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ADW hosts annual Oktoberfest in Cambodia
Since its creation in 2008, Oktoberfest Cambodia has become an established and anticipated annual party, known as a ‘must-do’ for an eclectic mix of locals, expats and visitors of the country’s capital. By now a highlight of the social calendar, the festival brings a unique cultural event to the Kingdom: Every year, more than 3000 people gather during 2 days to enjoy a taste of German culture in Phnom Penh.
- Posted on: October 17, 2017
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EuroCham: Overall business confidence has slightly decreased
Published in the end of September, the annual EuroCham Business Confidence Survey – compiled from the responses of 115 member companies of the European Chamber of Commerce – found that while Cambodia remains an attractive destination for investment due its cheap labor, businesses were increasingly pessimistic in their outlook. Last week, EuroCham also published its updated White Book, an accumulation of 76 trade and investment policy recommendations, which could facilitate doing business in Cambodia.
- Posted on: October 2, 2017
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Germany consolidates its position as one of the most competitive economies
In the Global Competitiveness Report 2017-2018, Germany ranks fifth among 137 states worldwide, the Swiss-based World Economic Forum announced on September 27th. Annually published since 2004, the report integrates the macroeconomic and the micro/business aspects of competitiveness into a single index.
- Posted on: September 27, 2017
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OECD praises Germany’s vocational education and training system
In its annual study “Education at a Glance”, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) points out the strength of Germany’s vocational education and training system.
- Posted on: September 12, 2017
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Cambodia needs policy adjustments to develop Industry 4.0
The next industrial revolution will introduce “smart factories” in which computers and robotics communicating wirelessly will handle physical processes with very little input from human operators, leaving few job opportunities for unskilled workers, executives of German industrial giants said during a briefing in Phnom Penh on August 25th.
- Posted on: August 28, 2017
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Meet Industry 4.0 experts on August 25th
The German Business Group in Cambodia (ADW) invites all early birds to the Hotel Sofitel Phokeethra in Phnom Penh to discuss the next level of industrialization. Generally known as “Industry 4.0”, it mainly consists of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies.
- Posted on: August 16, 2017
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ADW welcomes gbc engineers
The German engineering company gbc engineers became the youngest member of the German Business Group Cambodia in June 2017. Managed by its owners Daniel Bacon (left) and Adrian Grabara (right), the company provides independent expertise in several engineering processes.
- Posted on: July 20, 2017
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Kick-off for the international summer school in Siem Reap
On July 1st, the annual Summer Junior Fellowship Program commenced at the Center for Khmer Studies, the American Research Center in Cambodia.
- Posted on: July 1, 2017
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Environmental protection can strengthen the economy
In the early 1970s, first the Club of Rome raised the awareness that natural resources are finite. This insight led quickly to the necessity to handle resources sustainable. It has not only influenced customers’ behavior, but moreover legislation that forced business companies to reduce emissions in manufacturing and to stimulate recycling processes in particular.
- Posted on: June 23, 2017
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German museum invites to special exhibition about Cambodian artifacts
Due to years of national disorder caused by several armed conflicts and the high demand for unique sculptures of the Angkorian era, Cambodia has become one of the main origins for looted arts since the 1970s.
- Posted on: June 12, 2017