Britain eyes 5 bln USD trade volume with Cambodia by 2020: envoy

6 March 2014
Global Times
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CDC / Council for the Development of Cambodia / David Puttnam / Hang Choun Naron / Ministry of Commerce / Ministry of Education / Sun Chanthol / UK

British Prime Minister's Trade Envoy David Puttnam said Thursday that the country looked to boost bilateral trade volume with Cambodia to $5 billion by 2020. "The bilateral trade between the UK and Cambodia reached $1 billion last year and we expect the trade volume will hit $5 billion by 2020," he told reporters after a luncheon meeting with British businesspeople in Cambodia. ... Britain is the fourth largest investor in Cambodia. According to the report of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, Cambodia had received Britain's promised investment of $2.4 billion in the last two decades. ...

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