Allowed 100 per cent private investment in high-speed railway

On 25 January 2023, the Government of Cambodia allowed the private sector to invest 100 per cent in the new high-speed railway linking Phnom Penh the capital of Cambodia to Ho Chi Minh City, in Vietnam. At the same time, the Government encouraged the private sector to invest in the upgrading of the two existing rail lines under the BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) format.

• Type:

  • Entry and establishment (Ownership and control)

• Industry:

  • Manufacturing (Manufacture of transport equipment)

• Sources:

  • theinvestor, Private investment allowed in Cambodia-Vietnam high speed rail, https://theinvestor.vn/private-investment-allowed-in-cambodia-vietnam-high-speed-rail-d3479.html#:~:text=Cambodia%27s%20Prime%20Minister%20Hun%20Sen,City%2C%20Vietnam%27s%20southern%20economic%20hub., 27 Jan 2023
  • khmertimeskh, Cambodia to allow 100 percent private investment in Phnom Penh – Ho Chi Minh high-speed ​railway, https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501226654/cambodia-to-allow-100-percent-private-investment-in-phnom-penh-ho-chi-ming-high-speed-railway/, 26 Jan 2023
  • phnompenhpost, Invest in Cambodia: French foreign trade minister, https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/invest-cambodia-french-foreign-trade-minister, 25 Jan 2023