Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand t ...

is a country located in the southern portion of the

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. The country is reported by various organisations to have numerous sociopolitical issues including widespread poverty (according to the

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), pervasive corruption (according to

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), lack of political freedoms (according to

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), low human development (according to the

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) and a high rate of hunger. Cambodia has been described by Human Rights Watch's Southeast Asian Director, David Roberts, as a "vaguely communist free-market state with a relatively authoritarian coalition ruling over a superficial democracy."Roberts, David W. (2001) ''Political Transition in Cambodia 1991–1999''. Curzon Publishers. While per capita income remains low compared to most neighbouring countries, Cambodia has one of the

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in Asia, with growth averaging 6 percent over the last decade. Agriculture remains the dominant economic sector, with strong growth in textiles, construction, garments and tourism leading to increased foreign investment and international trade.Cambodia to outgrow LDC status by 2020 , Business , The Phnom Penh Post – Cambodia's Newspaper of Record
The Phnom Penh Post (18 May 2011). Retrieved on 20 June 2011. In the World Justice Project's 2015

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, Cambodia was ranked 99 out of 102 countries, the lowest in the region. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see Business entities in Cambodia.

Notable firms

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with primary

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located in the country. The industry and sector follow the

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taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct. File:National Bank Cambodia.jpg,

National Bank of Cambodia The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC; km, ធនាគារជាតិនៃកម្ពុជា, translit=Thônéakéar Chéatĕ ney Kâmpŭchéa) is the central bank of Cambodia. The bank's duties include, ''inter alia'', the management of m ...

Phnom Penh Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the capital and most populous city of Cambodia. It has been the national capital since the French protectorate of Cambodia and has grown to become the nation's primate city and its economic, indus ...

File:OCIC Tower (Canadia bank).jpg, Overseas Cambodian Investment Corp Tower in

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Sorya Shopping Center Sorya Shopping Center ( km, ផ្សារទំនើបសូរិយា, ) is a shopping mall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Phnom Penh (; km, ភ្នំពេញ, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Cambodia, most ...

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Kingdom Breweries Kingdom Breweries is a Cambodian craft beer brewery company that was founded in 2009. It is the largest craft brewery in Southeast Asia, serving as a backend production hub for over 30 craft brewers in Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore and the Ph ...

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