UNCTAD launches World Investment Report 2007 in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) launched the World Investment Report 2007 here on Wednesday.

This is the third time for Cambodia to host the launch of the World Investment Report, Cham Prasidh, Cambodian Minister of Commerce, said while addressing the launching ceremony, which was held at the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC).

Sven Callebaut, regional expert for the UNCTAD for Cambodia and Laos, presented a copy of World Investment Report 2007 to Cham Prasidh after officially launching the book during the ceremony.

Meanwhile, Cham Prasidh delivered some figures about the investment in Cambodia during his speech.

So far, the total investment in Cambodia registered at the CDC has been amounted to about 10,000 million U.S. dollars, including 9,417 million U.S. dollars of foreign direct investment (FDI), Cham Prasidh said.

The total investment was composed of 1,091 million U.S. dollars of investment in agriculture, 1,848 million U.S. dollars of investment in industry and manufacturing, 2,689 million U.S. dollars of investment in tourism industry and 4,380 million U.S. dollars of investment in infrastructure and service, he said.

From January to September this year, the total investment in Cambodia has been amounted to 1,812 million U.S. dollars, including 861 million U.S. dollars of FDI, Cham Prasidh said, adding that the investment in Cambodia was composed of 56 million U.S. dollars of investment in agriculture, 249 million U.S. dollars of investment in industry and manufacturing, 934 million U.S. dollars of investment in tourism industry and 572 million U.S. dollars of investment in infrastructure and service.