Cambodia - Opportunities For Investment - Background

Until recently Cambodia has been viewed by most of the business world as an unstable and somewhat dangerous place to visit and certainly a place to avoid from a business point of view.

Conditions in Cambodia are now changing rapidly. Foreign investors are returning to take advantage of Government reforms which provide generous incentives and a fast improving business and legal environment.

Resources

Cambodia is likely to have significant oil and gas fields which so far have been substantially unexploited as well as deposits of limestone, kaolin, tin, bauxite, silver, gold and iron ore.

Geography and Climate

Cambodia covers an area of 181,035 km2 and is bordered by Thailand to the west, Laos to the north, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the south. The central plain is one of the most fertile areas for agriculture due to the rich sediments that are deposited by the Mekong River which enters Cambodia from Laos. Approximately two thirds of the population