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The German Business Group welcomes Experience Smart Change (ESC) from Siem Reap as a new member in April 2018. The company was founded in 2017 by Wolfgang and Anita Weiss who both lived the last ten years in Shanghai.

Cambodians who have ever lived, worked, or studied in Germany are cordially invited to the first bi-national networking night on April 10^th.

In a comparative study that measures the best quality of life in the world, Germany is the only country with seven cities in the thirty best rated locations with Munich (3^rd), Düsseldorf (6^th), and Frankfurt (7^th) in the top ten. With top-city Vienna (Austria) and runner-up Zurich (Switzerland), two more German-speaking cities offer the world’s highest quality of living and continue to remain attractive destinations for expatriates on assignment.

Shrinking spaces for opposition politicians and civil society organizations along with persistent economic reform bottlenecks and some declines in government performance caused a downgrade of Cambodia in the most extensive comparative global transition survey published by a German foundation on March 22nd.

Almost six months after general elections, Germany gets a new government. On March 14^th, the majority of 709 members of parliament – the “Bundestag” – voted in for Angela Merkel’s fourth term as head of government. She will lead a coalition government consisting of Germany’s strongest political factions CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats) and SPD (Social Democrats) which also formed the last administration.

Rhenus Logistics (Cambodia) Co. Ltd. joins the German Business Group (ADW) as 32nd member. The Rhenus business areas – contract logistics, freight logistics, port logistics and public transport – manage complex supply chains and create wealth by means of innovative value-added services.

In its February 14, 2018 issue, the Phnom Penh Post raised the challenge of high costs of doing business in Cambodia which could jeopardize further investments.

Finally, carnival has arrived in Phnom Penh. And what a success it was! The German beer garden Hops hosted a traditional carnival weekend with typical drinks, food and entertainment for young and not so young revelers alike.

The German Business Group welcomes an international logistic enterprise as its youngest member. Kuehne + Nagel has operated in the kingdom of Cambodia since 1999 by connecting the garment industrial actors of this country to the world through its global network and offering services and solutions that have contributed to fully integrating Cambodia production into a global supply chain.

In 1997, the German Apsara Conservation Project (GACP) officially started its engagement in the conservation of the temples of Angkor by preserving the stone, carving and the exterior style of temples at the Angkor complex and other areas.