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In October, Dr. Karbaum Consulting became the youngest member of German Business Group Cambodia (ADW).

Cheered by a lot of beer and an original Bavarian Band, Cambodians, Germans, and people from dozens of other countries enjoyed the German interpretation of cosiness at Hotel Cambodiana on the last October weekend.

Cosmos Services, one of ADW’s founding members, looks back on 15 years of business operations in Cambodia. As one of the Kingdom’s leading inspection and audit specialist, the company plays a crucial role in the apparel industry’s quality management. The all-around service includes factory assessments, social compliance audits, pre-production sample assessments, final random inspections, and loading surveillance.

The British government has concluded a comprehensive annual survey that compares conditions for young people globally and their chances for the future. The “Global Youth Development Index and Report 2016” by the Commonwealth Secretariat researches the opportunities for young people between 15 and 29 years in 183 countries worldwide: levels of education, health and well-being, employment and opportunity, political participation and civic participation.

KfW has been helping the German Federal Government achieve its goals with respect to development policy and international cooperation for over 50 years. The Director of KfW Development Bank’s representative office in Cambodia recently changed and the ADW met Harald Hüttenrauch to talk about his coming term.

The German sportswear group Adidas and its suppliers together with The Hinrich Foundation have formed a partnership with the objective to help develop the next generation of manufacturing leaders in Cambodia and Myanmar through academic scholarships and practical skills training.The partners believe that education is key to human and economic development, and local leaders are critical to sustainable manufacturing growth in each market. Adidas suppliers provide internships and career training to help the scholars to acquire advanced manufacturing excellence in the sporting goods industry.

After three years in Phnom Penh, German Ambassador Joachim Freiherr von Marschall is leaving Cambodia in July. He offers a positive summary of his mandate as well as a review on his tenure in Cambodia. (Photo: Sam Jam)

Precision Cars (Cambodia) Ltd. (PCCL), the official Porsche importer and distributor in Cambodia, marked its 1st anniversary celebration at the Porsche Centre in Phnom Penh. As part of the celebration, the brand’s latest 911 model was presented, and the Porsche 919 Hybrid was flown into Cambodia – the winner of the 24hrs race of Le Mans.

H.E. Joachim Baron von Marschall, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Kingdom of Cambodia, and H. E. Keat Chhon, Deputy Prime Minister and first Vice-Chairman of the CDC signed agreements on Technical and Financial Cooperation with a total value of €41.45 million (US$45.70 million). The signing ceremony was held on Wednesday, 9 March 2016 between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), Phnom Penh.