Tue, 21 March 2017, Cheng Sokhorng

The value of Cambodia’s international trade surged to $22 billion last year on double-digit growth of both imports and exports, according to newly released data from the Ministry of Commerce.

The figures show total exports topped $10 billion in 2016, an 18 percent increase over a year earlier, while imports grew to $12.3 billion, a 16 percent year-on-year increase.

Ministry officials declined to comment yesterday on the factors [Please Read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/international-trade-swells-22b