Cambodia attracts US$3.6bil FDI in 2019, 43% from China

Garment factory workers heading to various vehicles to head home after leaving work in Kampong Speu province. THe country's economic is on the rise as Cambodia attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth nearly US$3.6bil in 2019, up 12% year-on-year, an English-language daily reported on Friday (Jan 10). - AFP/Xinhua/ANN

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) worth nearly US$3.6bil in 2019, up 12% year-on-year, an English-language daily reported on Friday (Jan 10).

Forty-three per cent of the last year's FDI came from China, as 11% from South Korea, 7% from Vietnam, 6% from Singapore, 6% from Japan, and the rest from other nations, the Khmer Times reported, citing a National Bank of Cambodia's (NBC) economic report.