pie
Ever since the pandemic razed the world, most sectors in the Kingdom were wrecked but there is hope in agriculture, only if the government takes stock of some system failures
Cambodia’s Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China kicks off a series of FTAs in future but for now, critics wonder what else the parties could bring to the table apart from what it already has to date
The Kingdom’s education system needs to grow its people but some flaws might stifle this growth
