Cambodia tops 2025 Greenfield FDI Performance Index in Asia-Pacific

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Cambodia tops 2025 Greenfield FDI Performance Index in Asia-Pacific Cambodia has been ranked first in the Greenfield FDI Performance Index 2025 in the Asia-Pacific region and ninth globally, according to fDi Intelligence. The Southeast Asian nation recorded a record year for inbound FDI projects in 2024, with investments in areas such as business services, transportation, consumer products, automotive, and textiles. China accounted for more than one-third of all FDI projects into Cambodia, with a particular focus on manufacturing operations. Cambodia attracted fixed-asset investment of $5.8 billion in the first half of 2025, a YoY increase of 77%. Other key foreign investors included Singapore, Vietnam, the United Kingdom, the United States, Samoa, and South Korea. (Source: Khmer Times)

Cambodia's M&A expansion runs into economic turbulence Cambodia's M&A landscape has seen a significant shift from limited activities to billion-dollar deals, with an increase in private equity investment, interest from NASDAQ-listed companies, and sophisticated deals. The M&A value in Southeast Asia has declined annually from $200.5 billion in 2021 to $84.5 billion in 2024, while FDI has climbed from $208 billion in 2021 to $225 billion in 2024. Political concerns, such as Vietnam's anti-fraud investigations, Thailand's issue with the prime minister, and regime change in Bangladesh, also affect investment in the region. The Thai border conflict is a major issue for the economy, and the government needs to expand fiscal stimulus, raise public infrastructure investment, and reform. Cambodia's government debt is one of the lowest in the world, and the current crisis will push the government to ramp up reforms. However, for investors, there is some upside, such as a low base effect, rebound of tourism, strong growth in manufacturing and foreign direct investment, and the large number of skilled workers returning from Thailand. (Source: Kiripost)

Cambodia's furniture makers gain little from 19% tariff Furniture manufacturers in the Kingdom are concerned about a sourcing shift in the US after 19 percent tariffs were finalized on Cambodia following trade talks between the two countries. Cambodia exports a significant quantity of furniture, including upholstered seats and wooden furniture, to America, with exports reaching hundreds of millions of US dollars annually. An investor in the Kingdom's furniture manufacturing sector said that retailers in the US would not want to reduce their profit margins and tend to lose their market share if they pass on the price rise to the end consumers. The US tariffs have forced American furniture retailers to engage in strategic sourcing shifts to minimize tariff exposure, compounded by the timing of the tariffs, as the furniture industry is already experiencing intense competition from e-commerce players like Wayfair and Amazon. (Source: Khmer Times)

Corporate News

Cambodia's banking sector tapped to drive climate finance shift Cambodian financial institutions AMK Microfinance Institution PLC, Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia PLC, and Maybank (Cambodia) PLC have been selected to participate in the Asian Development Bank's Climate Bank Accelerator (CBA) Program, marking a significant step in the country's transition towards a greener financial system. The initiative aims to strengthen climate finance and sustainability capabilities, aligning Cambodia's banking sector with the Sustainable Finance Roadmap and the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy led by the National Bank of Cambodia. The CBA Program will move into its advisory and implementation phase, aiming to build capacity in climate finance, create innovative financial products, and improve climate risk assessments and emissions disclosures. The program will also deliver training modules jointly developed with the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) to encourage knowledge sharing and wider adoption of sustainable finance practices across the sector. (Source: Khmer Times)

Stock Market

PEPC leads gains as CSX closes at 405.3 points On 19 August 2025, the CSX Index rose 0.09% to close at 405.3 points. On the Main Board, PEPC (+2.30%), CGSM (+0.41%), PWSA (+0.32%), GTI (+0.29%), and PPAP (+0.15%) posted gains, while PAS (-0.83%) and ABC (-0.29%) recorded losses. PPSP and MJQE remained unchanged. On the Growth Board, both DBDE and JSL were unchanged. Total trading volume reached 63,556 shares, with a turnover of KHR 375 million. (Source: YSC Research)

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