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.

Economy & Industry

Government to tighten control over pawnshops

The government has vowed to tighten control over the Kingdom’s pawnshops to ensure professionalism in the sector, which has grown rapidly and lacks a supervisory framework...

The government has vowed to ti...

June 20, 2017

Economy & Industry

Govt unveils financial sector development strategy for 2016-2025

The government unveiled its financial sector development strategy for 2016-2025, which evaluates the last decade of growth while outlining an action plan for the next decade. The report, which put forth strategies...

The government unveiled its fi...

June 16, 2017

Coporate News

Express Food Group to bring Thai BBQ restaurant chain to Cambodia

Express Food Group (EFG), a subsidiary of Bangkok-based RMA Group, will open its first Thai-based Bar B Q Plaza restaurant brand in Phnom Penh’s Aeon Mall by the end of this month, according to the company’s announcement yesterday...

Express Food Group (EFG), a su...

June 15, 2017

Economy & Industry

Cambodia moves closer to establishing local bond market

Cambodia is moving closer to establishing a corporate bond market that would give local companies a new debt instrument to raise capital to fund operations and expansion...

Cambodia is moving closer to e...

June 14, 2017

Coporate News

Jet Group to expand night market

Jet Group, the owner of Cambodia’s first-ever container night market, said it is investing an additional $500,000 to expand the open-air facility with an annex scheduled to open next month...

Jet Group, the owner of Cambod...

June 13, 2017

Coporate News

Au Bon Pain plans to expand into Cambodia

The Au Bon Pain bakery chain is to expand into Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam (CLMV) by the end of the year to serve the growing middle class in the region, according to an announcement by Mudman Plc, the authorized Thai franchisee of the Au Bon Pain bakery chain...

The Au Bon Pain bakery chain i...

June 12, 2017

Economy & Industry

Cambodia urged to adopt innovative economic strategies

A report, published earlier this week by Germany’s Deutsche Bank, urges Cambodia to ditch its antiquated growth model and adopt more innovative economic strategies that better respond to rapid changes in the global economy...

A report, published earlier th...

June 9, 2017

Coporate News

Sihanoukville port gets listed on CSX today

Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) today after it managed to raise about $27mn through the biggest initial public offering (IPO) the exchange has ever seen...

Sihanoukville Autonomous Port ...

June 8, 2017

Equity Report

PPAP's 1Q17 review: earnings fall 8.3% YoY on rising depreciation expense

In 1Q17, container throughputs was the highest PPAP has ever handled during the first quarter of year, surging 22.3% YoY to 39,510 TEUs, resulting in a 12.8% YoY increase in container cargo volume to 308,153 tonnes...

In 1Q17, container throughputs...

June 8, 2017

Economy & Industry

VAT on banking services described as inefficient

The new prakas (regulation) that identifies five financial activities eligible for an exemption from the 10% value-added tax (VAT) potentially exposes other banking services, which were previously understood to be under the blanket definition of nontaxable supplies, to VAT...

The new prakas (regulation) th...

June 7, 2017