Last weekend, Chea Vuthy, secretary-general of the Cambodian Investment Board under the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), led a delegation to visit the Qilu Special Economic Zone and the “ហ័រស៊ាំង អ៊ិនធើណេសិនណល” special economic zone in Svay Rieng Province to inspect their development progress and operations.
During the visit, he highlighted that special economic zones were an initiative of Samdech Techo Hun Sen that had transformed vacant land into industrial areas, helping diversify industry from labour-intensive activities towards technology-based industries with higher added value.
The report also cited guidance from Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet calling for the fullest possible processing of domestic agricultural products and raw materials, particularly the use of local rubber in tyre factories, to add value and strengthen domestic supply chains.
Cambodia currently has 39 operating special economic zones, with a total of 1,149 investment projects worth about US$15 billion. They have created nearly 270,000 jobs. By: ប៉ៃ សុឃីម
