CDC, TAFTAC Outline Plans to Attract Investment in Garment and Footwear Supply Chains

PHNOM PENH, March 11, 2026 (KPT) — Cambodia’s investment authorities and garment industry leaders said they will push to strengthen the country’s manufacturing supply chain by expanding supporting industries and attracting new investment.

Chea Vuthy, secretary-general of the Cambodian Investment Board at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), met Tuesday with a delegation from the Textile, Apparel, Footwear and Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC), led by its new president Enjoy Ho.

Vuthy urged the association to consider initiatives to reduce environmental risks, including identifying sites for washing and dyeing projects, while encouraging investment in upstream industries supplying materials and components. He said the CDC stood ready to support efforts to build stronger supply chains and enhance Cambodia’s competitiveness in global markets.

Ho welcomed the proposals and said TAFTAC would study them as part of its priorities during his 2026–2028 leadership term. He also called for continued CDC support to attract more investment into garment, footwear and travel goods industries.

The sector’s resilience, noting Cambodia earned $15.5 billion from exports of garments, footwear and travel goods in 2025, up 15.7 percent from the previous year. Garment exports rose 16.5 percent to $11.4 billion, footwear exports jumped 24.5 percent to $2.09 billion, while travel goods brought in $2.02 billion, up nearly 4 percent.