ASEAN-Cambodia Business Summit 2024 held
Phnom
Penh (VNA) – The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC), in collaboration with
the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN BAC) and relevant stakeholders, held
the ASEAN-Cambodia Business Summit 2024 in Phnom Penh on April 2.
Themed "Unleashing ASEAN's Potential: Connectivity,
Technology and Inclusive Growth", the event brought together over 450
delegates who are key business leaders, policymakers and thought leaders from
across the region. Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang and
corporate executives from the Vietnam-Cambodia Business Association attended
the event.
Speaking at the event, CCC President Neak Oknha Kith Meng said the agenda will focus on
enhancing effective connectivity, supporting innovation and digitisation
through technology, and ensuring inclusive growth.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet said Cambodia
is ready to be a strategic partner of entrepreneurs and investors to seize
economic opportunities in ASEAN. He vowed to closely
cooperating with ASEAN member states and dialogue partners to build an adaptive,
sustainable, inclusive and competitive ASEAN Economic Community for the mutual
benefit of the region.
According to him, the Cambodian Government is stepping up the national strategy plus 1 through investment attraction activities,
particularly in the technology sector. This strategy involves building
factories in Cambodia to supply components or finished products to large
factories in neighbouring countries in the bloc.
In addition, Cambodia is prioritising strategic
investments in connectivity infrastructure networks, including the development
of highways, deep-water ports, international airport, and modern logistics
centres, in order to promote effective and seamless regional connectivity with
key economic corridors in Cambodia and the ASEAN region, he said.
On
the sidelines of the event, products and services from Cambodian and
international businesses were showcased./.