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Cambodia’s Hun Manet will prioritise economy

Content type:: Expert Briefings
Location:: CAMBODIA
Keywords associated with this article:: Geographic: Cambodia AP ASEAN China France IMF-World Bank Indonesia Switzerland Thailand United States Vietnam

Topical: economy industry international relations politics aid debt election finance foreign investment foreign policy government growth human rights investment party policy poverty corruption crime employment manufacturing media oil opposition prices private sector property textiles reform foreign trade
ISSN:: 2633-304X
Citation:: Oxford Analytica (2024), "Cambodia’s Hun Manet will prioritise economy", Expert Briefings.
https://doi.org/10.1108/OXAN-DB285241

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Significance

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) -- led by former premier Hun Sen, Hun Manet’s father -- won 120 out of 125 seats in the National Assembly, the lower house, in last July’s general election and all 58 contested seats in the 2018 Senate polls.

Impacts

Issues such as corruption and organised crime may hinder efforts to attract foreign investors.
Any major oil-price shocks could quickly drive inflationary pressures.
Hun Sen will continue to exercise significant influence over policymaking.

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