Phalla was speaking at a public forum on macroeconomic management and the 2022 Law on Financial Management.
Finance ministry permanent secretary of state Vongsey Vissoth said the sector still has the potential to achieve significant growth for the country’s economy, but that requires the proper implementation of this development strategy, according to Cambodian media reports.
He added that the strategy also aims to increase the number of domestic investors, “as currently 95 per cent of investors in Cambodia’s garment sector are foreigners”.
Exports in the sector rose by more than 10 per cent in 2021. Cambodia exported nearly $8.83 billion worth of garments, footwear and travel goods in the first 10 months of 2021, up by more than a tenth year-on-year, according to data posted by the Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC).
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