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SMEs buck potential growth on CSX
Sok Chan

Four years on, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have yet to populate Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX)’s Growth Board. The bourse has not received any application for listing, to date.

US, Mexico begin talks aimed at avoiding tariffs

US President Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexico to put pressure on the country to keep migrants from crossing into the US. Mexico has said the tariffs would only make the migration problem worse.

Influential group lifts ban on Huawei

The IEEE, a global technical organization under fire for banning employees of Chinese communications company Huawei from participating in its academic activities, such as editorial and peer reviews has lifted the restriction.

Malaysia’s Mahathir rekindles gold standard debate

The Malaysian leader has proposed a gold-pegged common trading currency for East Asia. Experts say returning to the gold standard is easier said than done, especially when the motive is more political than economic.

US, China boast 80% of world’s unicorns

Since the term “unicorn” was first used by venture capitalist Aileen Lee six years ago to describe a privately held startups valued at $1 billion or more, the number of companies matching this label has mushroomed to 326, according to a report.

Three types of economy for posterity
Benjamin

Two weeks ago, Capital Cambodia published an article that talked about Cambodia putting circular economy in motion, a concept that has has been studied extensively in Europe and worldwide.

Black gold or blind estimates

When Chevron announced in 2003 that it had struck oil, it sent mixed signals to various stakeholders in Cambodia at that time, such as World Bank and International Monetary Fund as well as the inconquistable non-governmental organisations.