The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into Cambodia witnessed solid growth in the first half of this year due to strong funds flowing into the financial and real estate sectors, said a central bank report.

It said this was despite the agriculture and garment sectors suffering a decline.

The semi-annual report by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) revealed that total FDI inflow into Cambodia amounted to $1.32 billion during the first half of 2018 – a 14 percent jump from $1.16 billion in the same period last year.

“Banking and real estate sectors saw a strong inflow of foreign capital, while industrial and agriculture [sectors] saw a decline,” the NBC’s report said, adding that FDI inflow into the garment sector continues to fall.

However, it said there is a surge of capital inflow into non-garment sectors like assembly and electronic manufacturing.https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/inflow-fdi-first-half