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- CDC Takes Up a Factory-Floor Problem: One Mechanism for Moving and Recycling Production Waste
On 23 September 2026, the Cambodian Investment Board of the CDC led an inter-ministerial meeting on the challenges factories face in transferring or disposing of production waste — textile and metal scraps included — and on building a single mechanism to simplify inspections for Qualified Investment Projects, aiming to boost domestic recycling and Cambodia's circular economy push.
Read the free summary - CDC's Ninth One-Stop Meeting of 2026: Six Projects, About $89 Million, Solar Leads
On 22 September 2026 the Cambodian Investment Board of the CDC reviewed six qualified investment projects worth about US$89 million, expected to create more than 1,000 jobs. Two are solar plants of 100 MW and 27 MW; the others cover rubber processing, poultry, metal goods and tourism. The full analysis explains what the round signals, what the notice leaves out, and what to watch next.
Read the free summary - Garments at the Margin: What Rising Wages and Buyer Pressure Mean for Cambodia's Biggest Export Industry
Garments, footwear and travel goods still anchor Cambodian exports, but factory margins tighten every year: minimum wages rise while global buyers hold prices and add compliance costs. This analysis shows the squeeze splitting the industry into three tiers — stable large suppliers, a squeezed middle, and informal workshops. The full text covers the value-chain shift and four indicators to watch.
Read the free summary - The CSX Listings Pipeline: Why Cambodia's Stock Market Is Growing Slowly — and Why That May Change
More than a decade after it opened, the Cambodia Securities Exchange still has only a handful of equity listings. This analysis explains why: family ownership, clean audited accounts, plentiful bank credit on land collateral, and thin trading — and what the regulator, SERC, is doing about it. The full analysis sets out four signals that would show the listings pipeline is finally opening.
Read the free summary - The Riel's Quiet Strength: What Exchange-Rate Stability Really Tells Investors
The riel holds steady against the dollar because the National Bank of Cambodia manages it in a narrow band, backed by reserves. This analysis reads the stability as a policy choice, not a market verdict: currency risk is concentrated in rare policy moves, defending the band has a cost in reserves and riel lending, and the full text explains who gains, who pays, and what could change it.
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- SERC publishes agenda for Annual Securities Conference 2026
Cambodia's securities regulator has released the programme for its 2026 annual conference.
01 Oct, 05:47
- យល់ដឹងអំពីប្រព័ន្ធ “ឧកញ៉ា” និងគ្រួសារអាជីវកម្មកម្ពុជា
ឋានៈ “ឧកញ៉ា” ស្ថិតនៅកណ្តាលអាជីវកម្មធំៗកម្ពុជា។ តើវាមានន័យយ៉ាងណា និងហេតុអ្វីវាសំខាន់សម្រាប់អ្នកអានព័ត៌មានអាជីវកម្ម?
27 Sept, 00:27
- Why the riel–dollar exchange rate matters for every Cambodian business
Cambodia runs one of the most dollarised economies in Asia. Here is what the USD/KHR rate actually tells you — and what it cannot.
27 Sept, 00:27
- ហេតុអ្វីអត្រាប្តូរប្រាក់រៀល–ដុល្លារមានសារៈសំខាន់សម្រាប់អាជីវកម្មខ្មែរគ្រប់រូប
កម្ពុជាមានសេដ្ឋកិច្ចដែលប្រើដុល្លារច្រើនបំផុតមួយនៅអាស៊ី។ តើអត្រា USD/KHR ពិតជាប្រាប់អ្វីខ្លះ — ហើយវាមិនអាចប្រាប់អ្វីបាន?
27 Sept, 00:27
- How to read the CSX Index
Cambodia’s stock exchange is small but growing. A plain guide to what the index measures, why it moves once a day, and what it says about the economy.
27 Sept, 00:27
- របៀបអានស្ទះ CSX
មូលបត្រកម្ពុជាតូច ប៉ុន្តែកំពុងរីកចម្រើន។ ការណែនាងសាមញ្ញអំពីអ្វីដែលស្ទះនេះវាស់ ហេតុអ្វីវាផ្លាស់ប្តូរម្តងក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃ និងវាប្រាប់អ្វីអំពីសេដ្ឋកិច្ច។
27 Sept, 00:27
- Understanding Cambodia’s oknha system and its business families
The honorary title “oknha” sits at the centre of Cambodian big business. What it means, how it shapes the economy, and why it matters for readers of business news.
27 Sept, 00:27
- Welcome to Cambodia Monitor
Why we built an independent intelligence desk for Cambodia's business, markets and policy news — and how to use it.
26 Sept, 21:47