Research

Our research reports provide comprehensive, up-to-date
information and analysis on the Cambodian economy in regional
and global context, selected industries, and the equity market in Cambodia.

Coporate News

Cambodia Brewery opens second factory

Cambodia Brewery Ltd (CBL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Heineken Asia Pacific, inaugurated its second brewery on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, tripling its beer production capacity and opening a new line to produce its Dutch parent company’s flagship lager, Heineke...

Cambodia Brewery Ltd (CBL), a ...

March 9, 2017

Economy & Industry

Moody’s maintains Cambodia’s sovereign rating at B2 Stable

Global credit rating agency Moody’s has maintained Cambodia’s sovereign rating at B2 Stable, stating in its latest credit opinion released at the end of February that the rating was underpinned by credit strengths,...

Global credit rating agency Mo...

March 7, 2017

Economy & Industry

Cambodia’s first hygienic fish market to open in Kampot

Cambodia’s first sanitized and quality-controlled fish market is set to open in Kampot province in May this year, as construction of the facility has now begun...

Cambodia’s first sanitized a...

March 6, 2017

Coporate News

France’s BRED Bank launches operation in Cambodia

BRED Banque Populaire, part of the second largest banking group in France, officially launched operations in Cambodia yesterday, marking the first venture of a European bank in the Kingdom since the late 1990s...

BRED Banque Populaire, part of...

March 3, 2017

Economy & Industry

Business confidence falls on political uncertainty

Business confidence for the next 12 months among companies operating in Cambodia has dropped to its lowest level since 2014, as political uncertainty involving next year’s general election looms, according to a new survey by ANZ Royal Bank...

Business confidence for the ne...

March 2, 2017

Economy & Industry

KDIC moves closer to retrieve Cambodian property assets

South Korea’s state-run deposit insurer Korean Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) will open a dedicated branch office in Phnom Penh next month to advance efforts to recover Cambodian property assets linked to bankrupt Korean saving banks...

South Korea’s state-run depo...

March 1, 2017

Equity Report

PPAP's 4Q16 Review: Net profit surges 74.8% YoY in 4Q16; 28.4% YoY in 2016

Container throughput handled by PPAP in 4Q16 came to 36,884 TEUs, up 5.0% compared to the same period in 2015. While container throughput for imports rose slightly by 1.8% YoY, container throughput for exports saw a solid increase of 8.6% YoY, thanks particularly to...

Container throughput handled b...

March 1, 2017

Market Update

Monthly Market Summary

Shares in Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) closed at KHR4,040, ending February 1.94% lower than the end of last month. February saw 5,988 shares change hands, with price fluctuating between KHR4,000 and KHR4,200...

Shares in Phnom Penh Water Sup...

February 28, 2017

Economy & Industry

Move to transform Battambang into agro-industrial hub

Battambang, the city at the epicenter of Cambodia’s agricultural heartland that has long struggled to reward its farmers with profits and compete in the global market, is expected to transform into a regional agro-industrial hub...

Battambang, the city at the ep...

February 27, 2017

Market Update

Weekly Market Summary

Today, the CSX index closed unchanged at 347.4 pts and there were no executions for all the listed stocks...

Today, the CSX index closed un...

February 24, 2017