Abstract : The worth of imports and products going through the Sihanoukville Exceptional Financial Zone (SSEZ) in Cambodia hit 628 million U.S. dollars in the initial two months of 2024, up 38.3 percent contrasted with a similar period in 2023, the zone administrator said in a news discharge.
PHNOM PENH, Walk 27 (Xinhua) – – The worth of imports and products going through the Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) in Cambodia hit 628 million U.S. dollars in the initial two months of 2024, up 38.3 percent contrasted with a similar period in 2023, the zone administrator said in a news discharge.
Together wandered by Chinese and Cambodian financial backers, the SSEZ is a leader project added to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
“The development demonstrates that the SSEZ is one of the vital impetuses for Cambodia’s turn of events,” the news discharge said.
Starting from the beginning of 2024, the 11-square-km SSEZ had drawn in eight new ventures, bringing the all out number of the undertakings in the zone to 188 up until this point, with in excess of 30,000 positions made, it added.
Neak Chandarith, overseer of the Cambodia 21st Century Sea Silk Street Exploration Center, said Wednesday that the SSEZ is arranged close to the profound water Sihanoukville Independent Port, which is extremely helpful for exchange trade among Cambodia and the remainder of the world.
“This financial zone has added to supporting Cambodia’s monetary development and making a ton of occupations for nearby individuals,” he told Xinhua.
“The SSEZ, along with other lead BRI projects, has been assuming an essential part in assisting Cambodia with accomplishing its aggressive focuses of turning into an upper-center pay country by 2030 and a big league salary country by 2050.”
Established in 2008, the SSEZ is supposed to oblige up to 300 undertakings before very long which can produce up to 100,000 positions for nearby individuals.
