Cambodia-Malaysia trade tops US$500 million in 2021

(From left to right) Malaysian ambassador to Cambodia Eldeen Husaini Mohd Hashim, Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) secretary-general Sok Chenda Sophea and Malaysian Business Council in Cambodia president Tan Khee Meng during the recent business forum event held in Phnom Penh. - Phnom Penh Post/ANN

PHNOM PENH, Feb 21 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia-Malaysia trade volume surpassed US$500 million in 2021, rising by 13.14 per cent over a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Commerce.

Last year, the Kingdom’s exports to Malaysia exceeded US$101 million, increasing by 2.62 per cent from more than US$98 million in 2020, and imports topped US$399 million, surging by 16.16 per cent year-on-year from over US$343 million a year earlier.