At the second outreach seminar on the Cambodia–United Arab Emirates Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), Preah Sihanouk Deputy Governor Long Dimanche described the province’s economy and its potential to support Cambodian exports worldwide. He highlighted the agreement’s importance for the province in what he described as its role as Cambodia’s main gateway for imports and exports.
The opening took place at Novotel Sihanoukville on August 11, presided over by Commerce Ministry Secretary of State Tekreth Kamrang. Officials and specialists from relevant ministries and institutions attended, along with representatives of special economic zones, the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, associations and the private sector.
Presentations covered investment, trade in goods, customs procedures and trade facilitation, digital trade, rules of origin, technical barriers to trade, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, and economic and technical cooperation.
Cambodia–UAE trade totalled about US$47 million in the first half of 2025, with Cambodian exports of US$36 million and imports of US$11 million. Cambodia exported goods including clothing, footwear, bags and natural rubber. Imports included mineral fuels, plastics, tobacco and synthetic rubber.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television. By ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត.
