Souce:Xinhua
Publish By Jane B. Hatcher
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 19 — The bilateral?C volume between Cambodia
and the United States reached 2.2 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine
months of this year, a 2 percent rise compared with 2.15 billion U.S.
dollars at the same period last year, according to the statistics of the
U.S. Department of Commerce on Monday.
During the January-September period, Cambodia’s exports to the U.S.
were 2.02 billion U.S. dollars, up 0.5 percent, while the country’s
imports from the U.S. were 180 million U.S. dollars, up 30 percent.
Cambodia has mainly exported garments, textile and footwear to the
United States. In exchange, it has bought vehicles, machinery, and
medical equipment and supplies.
On the investment side, the United States’ investment in Cambodia was
1.29 billion U.S. dollars from 1994 to July 2012, according to a record
by Cambodian Investment Board.
Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama is slated to arrive in
Cambodia Monday afternoon to attend the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders’ meeting
and the 7th East Asia Summit.
Cambodian government spokesman and Information Minister Khieu
Kanharith said Monday that Obama will hold a bilateral talk with
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen soon after his arrival.
The talk will focus on promoting friendship ties and cooperation between Cambodia and the United States, he said.
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