10월 11, 2019
Cambodia approved a total of 831 investment projects worth more than $22.56 billion between January 2016 and August this year, according to data released on Thursday by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).
The government approved 171 projects worth $3.6 billion in 2016, 183 projects worth $6.3 billion in 2017 and 255 projects worth $6.4 billion last year, the data shows.
During the first eight months of this year, the CDC approved 222 projects worth more than $6 billion, 81 projects – or $1.88 billion – more compared to the same period last year.
During the period, local investors accounted for 44.7 per cent of investment, followed by Chinese investors (35.31 per cent), Japanese (7.87 per cent), Vietnamese (2.99 per cent), Singaporeans (1.85 per cent), South Koreans (1.79 per cent), Malaysians (1.48 per cent), Thais (1.36 per cent) and other countries (2.46 per cent).
Investment in the tourism sector was highest at 47 per cent, followed by infrastructure investment (23 per cent), industry and manufacturing sector investment (23 per cent) and agriculture and agro-industry investment (six per cent).
Speaking at a press conference on Investment Potential in Cambodia, held at the Office of the Council of Ministers on Thursday, Chea Vuthy, deputy secretary-general of the CDC’s Cambodian Investment Board, said political stability and strong economic growth over the past two decades has led to the increase in both local and international investors.http://https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-approves-225b-projects-over-44-months