Cambodia Seeks More Australian Investment in High‑Value Industries and Infrastructure

PHNOM PENH, June 25, 2026 (KPT) — Cambodia has stepped up efforts to attract greater Australian investment in high‑value industries and infrastructure, highlighting investor‑friendly policies and an improving logistics network as key advantages for foreign businesses, officials said Thursday.

The call was made during a meeting between Lim Visal, Deputy Secretary‑General of the Cambodian Investment Board under the Council for the Development of Cambodia, and Emma McDonald, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for Cambodia and Vietnam at Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Visal expressed appreciation for Australia’s continued support and pointed to Cambodia’s attractive investment incentives and ongoing efforts to build an integrated multimodal logistics system aimed at reducing costs and enhancing competitiveness.

He encouraged Australian firms to invest through direct investment and public‑private partnerships, particularly in agriculture and agro‑industry, renewable energy, logistics, automotive manufacturing, electronics and technical and vocational education and training.

McDonald praised Cambodia’s dynamic economic development and voiced strong interest in the agro‑industrial sector, especially cashew processing, which she identified as a priority with significant growth potential.

She reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to work closely with the CDC to encourage more enterprises to explore opportunities in Cambodia, particularly projects that generate higher value‑added products while promoting knowledge transfer and technology sharing.