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Cambodia expects solid GDP growth of five per cent in 2022
Cambodia expects a swift recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic in the course of 2022, supported by improving exports of garments and non-garment products, electronic...
More garment workers face unemployment in Myanmar
Myanmar’s garment industry union leaders fear another 200,000 garment workers in the country could lose their jobs by the end of the year due...
Myanmar textile factories forced to close as EU cancels orders
One textile factory after another is halting production in Myanmar as European Union (EU) countries, a major...
Cambodia’s economic growth to reach 7.3% this year
Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow by 7.3 per cent this year, spurred by the robust performance of garment exports, tourism and construction, deputy...
End of EU trade preferences could bring Cambodia’s economy to its knees
The European Union (EU) announced on October 5 that Cambodia would lose its special access to European markets under the so-called Everything But Arms...
Political tensions taking toll on Cambodia’s vital garment industry
The current political uncertainty in Cambodia forced more than 70 garment and footwear factories in Cambodia to close down and look to alternative countries...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...