Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook

While the economy continues to expand rapidly in Cambodia, real GDP growth eased to 6.8percent in 2017 from 7 percent in 2016. Cambodia therefore bucked the regional trend, asmost developing countries in East Asia experienced a growth acceleration...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Phnom Penh 2018
Subjects:	ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION POVERTY MONETARY POLICY FISCAL TRENDS GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRADE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/740941525786311189/Cambodia-economic-update-recent-economic-developments-and-outlook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29811

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spelling	okr-10986-298112021-05-25T09:52:17Z Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook World Bank Group ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTLOOK TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION POVERTY MONETARY POLICY FISCAL TRENDS GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES JOB CREATION LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT TRADE While the economy continues to expand rapidly in Cambodia, real GDP growth eased to 6.8percent in 2017 from 7 percent in 2016. Cambodia therefore bucked the regional trend, asmost developing countries in East Asia experienced a growth acceleration in 2017. Followingsome moderation during the first half of 2017, textile and apparel exports rebounded. Thetourism and agriculture sectors experienced initial recovery in the last few years after facinggradual moderation. Growth is projected to remain robust, expanding at 6.9 percent in 2018.Downside risks to the outlook include erosion of export competitiveness due to rapidly risingreal wages, a buildup of vulnerabilities from a prolonged real estate and construction boom,potential election-related uncertainty, and periodic jolts to the international trade order inthe form of protectionism and escalating trade disputes. This edition of Cambodia economic update is focusing on findings of future jobs in Cambodia. 2018-05-14T20:52:16Z 2018-05-14T20:52:16Z 2018-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/740941525786311189/Cambodia-economic-update-recent-economic-developments-and-outlook http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29811 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Phnom Penh Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Cambodia
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description	While the economy continues to expand rapidly in Cambodia, real GDP growth eased to 6.8percent in 2017 from 7 percent in 2016. Cambodia therefore bucked the regional trend, asmost developing countries in East Asia experienced a growth acceleration in 2017. Followingsome moderation during the first half of 2017, textile and apparel exports rebounded. Thetourism and agriculture sectors experienced initial recovery in the last few years after facinggradual moderation. Growth is projected to remain robust, expanding at 6.9 percent in 2018.Downside risks to the outlook include erosion of export competitiveness due to rapidly risingreal wages, a buildup of vulnerabilities from a prolonged real estate and construction boom,potential election-related uncertainty, and periodic jolts to the international trade order inthe form of protectionism and escalating trade disputes. This edition of Cambodia economic update is focusing on findings of future jobs in Cambodia.
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title	Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook
title_short	Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook
title_full	Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook
title_fullStr	Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook
title_full_unstemmed	Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook
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publisher	World Bank, Phnom Penh
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Cambodia Economic Update, April 2018 : Recent Economic Developments and Outlook

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