ADW Editor

German Development Cooperation in Cambodia – what are the current focus areas, what does the future hold in store, how is the private sector involved? GIZ Country Director Dr. Günter Riethmacher on the successful partnerships of GIZ in Cambodia. 

After much anticipation the German Information Centre (GIC) Southeast Asia went online in January this year. As a public diplomacy initiative of Germany’s Federal Foreign Office, it shows the growing importance of Cambodia and Southeast Asia as a market for German businesses.

German Business Cambodia is delighted to welcome its latest members into the German Chapter of EuroCham. The companies AZ Group, Parbury Investments and TÜV Rheinland joined us in December 2021, January and February 2022, respectively.

Join us on February 16th, 2022, 4 pm – 5:45 pm ICT physically or virtually to learn what Development Cooperation, specifically the develoPPP Programme, can do for your Company!

Together with our Germany-based partner sequa gGmbH, we are looking for Cambodian producers in the sectors of dried and other processed fruit, as well as ingredients for food and cosmetics (such as cashew, cereals, and essential oils etc.) to take part in a trade fair match making activity in Europe!

During the 13th Asia-Europe (ASEM) Summit on 25-26 November which took place in virtual format from Phnom Penh, Cambodia, leaders reaffirmed their shared partnership and engagement in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

During its opening event on November 22nd 2021, an international virtual trade fair platform featuring 16 Cambodian companies went officially live. The platform will be available until 29th of April 2022 and is the result of a number of virturtual trade fair pitches conducted around the world by the GIZ Business Scouts for Development Programme and their local partner organizations – in Cambodia the GBC and EuroCham Cambodia.

On November 15th 2021, the webinar “Discover Cambodia Business Trends and Opportunities” was held by EuroCham Cambodia together with the Ministry of Commerce Cambodia. It marked the official release date of the combined Special Edition of the publication series Souring from Cambodia published earlier this year by GIZ and EuroCham Cambodia.

Exporting products to the European Union (EU) can pose a challenge, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. In order to support companies operating in Cambodia in navigating the legal requirements and help facilitate their export endeavours, EuroCham Cambodia has begun collaborating with German development organisation sequa to develop six Export Guides for Cambodian products. 

Due to ongoing high demand at the Dubai Expo for the Product & Supplier Brochures published by GIZ and EuroCham, an additional batch of 1200 copies were handed over to the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on November 12th, 2021.