The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)

Siem Reap Province

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1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment (*2) (*5)

Strategic Location with the plenty of cultural and historical temples, natural parks, which the great potential pole for cultural tourism such as Siem Reap, Prasat Bakong, Angkor Thom and Banteay Srey districts
Abundant agricultural produces produced in Chi Kreng, Sot Nykun, Pork, Krolangh Srey Snom and Angkor Chom districts.
Industrial area including international airport in Varin, Svay Le, Banteay Srey, Angkor Chom and Chi Kreng districts

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

Tourism sector (the priority sector of province): the number of tourist is 1,895,563 in the first half of 2011.
Service sector: As the increase of tourist sector, service sector (hotel and restaurant etc.) is also expected to be developed. Currently, there are 136 Hotels, 212 guesthouses, 146 Restaurants, 146 Travel Agents and 3, 523 tourist guides in the province.
Craft products: According to demand increase of tourism market, craft product sector producing gifts and souvenirs for tourists has a big potential to be developed.

Agriculture: cultivated area of 215,792 ha and average of production yield of 2.5 ton/ha

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*1)		10,299 km²
Land	Rainfall (*2)	(2010)	1,466.7 mm/ year
Population	Projected population in 2011 (*1)		999,703 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*1)		97 persons/km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	2.52% p.a.
	Sex in percentage(*1)	Total: 896,443 Males: 439,982 Females: 456,461	Male: 49.1 % Female: 50.9 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	533,099
		Workforce by age (*1)	15-19: 110,193 20-29: 183,095 30-39: 103,327 40-49: 86,926 50-59: 49,558
		Workforce by sex	Male: 257,631 Female: 275,468
Education	Number of schools (*2) (2010)	Elementary schools	506
		Junior high schools	78
		Senior high schools	19
		University & Colleges	6
		Professional training centers	1
	Number of yearly graduate students (2010-2011) (*2)	Senior high schools	5,221 (F:2,479)
	Number of yearly graduate students (2010-2011) (*2)	University & Colleges	N/A
Establishment	Number of establishments(*3)	Total number (*3)	32,034
		Numbers by size - 1-10 (persons) - 11- 50 - 51-100 - 101 or more	31,304 627 64 39
		Per 1,000 persons (*3)	32.0 etab./ 1000 persons
		Per km²(*3)	3.1 estab/ km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		31.2 persons/ estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		6.4 h.h./ estab.

3. Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1		Sub Category-2	Numbers/Description
*Electricity(2)**	Supply amount and their tariffs		Total of EDC& IPP (Egaid Campany) Tariffs:	25.51MW (average) 20.04MW (minimum) 33.86MW (maximum) Riel 820/KWH
*Water(2)**	Supply amount tariffs		Production amount: Tariffs HH and government - - - Business	3,772,205 m³(Until July 2011) - 1m³-7m³=Riel1,100/m³ 7m³-15m³=Riel1,500/m³ 15-30m³=Riel 1,800/m³ Over30m³=Riel 2,000/m³ Riel 2,900m³
Transportation	Type of Transportation available		Car/ Truck Bus River boat (Siem Reap- PP/other provinces along Tonle Sap Lake) Airplane (PP, Thailand, Vietnam etc.)
Road	1- digit national roads		# 6 From Phnom Penh				314 Km
	2- digit national roads						N/A km
	Provincial roads						N/A km
	Rural roads						N/A km
	Total length						N/A km
	Road maintenance condition		Asphalt concert (AC)				91 km
			Double base surface treatment (DBST)				238km
			Late rite (LOT)				596 km
Rail road	Total length						None
*Airport(7)**	Destination and frequency of scheduled services		Siem Reap Airport (REP: Internatinal airport) A new airport is planned (b/w Sotnikom and Chi Kreng districts) (*5) Domestic Flights PNH-REP: 70/week (K6) International Flights HCM-REP: 21/week (K6), 14/week (VN) Hanoi-REP: 21/week (VN), Lung Prabang- REP: 5/week (VN) SP-REP: 8/week (Silk Air), 3/week (3K) KL-REP:3/week (MH) BKK-REP: 35/week (PG), 7/week (AK/FD) Goangzhou-REP: 3/week (CZ) Vientiane-REP: 8/week (QV) Taipei-REP: 3/week (CI) Seoul-REP: 13/week (KE), 7/week(OZ) Pusan-REP: 4/week (KE)
Dry port/Sea port/River port *(2) (12)*	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges		Four river ports used for boat PP-SRP: 35USD 6hours Departure time7:00 am SRP-PP: 35USD 6hours Departure time7:00 am
*International Check-point(7)**	Name and location		Siem reap International Airport
*Telecommunication (2)**	Number of subscribers Total subscribers Subscribers of fixed line Subscribers of mobile line				709,991 18, 933 691,058
	Telecommunication companies	Fixed line 2: Telecom Cambodia, Camintel Mobile line 7: Mobitel, Hello Axiata, Smart Mobile & Starcell, Cambodia Advance Communication, Mfone, Met Fone, Beeline
	Internet access	Internet providers: 17 companies Click net, Met fone, Ezecom, Camintel, Cam Net, Beeline, City Link, qb, Si Group, Angkor net, NTC net, Wow Web net, Cell Card, Suvay net, Online, Mekong net, Royal Telecom International
	Tariffs				N/A USD/month
Real Estate	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ)	Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.			There are two master plans which defined for factory, housing and SEZ. 1. Siem Reap town 2. Banteay Srey district
	Land price (*5)	Commercial Land Other area Rural area			USD30-200/m² USD4-50/m² USD0.5-5/m²
	Rents of factories (*5)				USD1.5-2.5/ m²/month
	Rents of warehouses (*5)				USD1.0-2.0/ m²/month
	Rents of offices (*5)	Prime Secondary			USD9-11/ m²/month USD6-8/ m²/month
Financial Institutions *(14) (2)*	Number of branches of financial institutions	Commercial bank (16) - Advanced Bank - May Bank - Krung Thai Bank Public - Canadia Bank - Acleda Bank - Cambodia Commercial Bank - Union Commercial Bank - Vattanak Bank - Cambodia Asia Bank - Cambodia Public Bank - Singapore Banking Cooperation - Cambodia Mekong Bank Public - Advanced Bank of Asia Limited - ANZ Royal Bank Cambodia - Bank for Investment & Development of Cambodia - O.S.K. Indochina Bank
		Specialized bank (1) First Investment Specialized Bank
		Microfinance Institutions (14) - Amret Microfinance Institutions - Hattha Kaksekar Microfinance Institutions - Thaneakea Phum Cambodia -Sathapana Microfinance Institutions -Seilanithih Microfinance institutions -Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea -Vision Fund - Credit Microfinance Institutions - Prasac Microfinance Institution - Samic Microfinance Institution - Preah khan Microfinance Institution - YCP Microfinance Institution - Chamroeun Microfinance Institution - Niran Microfinance Institution
		Other institutions (0) None
	Availability of international monetary remittance	Yes, (16 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents (*9)	Yes Service Apartment USD450-3600 /month
	Availability of international cuisine: ( western, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Belgium and New Zealand foods (*10)	Type of cuisine available (:10)				-Chinese (57) -Korean (16) -Vietnamese (2) -French Restaurant (23) -German Restaurant (1) -Indian Restaurant (6) -Italian Restaurant (7) -Japanese Restaurant (12) -Asian Restaurant (67) -Western & International Restaurant (137) -Seafood Restaurant (9) -BBQ Restaurant (10) -Pizzerias (13) -Bakeries (3) -Café & Coffee shop (40) -Bars & Pubs (28)
		Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine: (10) (2)
	Medical facilities	Number of hospital and health care center (clinic) (*2)			Referral Hospital: 4 Healthcare Center: 72 Private Hospital: 2 Private Laboratory: 2 Private Clinic: 2
		Standard of medical service or Treatment capability (*2)			Standard Treatment of Referral hospital: (Complementary Package of Activity) CPA 1,CPA 2, CPA 3 Standard Health Services at Health Center: Minimum Package of Activity (MPA)
	International school	Names & Addresses of the schools			N/A

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities

Approved Investment (up to 2011): CDC: 41, PMIS:

No.

Name/Business Line

Share

Registered Capital

Investment Capital

Number of Employee

Date of Application

Date of Approval

Pactics Cambodia Co., Ltd

(Producing glasses cover and cleaning fabric)

Holand: 100%

USD 50,000

USD

1,028,660

140

03/11

Under approving process

5. Industries (*2)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries

- Tourism industry: Hotels, Guesthouses

- Handicraft industry: Handicrafts (including metal)

- Food processing industry: Noodle manufacturing, Drinking water

- Agro industry: Greenhouse/ horticulture, Animal husbandry

- Service industry: Restaurants/ food stalls, Repair shops, Health, Grocery retail

- Wood processing industry: Furniture manufacturing

- Construction industry: Construction, construction materials

- Others: Ceramic hardware

(2) Priority Industries to be Promoted

- Food (dry food & beverage)

- Tourism

- Water Supply

- Construction Material (brick)

- Agriculture (rice-milling & rice plantation)

- Industrial equipment

- Tourism industry: Souvenir Product

(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2)

- Abundant natural resources such as agricultural products, raw materials of brick and water

- Increase in the demand of tourism industry will lead to the demand increase for other sectors.

- Potential in tourism based on abundant cultural and natural sites

- Government’s attracting policy

6. Agriculture

Agricultural land and cultivated area: Total & by crop (*4) (*2)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area (Ha)	Yield (Ton/Ha)	Total Production (Ton)
Rice (Dry + Wet)	195,440	2.666	520,497
Subsidiary and industrial crops	12,637	N/A	90,879
Fruit and permanent crops	8,101	N/A	N/A
Total	216,178	-	-

Irrigation area: (*2)

Irrigation System:	45 places
Irrigated Capacity:	137, 065 ha
Irrigated Canal:	48 Lines with total length of 174,216 m

Dams

Small scale:	101 Lines, with total length of 28,261 m
Medium Scale:	44 Lines with total length of 73, 862 m
Big Scale:	29 Lines with total length of 116, 780 m

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc. (*2)

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Subsidiary and industrial crops	12,637	90,879
- Maize	1,295	3,808
- Cassava	2,615	36,986
- Sweet Potato	730	3,788
- Vegetables	2,997	25,300
- Mung Bean	2,900	3,226
- Peanut	80	86
- Soya Bean	310	340
- Sesame	717	569
- Sugar Cane	993	16,776
Fruits and permanent crops	7,220	84,705
- Banana	1,760	52,800
- Cashew	510	N/A
- Coconut	900	7,860
- Longan	40	120
- Mango	3,025	15,125
- Milk fruit	90	360
- Sapodilla	125	1,125
- Durian	5	N/A
- Jackfruit	155	2,015
- Custard apple	205	1,025
- Orange	175	315
- Rambutan	5	N/A
- Guava	80	400
- Pineapple	145	2,050
- Palm tree (trees)	138,995 (trees)	N/A

Provincial specialized fruit and product, (eg: one village one product):

N/A

Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)

ELC companies: Six (6)

No.	Company	Use	Size (ha)
1	Kain Co., Ltd	Rubber and agro-industry plantation	4,535
2	Samrong Rubber Industry Pte., Ltd.	Rubber and other trees plantation	9,658
3	Sophorn Theary Peanich Co., Ltd.	Rubber and agro-industry plantation	5,042

Types of soil in the Province (*2)

In general, Provincial land is clay – sand soil

There are three category of soil:

- 1- Upper land: red-black soil

- 2- Middle land: clay-sand soil and alluvial soil

- Low land: alluvial soil

7. Forestry & Mining (*2)

Forestry area (*2):

476,824 ha, (45.23% of total area of the Province)

Forest Type	Forest Area (ha)
Evergreen Forest	106,716
Semi-Evergreen Forest	38, 160
Bush	178, 121
Different sort of Forest	153, 826
Dry Forest	5,478

Wildlife sanctuary and protected area:

Angkor protected area (scenery protected area): 10,800 ha

Boeung Pe Wildlife Sanctuary: 242,500 ha (Siem Reap Province, Kampong Thom Province, Preah Vihear Province)

Kulen Prom tep Wildlife Sanctuary: 402,500 ha (Siem Reap Province, Otdar Meanchey Province, Otdar Meanchey Province)

Kulen National Park: 37,500 ha (Siem Reap Province)

Main minerals production and mining area

Name of Mineral	Production Amount	Mining Area
Iron Ore	N/A	Svay Le, Chikreng, Srey Snom
Sand Stone	N/A	Chikreng
Stone	N/A	Angkor Chom, Bantey Srey
Laterite	N/A	Chikreng
Red Soil	N/A	Angkor Chom

8. Fishery (*2) (*4)

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Saltwater fish	N/A	None
Freshwater fish	N/A	24,060 tons (2010)
	N/A	19,870 tons (2011 Jan-May)
Processed Fish Product		828 tons
Fish Source		1,016, 000 Litter
Exported Fishery Product		1,729 tons

Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount (ton)
Inland fish	379 tons
Total	379
Crocodile	62,277 heads State crocodile: 756heads Private crocodile: 61,502heads

9. Rubber

Rubber plantation area (*2): 4 cultivated area for rubber plantation

Location	Rubber plantation area (ha)
Svay Le district	9,104
Chi kreng district	5,042
Beoung Melea, Svay le and Chi Kreng district	4,535
Sre Noy Commune, Varin district Siem Reap Province and Anlong veng district, Ordormean Chey Province	9,658

Production amount of rubber: N/A

10 Tourism (*2) (*5) (*9)

Historical/cultural area (*2): 70 sites
Eco-tourism Area (*2):

4 sites at Great Lake, Chong Kneas, Kampong Plok and Kampong Kleang Me Chrey

New found area which potential for tourist (*2): N/A
Others (*2):

2 Museums (Preah Norodom Angkor and Angkor museum)

Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge (*2) (*9)

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	136 hotels: 10,344 rooms 8 apartment houses: 197 units	USD20-2,000/ night
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
No star
Guest House	212 guesthouses: 2,945 rooms	USD5-18
Information on security: Based on the Village and Commune safety guideline, the safety and security in the province is in guaranteed

Preah Sihanouk Province

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1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment

1. Industrial zone (Stenghav District, Kampong Sela District and Sihanoukville Municipality) along national road # 4, including Special Economic Zones

2. Various and well connected transportation supporting business activities in both domestic and international.

- National road # 4 connecting Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville
- Railway (southern line) from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville
- Water ways including Sihanoukville Port (international sea port)
- Kang Keng international airport

3. Rich tourism resources such as white sandy beaches and islands

4. Abundant natural resources

5. Investment incentives

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

Steng Hav district, Kampong Sela district and Sihanoukville Municipality along national road number 4 are suitable for industrial development.
Beaches, island, national park, natural and cultural areas, are suitable for tourism sector development under permitted activities only.
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port and special economic zone itself are an opportunity of heavy industries navigation and commercial activities.

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*2)		2,536.68 Km²
	Rainfall(*4)	(2010)	2143.4 mm/ year
	Projected population in 2011 (*1)		247,355 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*1)		285 persons /km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	2.54% p.a.
	Sex in percentage(*1)	Total: 221,396 Males: 110,777 Females: 110,619	Male:50.04 % Female:49.96 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	139,497
		Workforce by age	15-19 years: 29,32520-29 years: 47,397 30-39 years: 25,125 40-49 years: 23,940 50-59 years: 13,170
		Workforce by sex	Male: 69,670 Female: 69,827
Education	Number of schools(*2)	Elementary schools	77
		Junior high schools	25
		Senior high schools	7
		University & Colleges	4
		Professional training centers	36
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	Senior high schools	1,460(M:824, F: 636)
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	University & Colleges	N/A
Establishment	Number of establishments(*3)	Total number	10,649 estab.
		Numbers by size - 1-10 (persons) - 11- 50 - 51-100 - 101 or more	10,424 177 19 29
		Per population	43.1 estab./1,000 persons
		Per area	12.3 ettab./ Km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		23.2 persons / estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		4.8 households. /estab.

3. Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2			Numbers/Description
*Electricity(2)**	Supply amount Total Supply EDC : IPP : Colben Tariff:	Total Electricity used in the province			63,542,741KWH/year 15MW 2,930,033 KWH 3,450,196 KWH 720 Riel/KWH
*Water(2)**	Supply amount tariffs	Supply Capacity of clean water Source of water supply: Praektup Lake and Kbal Chhay			5000-6000 m³/day 206,473 m³ 1200 Riel/m³
*Transportation(9)(2)*	Type of Transportation available	Car/ Truck Bus Train Ship/Passenger boats (320boats) Airplane
Road	1- digit national roads	National Road #4 from PP – SHV National Road #3 from SHV – Kampot				230Km 260Km
	2- digit national roads					N/A Km
	Provincial roads					443,8Km
	Rural roads					N/A Km
	Total length					N/A Km
*Rail road(2)**	Total length	South Line: PP-Takeo-Kampot-Sihanoukville Construction year (1960-1969) 264 Km
*Airport (2) (7) (9)**	Destination and frequency of scheduled services	Sihanoukville International Airport (KOS) (Only international charter flights) (*9)
Dry port/Sea port/River port	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges	Sihanoukville Autonomous Port Destination: Singapore, Hong Kong, Sangurila, Bangkok, Ho Chiminh, Shanghai, Laem Chabang, Yantian, Kaohsiung Frequency of scheduled services: 38/week Port charge: N/A
*International Check-point (2)**	Name and location	Sihanoukville Autonomous Port
Telecommunication *(2)**	Number of subscribers (*2)	- Fixed - Mobile	810 Lines 175,294 Lines
	Internet access	Name of Providers	250 Internet access Shops
	Tariffs	Fixed and Mobile	0.05 cent/mn
*Real Estate (2)**	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ)	Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.	Sihanoukville Special Economic Zone (SSEZ) Total planned area: 11.13km² Initial area: 5.28 km² Sihanoukville Port Special Economic Zone (SPSEZ) Total planned area: 70ha Construction work will be completed in December 2011.
	Land price	Commercial Land Residential land Development Land	N/A USD/m² N/A USD/m² N/A USD/m²
	Rents of factories		N/A USD/m²
	Rents of warehouses		N/A USD/m²
	Rents of offices		N/A USD/m²
Financial Institutions	Number of branches of financial institutions	Commercial bank (12) - May Bank - Canadia Bank - Acleda Bank - Cambodia Commercial Bank - Union Commercial Bank - Cambodia Asia Bank - Cambodia Public Bank - Foreign Trade Bank of Cambodia - Singapore Banking Cooperation - Cambodia Mekong Bank Public - ANZ Royal Bank Cambodia - O.S.K. Indochina Bank
		Specialized bank (0) None
		Micro financial institutions (3) -Sathapana Microfinance Institutions - Prasac Microfinance Institution - Samic Microfinance Institution
		Other institutions	None
	Availability of international monetary remittance	Yes (12 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents	Yes -Sokha Hotel & Apartment (USD240-1,200/day) -Independence Hotel &Apartment (USD170-750/day)
	Availability of international cuisine	Type of cuisine available (* 10)		-French Restaurant (13) -German Restaurant (2) -Indian Restaurant (1) -Italian Restaurant (5) -Japanese Restaurant (3) -Greek Restaurant (1) -Mediterranean Restaurant (1) -Asian Restaurant (23) -Western & International Restaurant (45) -Seafood Restaurant (17) -BBQ Restaurant (7) -Pizzerias (4) -Bakeries (1) -Café & Coffee shop (17) -Bars & Pubs (20)
		Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine (*10)
	Medical facilities	Number of hospital and health care center (clinic)		Hospital: 1 Clinic: 4 Health Center : 12
		Standard of medical service or Treatment capability		N/A
	International school	Names & Addresses of the schools		None

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities

No.	Company Name	Capital	Location	Date of approval
1	Kampong Soam Tech-Tai Garment	USD1,106,925	Sangkat N.5, Sihanoukville City.	29 June 2008
2	Sary Paper, producing Tissues.	USD 1,220,011	Otres Commune, Stenghav District.	INV.111/06p 10 August 2006
3	Nautical frozen seafood manufacturing company	20,000,000 Riels	Village No.1, Tumnup Rolok Commune, Stenghav District	17 June 2008
4	Euro Gates Garment	USD 1,668,880	Village No.1, Sihanoukville City.	09 December 2005

5. Industries (*2)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries	Wearing apparel (5), motorcycle assembling (1), acacia plant processing (1), seafood frozen (4), footwear, beer manufacturing, petroleum industry
(2) Priority Industries to be promoted	Oil refinery, Dried food processing, Fish powder, Tissue and paper manufacturing
(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2) (*15)	- Strategic location in international business equipped with international SNV port, as well as 5 SEZz - Abundant natural resources such as petroleum and other minerals - Abundant product resources for producing marine products
(4) Issues to be solved for industrial promotion	How to develop domestic market, assure products quality and, to keep the price stable

6. Agriculture

Agricultural land and cultivated area: (*4)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area (Ha)	Yield(Ton/Ha)	Total Production amount (ton)
Rice	14,115	2.650	37,211
Subsidiary and industrial crops	58	-	3,432
Fruit and permanent crops	12,078	-	-
Total	26,781	-

Irrigation area(*2)

Irrigation drainage:	Total length: 132km
Dam/dike	Total length: 90km

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc.(*4)

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Subsidiary and industrial crops	588	3,432
- Maize	129	200
- Cassava	105	1,575
- Sweet Potato	15	112
- Vegetables	295	885
- Sugar Cane	44	660
Fruits and permanent crops	12,078	N/A
- Banana	-	N/A
- Cashew	-	N/A
- Oil palm	9,692	N/A
- Coconut	614	N/A
- Longan	9	N/A
- Mango	632	N/A
- Durian	107	N/A
- Jackfruit	409	N/A
- Custard apple	403	N/A
- Rambutan	96	N/A
- Guava	20	N/A
- Pineapple	73	N/A
- Black pepper	23	N/A
- Palm tree	8,902	N/A

Provincial specialized fruit and product, (e.g.: one village one product): None
Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)

No.	Company	Use	Size (ha)
1	Mong Rethhy Cassava Cambodia Co., Ltd.	Cassava plantation and construction of processing factory	1,800
2	Mong Rethhy Investment Oil Palm Cambodia Co., Ltd.	Oil palms	11,000
Total			12,800

Types of land in the Province: (*2)

- Agricultural Land: 106,163.746ha included 15,000 of rice field

- Residential Land. 20,734.557ha

7. Forestry & Mining

Forestry area: Forest land: 114,074.691ha include 21,000 ha of National Park.
Wildlife sanctuary and protected area:

- Ream National Park, Kbal Chhay Waterfalls

- Prek Toek Sab protected area

- Prek Kampong Smach Marine Protected Area

- Koh Rong sea hose and coral reef conservation area

- And other 19 conservation, protected and refuge area was established in fishery communities’ boundary of the province.

Main minerals production and mining area

Name of Mineral

Production Amount

Mining Area

-Sand

-Stone for building & construction

N/A

Sihanoukville Municipality

Steng Hav district

8. Fishery

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Marin water fish	N/A	40,100 tons
Freshwater fish	N/A	10,800 tons

Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount (ton)
Inland fish	227
Shrimp	21
Crab	19
Mollusk	11
Blood cockle	20
Marin Fish	272
Total	570
Fingerling	600
Crocodile	351

9. Rubber

Rubber plantation area: None
Production amount of rubber: None

10. Tourism (*2) (*9) (*10)

Historical/cultural area: (*9)

Ream National Park

Kbal Chhay Waterfall

Prey Nup Mangrove Forest

Wat Leu

St. Michael’s Church

Eco-tourism area: (*2)

Islands and Beaches

Ream National Park

Kbal Chay water fall

Thmor Roung & Or Thom

New found area which potential for tourist: (*2) Islands and Beach
Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	46 (2,009 rooms) (*2)	USD30- USD80 / USD150-USD1,000 (*9)
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
No star
Guest House	116 ( 1674 rooms) (*2)	USD10-USD30 (*9)

Koh Kong Province

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1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment

Location: Koh Kong is situated on the southwest of the country and bordering with Preah Sihanouk Province, Kampong Speu Province, and Gulf of Thailand. It divides to 6 districts and 1 Municipality.
Natural resources: fertile land, sea, rivers, canals and waterfalls
Transportation: roads and waterways
International border gates

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

Agricultural sector: Fisheries, Rice and Forestry Products
Industrial sector: sugar factory, and automobile assembly
Tourism Development: Islands & Eco-tourism

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*1)		10,045.58 Km²
	Rainfall(*4)	(2010)	3853.7 mm/year
	Projected population in 2011 (*1)		133,047 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*1)		12 persons /km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	0.12% p.a.
	Sex in percentage(*1)	Total: 117,481 Males: 59,327 Females: 58,154	Male: 50.5 % Female: 49.5 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	69,803
		Workforce by age	15-19 years: 14,444 20-29 years: 21,473 30-39 years: 13,578 40-49 years: 13,509 50-59 years: 6,799
		Workforce by sex	Male: 35,427 Female: 34,376
Education	Number of schools(*2)	Elementary schools	76
		Junior high schools	18
		Senior high schools	06
		University & Colleges	1
		Professional training centers	4
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	Senior high schools	N/A
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	University & Colleges	172
Establishment	Number of establishments(*3)	Total number	5,014 estab.
		Numbers by size - 1-10 (persons) - 11- 50 - 51-100 - 101 or more	4,945 64 3 2
		Per population	37.7 estab. / 1,000 persons
		Per area	0.4 estab./ Km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		26.5 persons/ estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		5.5 households/ estab.

3. Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers/Description
*Electricity (2)**	Supply amount and their tariffs - EDC / -　IPP		MW Riel MW Riel
	China Huadian Hong Kong Company (Stung Reusei Chhrum, Mondolseima district)		338 MW (Completed 30% of construction stage)
	Cambodia Tatay Hydropower Limited (Stung Tatay, Thmorbang district)		246 MW (Completed 20% of construction stage)
	CETIC (Kirirom3, Sre-ambil district)		18 MW (Completed 20% of construction stage)
	3 Stung Metik Hydropowers (Stung Metik）		-Upper Stream 30 MW -Middle Stream 80 MW -Lower Stream 110 MW
	L Y P Group Co., Ltd (Bakklorng commune, Mondolseima district)		16 MW (Purchased from Thailand) Supply to Koh Kong families of about 4,366
Water (:2)	Supply amount/ tariffs		N/A
	L Y P Group Co., Ltd Bakklong Commune, MondolSeima District		Capacity: 59,506 m³ Consumption: N/A Tariff/m³: N/A
	Hong Mom(Thmor Sar commune, Botomsakor District)		Capacity: 880 m³ Consumption: 790 m³ Tariff/m³: 4,000 Riel/m³
	Seang Eon (Andongtik commune, Botomsakor District)		Capacity: 290 m³ Consumption: 240 m³ Tariff/m³: 4,000 Riel/m³
	A.C.C (Beongpriv commune, Sre-ambil district)		Capacity: 8,300 m³ Consumption: 8,000 m³ Tariff/m³: 2,000 Riel/m³
*Transportation(9)**	Type of Transportation available	Car/ Truck Bus Ship/ Passenger boats
*Road(2)**	1- digit national roads			N/A Km
	2- digit national roads			N/A Km
	Provincial roads			N/A Km
	Rural roads			N/A Km
	Total length			N/A Km
*Rail road(2)**	Total length	None
*Airport(7) (9)*	Destination and frequency of scheduled services	Koh Kong Airport (7) Unpaved, No regular flights (9)
Dry port/Sea port/River port	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges			N/A
International Check-point	Name and location	Cham Yeam (Boarder with Thailand) in Mondul Seima District
Telecommunication	Number of subscribers	Fixed Mobile		158 lines(subscribers) N/A lines
	Internet access	Name of Providers		60 Internet access shops
	Tariffs	Fixed 0.06USD/mn (same-line) 0.08USD/mn (cross-line) 0.04-0.26USD/mn overseas calls
Real Estate	Koh Kong provincial master plan to determine the residential areas and heavy, medium and light industry has been almost completed (85%).
	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ)	Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.		Neang Kok Koh Kong SEZ Total area : 336.24ha Krisakor SEZ Total area: 2,200.65ha
	Land price	Commercial Land Residential land Development Land		Ministry of Economy and Finance has determined the value of land for tax collection purpose, in Khemarak Phumin City, the land price is ranging from USD25-350 per m2. In other districts beside Khemarak Phumin City, the land price has not yet determined.
	Rents of factories			N/A USD/m2
	Rents of warehouses			N/A USD/m2
	Rents of offices			N/A USD/m2
Financial Institutions	Number of branches of financial institutions	Commercial bank (3) - Canadia Bank (under construction) - Acleda Bank - Cambodia Public Bank (under construction)
		Specialized bank (0) None
		Microfinance institutions (4) - Amret Microfinance Institutions - Hettha Kaksekar Institutions - Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea - Prasac Microfinance Institution-
		Other institutions (0)
	Availability of international monetary remittance	Yes (3 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents			N/A USD/month
	Availability of international cuisine (*10)	Type of cuisine available		-Thai Restaurant (2) -Asian Restaurant (1) -Western & international Restaurant (1) -Seafood Restaurant (1) -Banquet Catering (1) -Café & Coffee shop (1) -Bars & Pubs (1) -Seafood-Retailer & wholesalers (1)
		Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine
	Medical facilities	Number of hospital and health care center (clinic)		Hospital: 1 Health Center: 11
		Standard of medical service or Treatment capability		N/A
	International school	Names & Addresses of the schools

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities

No.	Company Name	Share	Registered Capital	Investment Capital	Number of Employee	Application Date	Approval Date
1	Cammafra	-	-	-	-	-	-
2	Greenrich Group Co., Ltd	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Koh Kong Plantation Co., Ltd	-	-	-	-	-	-
4	Koh Kong Sugar Industry Co., Ltd	-	-	-	-	-	-

5. Industries (*2)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries	Sugar factory (1), Clean Water (1), Hydropower Plants (4), Garment and food processing factory.
(2) Priority Industries to be Promoted	Food processing Eco-Tourism
(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2) (*15)	- Food processing industries targeted to supply domestic market. - Tourism industries in particular eco-tourism utilizing coastline and national parks in forest area, which is expected to contribute to poverty reduction.
(4) Issues to be solved	How to improve product quality How to develop domestic market & export

6. Agriculture

Agricultural land and cultivated area: (*4)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area(Ha)	Yield(Ton/Ha)	Total Production amount (ton)
Rice	9,057	2.614	23,679
Subsidiary and industrial crops	312	-	2,939
Fruit and permanent crops	6,959	-	-
Total	16,328	-	-

Irrigation area: (*2)

Dam :	98 places
Irrigation:	199 lines = 670,254m
Sub-irrigation:	85 lines = 402,666m

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc.

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Subsidiary and industrial crops	312	2,939
- Maize	62	311
- Cassava	50	1,009
- Sweet Potato	19	136
- Vegetables	143	571
Fruits and permanent crops	6,959	N/A
- Banana	1,340	N/A
- Cashew	1,642	N/A
- Oil palm	88	N/A
- Coconut	1,160	N/A
- Longan	45	N/A
- Mango	561	N/A
- Milk fruit	15	N/A
- Sapodilla	19	N/A
- Durian	282	N/A
- Jackfruit	696	N/A
- Custard apple	66	N/A
- Orange	153	N/A
- Coffee	49	N/A
- Rambutan	335	N/A
- Guava	116	N/A
- Pineapple	201	N/A
- Black pepper	191	N/A
- Palm tree (trees)	157,000 (trees)	N/A

Provincial specialized fruit and product, (e.g.: one village one product)( *2)

- Banana wine is produced at Thmor Baing District.

Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)

No.	Company name	Use	Land area (ha)
1)	Koh Kong Plantation Company Limited	Plantation of agro-industry (Sugar cane)	9,400
2)	Koh Kong Sugar Company Limited	Plantation of agro-industry (Sugar cane)	9,700
3)	The Green Rich Co., Ltd.	Oil palms, fruit trees and acacia	19,421
4)	Camagra Co., Ltd.	N/A	3,316
Total			41,837

Types of soil in the Province: (*2)

- Sand (Koh Kong District)

- Black & Red soil (Thmarbaing District)

7. Forestry & Mining (*2)

Forestry area: N/A
Wildlife sanctuary and protected area: N/A
Main minerals production and mining area : Not yet explore

8. Fishery

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish (*4)

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Saltwater fish	N/A	34,600 tons
Freshwater fish	N/A	11,000 tons

Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount (ton)
Inland fish	58
Shrimp	44
Crab	2
Mollusk	463
Blood cockle	378
Marin Fish	350
Total	1,295
Fingerling	400

9. Rubber (*2)

Rubber plantation area: 436.1 ha
Production amount of rubber: N/A

10. Tourism

Historical/cultural area (*2):

- Khun Chhang Khun Phen: this is a 4-meter high stupa built on a rock close to the shore. This historical place is used by local people on festival days

- Wat Jotanakgnean Temple

- Thmar Baign Historical site

Eco-tourism area (*2) (*9):

- Cardamom Mountains (*9)

- Mangrove forest (*9)

- Waterfall (*2) (*9): Tah Tai Leu, Koh Paor, E91, Chhay Khpous, Or Mlou,

Ta Man, Veal Product, Chhay Areong waterfall

New found area which potential for tourist (*2):

- Coral reef & fauna and flora can be found on the islands and coastal areas of the province.

- 100 pillars temple in Tah Tai

- Rocky well in Phnom Leav

Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge (*10)

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	6 hotels (735 rooms)	USD20- USD50 / USD60-USD2,500
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
No star
Guest House	19 ( 370 rooms)	USD10-USD30

Kandal Province

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1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion (*2) (*5)

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment

Strategic location linking Phnom Penh and border cities in Vietnam in business
Abundant water resources come from rivers, lake and pond
Plenty of rich soil
Excellent transport infrastructure (both land and water ways) to access to Phnom Penh and border cities in Vietnam

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

While current major industry is garment (55 factories) and footwear industry, the provincial government is planning to promote food processing industries such as canned fruits, fresh fruit juices, rice mills, and packaging as the next priority industries.

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*2)		3,211 Km²
Land	Rainfall(*4)	(2010)	1,686 mm / year
Population	Projected population in 2011 (*2)		1,189,955 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*2)		361 persons /km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	1.62 % p.a.
	Sex in percentage(*1)	Total: 1,265,280 Males: 612,692 Females: 652,588	Male: 48.4 % Female: 51.6 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	776,726
		Workforce by age	15-19 years: 158,418 20-29 years: 263,481 30-39 years: 139,133 40-49 years: 128,754 50-59 years: 86,940
		Workforce by sex	Male: 370,795 Female: 405,931
Education	Number of schools(*2)	Elementary schools	372
		Junior high schools	96
		Senior high schools	32
		University & Colleges	0
		Professional training centers	1
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	Senior high schools	21,536
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	University & Colleges	0
Establishment	Number of establishments(*2)	Total number	1,725 estab.
		Numbers by size - 10-10 (persons) - 101 or more	1,652 73
		Per population	9 estab./1000persons
		Per area	12.4 estab./ km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		29.5 persons/ estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		6.0 households/ estab.

3. Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2				Numbers/Description
*Electricity(11)** *Kandal province is covered by EDC P.P.	Supply amount and their tariffs	Total supply amount -EDC -IPP Tariff EDC: Tariff IPP:				1,109.553 MWH -98.901 MWH -1,010.65 MWH
*Water(2)**	Supply amount tariffs	Tariffs				1,700 Riel /m3
*Transportation(9)**	Type of Transportation available					Car/ Truck Bus
*Road(2) (6)*	1- digit national roads (*2)	7 roads				146.565km
	2- digit national roads (*2)	11 roads				209.362km
	Provincial roads(*2)	28 roads				374.219km
	Rural roads (*2)	N/A				2,300 Km
	Total length(*2)	N/A				N/A
*Rail road(2) (5)*	1-Phnom Penh to Battambang-18km 2-Phnom Penh to Kampot-24km Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has begun work to build a railway line from Kandal, through Kampong Cham, to Loc Nihn in Vietnam. This 255km line will further improve transportation and trade between Kandal and Vietnam.
Airport	Destination and frequency of scheduled services				None
*Dry port/Sea port/River port(2)**	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges	One river port at Kien Svay district
International Check-point	Name and location (*2)	-Kaorm Samnor (Border with Vietnam) -Chrey Thom-Knartangyu (Bilateral Checkpoint)
Telecommunication *(2)**	Number of subscribers (*2)	- Fixed - Mobile			668 Lines N/A Lines
	Internet access (*2)	Name of Providers			62 internet shops
	Tariffs(*2)	Fixed Line -1 cent/min within network -6 cents/min out of network -27 cents/min for oversea call
*Real Estate (5)**	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ)	Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.			N/A
	Land price(*5)	Commercial Land-Along NR4 Other Area Rural			USD9-20/m² USD3-8/m² USD0.5-2/m²
	Rents of factories (*5)	USD1.5-2.5/m²/month
	Rents of warehouses (*5)	USD1.0-2.5/m²/month
	Rents of offices (*5)	Prime: USD9-11/m²/month Secondary: USD6-8/m²/month
*Financial Institutions(2)**	Number of branches of financial institutions	Commercial bank (5)	- Canadia Bank - Acleda Bank - Cambodia Asia Bank - Cambodia Public Bank - ANZ Royal Bank Cambodia
		Specialized bank (1)	-First Investment Specialized Bank
		Micro financial institutions (13)	- Amret Microfinance Institutions - Thaneakea Phum Cambodia -Sathapana Microfinance Institutions -Seilanithih Microfinance institutions -Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea -Vision Fund - Credit Microfinance Institutions - Prasac Microfinance Institution - Maxima Microheranvatho - Intean Poalroath Rongroeurng - Samic Microfinance Institution - Samrithisak Microfinance - Hathakasekor Microfinance
		Other institutions	None
	Availability of international monetary remittance	Yes (5 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents(*2)			N/A
	Availability of international cuisine (*10)	Type of cuisine available		-Asian (2) -Western & International (1)
		Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine
	Medical facilities(*2)	Number of hospital and health care center (clinic)		Hospital: 6 Public Commune Health Center: 94 Private Clinic with rooms: 5
		Standard of medical service or Treatment capability		N/A
	International school	Names & Addresses of the schools		None

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities (*2)

No.	Name & Business Line	Share	Registered Capital (USD)	Investment Capital (USD)	Number of Employee	Date of Application	Date of Approval
1	Diamond Sun Co., Ltd -Sand & Graval business along Mekong & Basak Rivers	100% local own	500,000	561,540	17	15.06.2005	19.07.2005
2	Tian Yee Industrial Development Co. ltd -Animal Food Plant & Pig Farm	100% owned by Chinese	1,000,000	1,127,090	132	30.12.2005	24.02.2006 (currently controlled by Phnom Penh Municipality Government)
3	Asia Motors Co., Ltd -YAMAYA Motorcycle assemble Plant	51% local and 49% Japanese	847,500	1,315,700	114	28.08.2006	16.09.2006
4	Green Tech- Eco Pak (Cambodia) Co. Ltd. -Plastic Bag Manufacturing Plant	100% Chinese owned	1,000,000	1,624,115	270	23.10.2009	18.11.2009 (currently controlled by Phnom Penh Municipality Government)

5. Industries (*2)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries

Garment industry: 55 factories

Footwear industry: 7 factories

(2) Priority Industries to be Promoted

Food Processing Industry

(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2)

Abundant agricultural products such as rice and various fruits

Enhancing quality and exploring local and international market

6. Agriculture (*2) (*4)

Agricultural land and cultivated area: Total & by crop (*4)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area (Ha)	Yield (Ton/Ha)	Total Production (Ton)
Rice (Dry + Wet)	106,765	3.663	387,878
Subsidiary and industrial crops	58,771	N/A	258,890
Fruit and permanent crops	10,201	N/A	N/A
Total	175,737	-	-

Irrigation area: (*2)

Natural water tank:	98
Irrigation Line:	199 lines=670,254 m
Sub-irrigation line:	85 lines=402,666m

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc. (*4)

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Subsidiary and industrial crops	58,771	258,890
- Maize	18,805	72,076
- Yellow Maize	16,224	62,649
- Cassava	43	187
- Sweet Potato	558	2,177
- Vegetables	9,337	53,321
- Mung Bean	8,723	13,019
- Peanut	94	185
- Soya Bean	140	210
- Sesame	2,773	2,417
- Sugar Cane	1,971	52,533
- Jute	63	76
- Tobacco	40	40
Fruits and permanent crops	10,201	N/A
- Banana	2,768	N/A
- Cashew	16	N/A
- Oil palm	-	N/A
- Coconut	4,940	N/A
- Longan	103	N/A
- Mango	1,260	N/A
- Milk fruit	67	N/A
- Sapodilla	585	N/A
- Durian	6	N/A
- Jackfruit	85	N/A
- Custard apple	45	N/A
- Orange	50	N/A
- Coffee	-	N/A
- Rambutan	-	N/A
- Guava	271	N/A
- Pineapple	5	N/A
- Palm tree (trees)	257,500 (trees)	N/A

Provincial specialized fruit and product, (e.g.: one village one product):(*2)

Mango

Number of concession and concession land area: (*2) : None
Types of soil in the Province: (*5)

Most of the soil is Alluvial Lithosols. Closer to the banks of the Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers, soils are Brown Aullvials. In the north-west of the province, Red-yellow podzol soils are common.

7. Forestry & Mining (*2)

Forestry area: (*2) No
Wildlife sanctuary and protected area(*2) No
Main minerals production and mining area: (*2)

There are 41 mineral production sites.

Name of Mineral	Production Amount	Mining Area
Copper	N/A	Basit Mountain
Molipden	N/A	Basit Mountain

8. Fishery (*4)

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish (*4)

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Saltwater fish	None	None
Freshwater fish	N/A	65,900

9. Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount
Inland fish	17,000
Total	17,000
Fingerling	14,155
Crocodile	14,381

10. Rubber

Rubber plantation area: (*4) None
Production amount of rubber: (*4) None

11. Tourism (*2) (*5) (*9) (*10)

Historical/cultural area: (*9) (*10)

Udong which is former capital city of the country between 1618 and 1866 (*10)

Udong craft village, silver village (*9)

Eco-tourism area: 6 places (*5)

Phnom Preah Reach Trorb in Phnhealeur district;

Phnom Prorset in Anksnoul and Phnhealeur district;

Saang Phnom in Saang district;

Wat Thon Mon pagoda in Saang district;

Wat Kien Svay Krav pagoda in Kien Svay district;

Wat Ankor Chey in Kien Svay district; and

New found area which potential for tourist: 2 places (*2)
Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge(*2)

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	No	None
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
No star
Guest House	10 ( 184 rooms)(*2)	USD5-15 (*9)

Kampot Province

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1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion

Provincial Brief Introduction (*2)

Kampot, on the eastern side is rich in low lands which is good for agriculture sector. It also has abundant of mountains and forests with a vast variety of wild animals in the west of the province. The southwest of the province is covered by coastline which is rich in natural resource, fisheries, farming and salt farms. Kampot is a perfect business destination for both local and exporting markets. Given beauty of nature, Kampot has been attracting more local and international tourists pouring in to visit the province and the provincial government is totally optimistic for the tourism industry growth in the near future.

The provincial government has continuously strengthened investment environment in effort to diversify provincial economic basis as well as extent provincial good reputation for investment. As a result, IFC and the Asia Foundation have named Kampot among other provinces with the best investment environment in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The provincial government is committed to improve all related sectors to attract more investors and further support existing entrepreneurs and business.

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment

The provincial government has been taking actions mentioned below to support investors who are interested in investment into the province.
Legal aspect such as investment rule and regulation & other procedures
Organizing support implementation structure through establishing provincial investment sub-committee and provincial investment secretariat
Power delegation from Ministerial and national level
Organizing work experience-exchanging forum with private sector including international enterprises
Providing provincial investment information & opportunity circulation via e-mail, brochure, magazine, radio & TV
Creating investment coordinating environment and incentive for investor through One-Stop Service

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

Agriculture	Irrigation system
Hydro-power	Eco-tourism
Coastal development	Transportation
Mineral production

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*1)		4,873 Km²
Land	Rainfall(*4)	(2010)	1,327 mm /year
Population	Projected population in 2011 (*1)		613,305 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*1)		126 persons/km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	1.03 % p.a.
	Sex in percentage(*1)	Total: 585,850 Males: 284,123 Females: 301,727	Male: 48.5 % Female: 51.5 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	337,706
		Workforce by age	15-19 years: 70,517 20-29 years: 101,716 30-39 years: 67,005 40-49 years: 61,151 50-59 years: 37,317
		Workforce by sex	Male: 161,477 Female: 176,229
Education	Number of schools(*2)	Elementary schools	Public:301 Private:5
		Junior high schools	Public: 78 Private:2
		Senior high schools	Public: 19 Private: 2
		University & Colleges	4 Universities
		Professional training centers	N/A
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	Senior high schools	6,271 students
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	University & Colleges	3,500 students
Establishment	Number of establishments(*3)	Total number	16,900 estab.
		Numbers by size - 1-10 (persons) - 11- 50 - 51-100 - 101 or more	16,443 423 22 12
		Per population	23 estab./1000persons
		Per area	3.5 estab./ km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		36.3 persons/ estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		8.1 persons/ etab.

3. Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2			Numbers/Description
*Electricity(2) (11)*	Supply amount and their tariffs	Supply amount -EDC -Import Tariff: -EDC -Private price -Import Major Hydro-power plants -Kamchay -Bokkor -Ortrotrav			5.62 MWH 1.771 MWH 3.849 MWH - 1,200 Riel/Wkh 650-3.000 Riel/Wkh N/A - -Capacity: 180 MW -Capacity: 24 MW -Capacity: 1 MW
*Water(2)**	Supply amount tariffs	-Production Capacity - Tariffs			3,712 m3/day (1,355,047m3/year) 1,400 Riel/m³
Transportation *(9)**	Type of Transportation available				Car / Truck Bus Train
Road	1- digit national roads	1 road			84 Km
	2- digit national roads	3 roads			142.15 Km
	Provincial roads	18 roads			338.39 Km
	Rural roads	442 roads			4,700 Km
	Total length				4,960 Km
*Rail road(2)**	Total length	South Line: PP-Takeo-Kampot-Sianoukville Construction year (1960-1969) 264 Km
Airport	Destination and frequency of scheduled services	None
Dry port/Sea port/River port *(2)**	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges	2 sea ports ( 1 domestic and 1 international ) 1. Kampot Port in the Kampot’s SEZ (currently suspended its construction wotks) 2. Kampong Kandal Port (currently under operation)
International Check-point *(2) (7)*	Name and location	International Check Point: -Prek Chark (Boarder with Vietnam)
Telecommunication *(2)**	Number of subscribers (*2)	- Fixed - Mobile		300 Lines 533,450 Lines
	Internet access (*9)	Name of Providers		-2 internet companies ( Ezecom, Chaun Wei) -13 Registered Internet Café
	Tariffs			N/A USD/month
Real Estate	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ)	Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.		None Kampot SEZ is under construction while currently suspended.
	Land price(*5)	Commercial Land Other Area Rural Area		USD30-200/m² USD4-50/m² USD0.5-5/m²
	Rents of factories(*5)	USD1.5-2.5 / m²/ month
	Rents of warehouses(*5)	USD1.0-2.5 / m²/ month
	Rents of offices(*5)	Prime: USD9-11/m²/month Secondary: USD6-8/m²/month
Financial Institutions	Number of branches of financial institutions	Commercial bank (3)	- Canadia Bank - Acleda Bank - Cambodia Public Bank
		Specialized bank (0)	None
		Micro financial institutions (6)	- Amret Microfinance Institutions -Hatthakaksekar Microfinance Institutions -Thaneakea Phum Cambodia -Sathapana Microfinance Institutions - Prasac Microfinance Institution - Samic Microfinance Institution
		Other institutions	None
	Availability of international monetary remittance		Yes (3 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents		N/A
	Availability of international cuisine (*10)	Type of cuisine available	-Asian Restaurant (4) -Western & International (11) -BBQ Restaurant (1) -Fast Food (1) -Café & Coffee shop (1) -Drink shop (1) -Bars & Pubs (8)
		Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine * Ministry of tourism
	Medical facilities	Number of hospital and health care center (clinic)	Hospital: 4 Clinic: N/A
		Standard of medical service or Treatment capability	N/A
	International school	Names & Addresses of the schools	None

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities

Name & Investment Purpose

Investor

Registered

Capital (USD)

Investment

Capital (USD)

No. of Employees

Date of Issued FRC

JOY J WORLD Pte Ltd

-Animal Food Plant for Exporting (Korean)

Mr. Choik Wangsu, Chairman of BOD

508,000

12.08.2009

Young Poong Fishery Development Co., Ltd

-Marine Product Processing Plant for Exporting (Korean)

Mr. Kim Hungdea, Company Director

500,000

12.09.2007

5. Industries (*2) (*5)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries (*2)	Cement, Brick, Fish Sauce, Furniture, Animal Feed, Salt
(2) Priority Industries to be Promoted (*15)	Tourism industries, marine product industry.
(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2) (*15)	Tourism area in both coastal area and mountain area (Bokor National Park) Kampot SEZ will be constructed as a center of manufacturing area as well as a port call of tourism to Bokor National Park
(4) Issues to be solved for industrial promotion (*2)	Strengthening quality for local and export markets

6. Agriculture

Agricultural land and cultivated area: Total & by crop (*4)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area (Ha)	Yield (Ton/Ha)	Total Production (Ton)
Rice (Dry + Wet)	132,300	3.034	401,454
Subsidiary and industrial crops	11,714	N/A	54,585
Fruit and permanent crops	15,557	N/A	N/A
Total	159,571	-	-

Irrigation area:

Irrigation system:	46 places ( Big-size: 2, Medium-size: 31, small-size: 13)
Drainage:	3 lines
Water Pump Station:	2 places

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc. (*2)

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Fruits
Mango	3,366	7,882
Cashew Nut	1,564	2,161
Banana	1,442	8,538,987 bunches
Jackfruit	384	2,911
Milk-fruit	158	284
Custard-Apple	313	996
Orange	50	133
Rambutan	3.5	8
Coconut	4,429	25,474,091 coconuts
Pepper	11.50	43,925 Kg
Palm Fruit	268,998 trees	32 Kg/tree
Durian	537	10,657
Vegetables	3,748	18,376
Grains
Maize	2,012	3,313
Sweet Potato	1,216	4,908
Tapioca	767	3,053
Mung Bean	896	2,063
Peanut	738	1,494
Cane	885	11,021
Sesame	11	5

Provincial specialized fruit and product, (e.g.: one village one product):

-Pepper, total of 13 ha and Harvesting area of 10.50 ha located Domnak Kantoul Kang Tboung Commune, Kompong Trach District.

-Durian, total of 537 ha and yielding 10,657 tons located Makbrang Commune, Tek Chhou district.

Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)

No.	Company	Use	Size (ha)
1	Cam Try Cooperation.	Acacia plantation	2,409
2	Camland Co., Ltd.	Oil Palms	16,000
3	First Bio-Tech Agricultural (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.	Agro-industrial plantation and animal husbandry	10,000
4	World Tristar Entertainment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd.	Corn plantation and construction of processing factory	9,800

Types of soil in the Province: (*2)

Sand, Sandy soil and Clay soil

7. Forestry & Mining (*2)

Forestry area: 227,154 ha
Wildlife sanctuary and protected area: 1 Wildlife protection area: 217 ha
Main minerals production and mining area: 48 mining production sites

Name of Mineral	Production Amount	Mining Area
Lame stone	N/A	West of Touk Meas, Each of Touk Meas
Graphite	N/A	Phum Sa, Koh Sla, Phnom Chak Kley
Gold	N/A	Phnom Lok
Iron Ore	N/A	Kampot
Gold	N/A	Phnom Tung, Phnom Kanlong, Phnom Bak, Phnom La Ang

8. Fishery

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish (*2)

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Saltwater fish	N/A	7,742 tons
Freshwater fish	N/A	2,850 tons

Items	Production amount
Processed marine product	1,512.2 tons
Fish source production	1,770,000 liters
Fishery export	638 tons (Fresh: 430 tons, processed products 208 tons)

Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount
Inland fish	417.7
Marin Fish	120
Total	537.5
Fingerling	18,976
Seaweed	290

9. Rubber

Rubber plantation area: (*4) 20 ha
Production amount of rubber: (*4) N/A

10. Tourism(*2) (*5) (*9) (*10)

Historical/cultural area: 4 places (*2)

-Phnom kgouk temple	-Phnom Kyang temple
-Phnom Kompog trach	-Wat Phnom Sar

Eco-tourism area: 9 places (*2) (*5) (*9)

-Bokor National Park	-Tek Chhou Rapids
-Anlong Pring Bird Sanctuary	- Kep Thmey
- Phnom Dong	- Tupnop Mlec
- Tumnop bralak kraal	- Anlong Thom
- Nataya Prek Ampel

Man-made tourism area(*2): 1 place Tek Chhou wildlife sanctuary
New found area which potential for tourist: 2 tourism sites in the process of study (*2)
Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge (*2) (*9)

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	6 hotels (353 rooms)
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
No star		15USD-25USD-40USD-60USD-280USD
Guest House	46 guesthouse (549 rooms)	6USD-15USD-20USD-25USD

Kampong Cham Province

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:29:57 +0000

1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment (*2) (*5)

One of the provinces which have the most open and transparent policies and regulations on trading activities, i.e., lowest entry costs, most secure property rights, lowest time of regulatory compliance and highest private sector participation in policy.
Strategic location to be a central transport hub linking Cambodia and both Thailand and Vietnam supported by various transport infrastructure, i.e., road network, railway, river boats.
Abundant labor supply with almost 60% of the population under the age of 25. consisting of including of young people who are under the age of 25 increasing

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

Agriculture
Agro-industry (e.g., rice plantation, rubber, tapioca, sugar cane, banana, coconut, palm fruit, cashew nut, durian, mung bean, corn, white and black seasoning, etc.)
Tourism (historical, cultural, mountainous areas, waterfall, Mekong River, etc.)

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*1)		9,799 km²
Land	Rainfall (*4)	(2010)	1,374.00mm/year
Population	Projected population in 2011 (*1)		1,745,054 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*1)		178 persons /km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	0.43% p.a.
	Sex in percentage (*1)	Total: 1,679,992 Males: 818,662 Females: 861,330	Male: 48.7 % Female: 51.3 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	970,868
		Workforce by age (*1)	15-19: 191,014 20-29: 283,734 30-39: 203,682 40-49: 177,040 50-59: 115,398
		Workforce by sex (*1)	Male: 466,065 Male: 504,803
Education	Number of schools (*2)	Kindergarten	289
		Elementary schools	792
		Junior high schools	126
		Senior high schools	55
		University & Colleges	6
		Professional training centers	N/A
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	Senior high schools	N/A
	Number of yearly graduate students (*2)	University & Colleges	N/A
Establishment	Number of establishments (*3)		55.903
		Numbers by size - 1-10 (persons) - 11- 50 - 51-100 - 101 or more	54,968 833 73 29
		Per population	32.0/ 1,000persons
		Per km²	5.7 estab./ km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		31.2 persons/ estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		6.9 h.h./ estab.

3. Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2		Numbers/Description
*Electricity(2)**	Supply amount and their tariffs - EDC - IPP	Total supply amount - EDC&IPP - Import (Vietnam) Tariffs: -City area -Remote area		40.45 MW 26.45 MW 14MW - Riel 940/KWH Riel 1,700-3,500/KWH
*Water(2)**	Supply amount tariffs	Household used rate: Business used rate: government used rate:		1m³ – 10m³ = Riel 550/m³ 10m³up = Riel 900/m³ Riel 900/m³ Riel 1500/m³
*Transportation (9)**	Type of Transportation available	Car/ Truck, Bus, River boat
*Road (2)**	1- digit national roads	11 national roads		440 km
	2- digit national roads
	Provincial roads			N/A km
	Rural roads			N/A km
	Total length			N/A km
	AC: 93,700m, DBST: 407,111m,MCDM: 37,320m, LRT: 729,188m
*Rail road(5)**	Currently, there is no railroad in Kampong Cham. However, Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has begun work to build a railway line from Kandal, through Kampong Cham, to Loc Nihn in Vietnam. This 255km line will further improve transportation and trade between Kampong Cham and Vietnam.
*Airport(7)**	Destination and frequency of scheduled services			None
Dry port/Sea port/River port *(12)**	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges		River port Kampong Cham Port: on the mainstream of the Mekong 105km up from Phnom Penh
*International Check-point(2) (7)*	Name and location		Trapaing Plong (border with Vietnam)
Telecommunication	Number of subscribers		Describers - Fixed - Mobile	215,010 describers N/A Lines N/A Lines
	Internet access 307		Name of Providers	307 places
	Tariffs			N/A USD/month 6cents
Real Estate	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ) (*2)		Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.	1 SEZ in Da commune, Memot district Follow the assessment of MoEF on tax on fixed assets
	Land price (*5)		-Commercial Land: USD30-100/ m2 -Other Area: USD4-30/ m2 -Rural USD0.5-5 m2
	Rents of factories (*5)		USD1.5-2.5/m²per month
	Rents of warehouses (*5)		USD1.0-2.5/m² per month
	Rents of offices (*5)		Prime: USD9-11/m² Secondary: USD6-8/m²
Financial Institutions	Number of branches of financial institutions (*14)		Commercial bank (9) - Advanced Bank of Asia Limited - Canadia Bank - Acleda Bank - Cambodia Asia Bank - Cambodia Public Bank - Singapore Banking Cooperation - Advanced Bank of Asia Limited - Bank for Investment & Development of Cambodia - O.S.K. Indochina Bank
			Specialized bank (0) None
			Microfinance Institutions (11) - Amret Microfinance Institutions - Hatthakaksekar Microfinance Institutions - Thaneakea Phum Cambodia - Sathapana Microfinance Institutions - Seilanithih Microfinance institutions - Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea - Vision Fund - Credit Microfinance Institutions - Prasac Microfinance Institution - Samic Microfinance Institution - Samrithisak Microfinance
			Other institutions (0)
	Availability of international monetary remittance (*14)		Yes (9 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents (*2)			N/A Yes/Not USD/month
	Availability of international cuisine (*10)		Type of cuisine available (*10)	- Khmer (7) - Chinese (3) - Korean (1) - Western & International - Restaurant (1) - Seafood Restaurant (1)
			Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine (*10)
	Medical facilities (*2)		Number of hospital and health care center (clinic)	Hospital: Referral Hospital:12 Health Care:135 Clinic:
			Standard of medical service or Treatment capability	N/A
	International school (*2)		Names & Addresses of the schools	None

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities

(*2) 8 approved by PMIS and 5 in the process of getting approval

No	Name/Business Line	Share	Registered Capital (USD)	Investment Capital (USD)	Number of Employee	Date of Application	Date of Approval
1	Bigiimexo Sothy Development (Rubber & Cashew Nut Plantation)	Cam: 51% VN:49%	500,000	1,705,820	61-68	16.02.2006	22.03.07
2	Thary Development (Rubber Plantation)	Cam: 100%	500,000	1,821,870	50-75	28.06.2007	26.07.07
3	Heng Sokn Ngoun Investment (Rubber Plantation)	Cam: 100%	500,000	1,821,870	50-75	28.06.2007	26.07.07
4	Heng Chay Gnim Development (Rubber & Other Crops)	Cam: 100%	500,000	1,472,420	39-54	31.06.2008	10.09.08
5	Khmer Latex (Rubber Production Factory)	Cam: 51% Jan: 49%	1,000,000	1,584,337	28-120	21.01.2006	23.02.06
6	San Fong Development Agriculture (Tapioca starch Factory)	Cam: 100%	1,000,000	1,311,860	75-75	27.06.2005	28.06.05
7	Srun At Development (Tapioca starch Factory)	Cam: 100%	500,000	1,459,268	50-76	17.02.2008	05.03.08
8	GreenFeed (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (Animal Feed)	Cam: 51% VN: 49%	500,000	1,972,924	33-68	22.08.2007	01.11.07

5. Industries (*2)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries

- Rubber product industry: processing of latex (24), rubber wood processing

- Agricultural product / food processing industry: Rice milling (15), Tapioca starch (4), Animal feed (1), Beer & beverage (1)

- Garment & Footwear industry: Garment (2), Footwear (1)

- Electricity plant: 1

(2) Priority industries to be Promoted

- Rice plantation

- Rubber plantation

- Tapioca

- Mining

- Food processing industry

- Cashew nuts

- Grain (processing of various beans)

- Vegetation

- International standard hotel

- Tourism (10 sites)

(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2)

- Securing social security

- Encouraging investors (favorable investment climate) by giving incentives

- providing appropriate provincial government services to welcome investors

6. Agriculture

Agricultural land and cultivated area: Total & by crop: (*4)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area (Ha)	Yield (Ton/Ha)	Total Production (Ton)
Rice (Dry + Wet)	217,853	3.532	769,399 Ton
Subsidiary and industrial crops	152,815	N/A	1,605,826
Fruit and permanent crops	42,367	N/A	N/A
Total	413,035	-	-

Irrigation area (*2) : 605

Big Scale:	1	(Covered area : 5000 ha up)
Medium Scale:	111	(Covered area : 500 ha up)
Small Scale:	493	(Covered area from 200 to 500 ha)
Total	605
Main Canal:	85 lines (224. 3km)

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc.(*4)

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Subsidiary and industrial crops	152,815	1,605,826
- Maize	13,251	46,183
- Yellow Maize	7,603	27,991
- Cassava	60,718	1,318,109
- Sweet Potato	1,980	12,779
- Vegetables	9,002	91,168
- Mung Bean	9,226	6,137
- Peanut	3,902	4,528
- Soya Bean	20,950	28,283
- Sesame	15,812	9,615
- Sugar Cane	2,028	48,435
- Jute	9	14
- Tobacco	8,334	12,584
Fruits and permanent crops	42,367	N/A
- Banana	10,160	N/A
- Cashew	25,422	N/A
- Coconut	1,204	N/A
- Longan	34	N/A
- Mango	2,391	N/A
- Milk fruit	69	N/A
- Sapodilla	123	N/A
- Durian	563	N/A
- Jackfruit	647	N/A
- Custard apple	247	N/A
- Orange	392	N/A
- Coffee	26	N/A
- Rambutan	468	N/A
- Guava	70	N/A
- Pineapple	32	N/A
- Black pepper	519	N/A
- Palm tree (trees)	12,455 (trees)	N/A

Provincial specialized fruit and product, (e.g.: one village one product): (*2)

N/A

Types of soil in the Province: (*2)

Land Types:

Plain:	270,000 ha
Flooded:	312,860 ha
Red soil:	97,000 ha
Forest area:	300,000 ha

Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)

No.	Company	Use	Size (ha)
1	Agrostar Investment	Cashew-apple plantation and animal husbandry	2,400
2	Men Sarun Import Export	Rubber plantation and other crops	4.400
3	Mieng Ly Heng Investment	Para rubber plantation	3,000
4	TTY Industrial Crops Development Import-Export	Tapioca (cassava) plantation	1,070
5	Vannma Import-Export Co., Ltd.	Officianarum (sugar cane9 and Tapioca (cassava)	1,200

7. Forestry & Mining (*2)

Forestry area: Total: 192,208 ha, Forest community: 1,783 ha
Wildlife sanctuary and protected area: N/A
Main minerals production and mining area:

Mining resource	Location	Mining area(ha)
Gold mine	Memot district	525 ha
Iron Ore	Memot district	180 km²
Clay:	Steng Trong	N/A

8. Fishery (*4) :

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Saltwater fish(*4)	N/A	None
Freshwater fish(*4)	N/A	25,000 tones
Middle scale fisheries: 7000 tons, Family fisheries:9,500 tons, Rice field fisheries: 8,500 tons
(*2) 7 fishing lots: Total fish catch/ year 7020 tons/ year

Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount (ton)
Inland fish	2,500
Total	2,500
Fingerling	3,500

9. Rubber

Rubber plantation area(*2):

State		Household
Location	Plantation area (ha)	Location	Plantation area (ha)
Chupp	10,624.29	Pongheakrek	8,621.30
Chamkaandong	6,956.34	Dombe	7,225.89
Krek	4,507.04	Au reangou	1,658.11
Supeamcheng	1,910.77	Kroch Chmar	1,119.70
Memot	11,165.48	Memot	30,120.00
Beoungket	7,300	Tbong Kmom	2,555.78
Tapao	4.585.54	Soung	3,416.05
-	-	Stung Trong	7,608.09
-	-	Chamka Leu	1,221.47
Total	47,049.46	Total	63,546.39

Production amount of rubber: N/A

10. Tourism (*2) (*9) (*10)

Historical/cultural area: 7 (*2)
Eco-tourism area: 3 (*2)
New found area which potential for tourist: No answer (*2)
Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	10 hotels (612 rooms) (*2)	USD15-50 (*9)
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
No star
Guest House	31 Guest House (253 rooms) (*2)	USD5-15 (*9)

Battambang Province

admin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:11:35 +0000

1. Provincial Government Policies for Investment Promotion

1) Special features or strong points of the Province in terms of the investment

An advantage of geographical location which can be a center of trade with Thailand supported by national road #5 and #57 connecting boarders of Thailand (1 International border check point and 4 regional bordered check points).
Well developed transportation networks by roads, railways and river boats linking to Thailand, Phnom Penh and other provincial cities.
Most fertile soil which suitable to produce various agricultural products and well developed irrigation system including three major dams.
Abundant supply of young and educated labors with cheaper costs

2) Investment opportunities or potential sector

Agriculture (Rice, Tapioca, corn, bean, and mixed vegetation ), Animal raising (Cattle, Fish and Crocodile)
Industry ( Rice milling, Food processing and Mining)
Tourism (The number of tourist flowing into Battambang has been increased)

2. Overview of the Province

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2	Numbers
Land	Total area of the Province (*1)		11,702 km²
Land	Rainfall (*2)	(2010)	1,553.0mm/year
Population	Projected population in 2011 (*1)		1,126,345 persons
	Projected Population density in 2011 (*1)		96. persons/km²
	Growth rate (*1)	1998-2008	2.28% p.a.
	Sex in percentage (*1)	Total: 1,025,174 Males: 506,351 Females: 518,823	Male: 49.3 % Female: 50.7 %
	Labor force (*1)	Number of work force	613,138
		Workforce by age (*1)	15-19: 134,657 20-29: 196,041 30-39: 104,958 40-49: 108,342 50-59: 69,140
		Workforce by sex	Male: 300,253 Female: 312,885
Education	Number of schools(*2)	Elementary schools	551
		Junior high schools	83
		Senior high schools	23
		University & Colleges	1
		Academic schools	8
	Number of yearly graduate students	Senior high schools	N/A
	Number of yearly graduate students	University & Colleges	N/A
Establishment	Number of establishments (*3)	Total number (*3)	33,982
		Numbers by size (*3) - 1-10 (persons) - 11- 50 - 51-100 - 101 or more	33,424 489 46 23
		Per 1,000 persons (*3)	30.2 estab/ 1000 persons
		Per km² (*3)	2.9 estab./km²
	Number of population per establishment(*3)		33.1 persons/ estab.
	Household per establishment(*3)		6.9 h.h./ estab.

3.Investment Environment

Category	Sub Category-1	Sub Category-2			Numbers/Description
*Electricity(2)**	Supply amount and their tariffs - EDC - IPP	Production amount - EDC - IPP from Thailand - Import (Thailand) Tariffs - Import (the price set by EDC) - Private generator			- 800MW/year 63,144.26MW/year 20MW - Riel 600-1,000/ KWH Riel 2,000-2,500 /KWH
*Water(2)**	Supply amount tariffs	Production capacity: Tariffs			6,500 m³ per day Riel 1,500/ m³ * Same rate is used regardless Govmnt & Business
*Transportation (2)**	Type of Transportation available:	Car/ Truck, Bus, Train, River boat
	Waterways: (between Battambang and Siem Reap by small motor boat for tourists)				150 km, 4-5 hours 3 branches of water transportation companies
	In-land transportation (fare, traveling passenger on average per day)				8 companies’ branches 18,000 Riel 1,170 Passengers /day
	Others				4 travel agents
*Road (2)**	1-digit national roads: No 5 (BTB-P Penh)				291km (144km)
	2-digit national roads No 57 (BTB-P Penh) No 59 No 57B (Tmokol, Bovel, Sampov Lon, Bovel, Phnom Break, Sam Sep, Kam Reang)				63 km 74 km 176 km
	Provincial roads: -Battambang Town-Banon - Battambang Town- Ek Phnom				25km 8 km
	Rural roads				3,927.99km
	Total length				N/A km
*Rail road(7) (8) (5)**	Total length	Northern line: 385km (8) Battambang-Phnom Penh: 274km (7) (Under upgrading work) (*5)
Airport	Destination and frequency of scheduled services	1 Domestic airport (No operation) -Type of aircraft to be landed: ATR72-AN24-DC3-C130 -Receiving passenger capacity: 250,000/ year
Dry port/Sea port/River port *(12)**	Destination and frequency of scheduled services, port charges	One River port SRP- BTB: USD20, 8hours Departure time 7:00am
International Check-point	Name and location (*2)	Doung in Kamreang District (Border with Thailand)
Telecommunication: *(2)**	Number of subscribers (Fixed and Mobile)	454,013 subscribers
	Telecommunication Companies	Fixed phone : 1, Camintel (fiber optic) Mobile phone: more than 10 Mobitel, Casacom, CAM GSM, Camshin, Mfone, Hello, Star-Cell, CADCOMMS, Metfone, Smart Mobile, etc.
	Internet access	Service providers 20: City Link, PPCTV, Ezecom, Angkornet, COGETEl (online) etc.
	Tariffs	More than USD2 /month
Real Estate	Defined zone for factory and housing development (Including SEZ) (*2)	Name, space, progress of development, equipped infrastructure of SEZ or industrial zone, etc.	No specific defined zone for factory, housing and SEZ. There is only city’s master plan
	Land price (*2)	Commercial Land Residential land Development Land	USD150-350 /m²(1^st zone) USD20-80/m²(2^nd zone) USD2-10 /m^{2 (}3^rd zone)
	Rents of factories (2) (5)		1.5-2.5USD/m²/ month)
	Rents of warehouses (2) (5)		1.-2.5USD/m²/month)
	Rents of offices (2) (5)	Prime: Secondary:	USD9-11 /m²/month USD6-8 /m²/month
*Financial Institutions (14)**	Number of branches of financial institutions	Commercial bank (13) - Advanced Bank - May Bank - Canadia Bank - Acleda Bank - Cambodia Commercial Bank - Union Commercial Bank - Cambodia Asia Bank - Cambodia Public Bank - Singapore Banking Cooperation - Advanced Bank of Asia Limited - ANZ Royal Bank Cambodia - Bank for Investment & Development of Cambodia - O.S.K. Indochina Bank
		Specialized bank (1) First Investment Specialized Bank
		Microfinance Institutions (11) - Amret Microfinance Institutions - Hattha Kaksekar Microfinance Institutions - Thaneakea Phum Cambodia -Sathapana Microfinance Institutions -Seilanithih Microfinance institutions -Angkor Microheranhvatho Kampuchea -Vision Fund - Credit Microfinance Institutions - Prasac Microfinance Institution - Cambodian Business Intergrate in Rural Development - Intean Poalroath Rongroeurng
		Other institutions (0) None
	Availability of international monetary remittance	Yes, (13 commercial banks)
Living Environment	Availability of houses/apartment on international standard and their rents (*2)			Yes 350-1500USD/month
	Availability of international cuisine (*10)	Type of cuisine available		-Chinese Restaurant (2) -French Restaurant (1) -Thai Restaurant (3) - Asian Restaurant (5) -Western & International Restaurant (6) -Seafood Restaurant (1) -BBQ Restaurant (1) -Pizzerias (2) -Café & Coffee shop (1) -Bars & Pubs (2)
		Number of restaurants which serve international cuisine
	Medical facilities (*2)	Number of hospital and health care center (clinic)		Hospital: - Referral hospitals: 4 - Healthcare centers:76 - Emergency hospitals:1 - Private hospital (clinic): 7
		Standard of medical service or Treatment capability		N/A
	International school (*2)	Names & Addresses of the schools		2

4. Approved QIP by Provinces-Municipalities Investment Sub-committees (PMIS) under Sub-Decree No. 17 ANK/BK on the Establishment of the Sub-Committee on Investment of the Provinces-Municipalities

No.	Name/Business Line	Share	Registered Capital (USD)	Investment Capital (USD)	Number of Employee	Date of Application	Date of Approval
1	Stung Sangke Co., Ltd (3 Stars Hotel, construction & operation)	Khmer 100%	1,000,000	1998,000	150	N/A	23.08.05
2	Golden Century Import-Export Co., Ltd (Construction & Operation of commercial building)	Malaysia 10% Khmer 90%	500,000	1,755,000	124	N/A	27.06.06
3	CamEnergy Investment Group co., Ltd (investment agro-industry plantation, tapioca)	USA 49% Khmer 51%	1,000,000	1,837,000	530	N/A	26.09.06
4	Chea Kao Investment Co., Ltd (Agro-processing factory, corn, beans, sesame)	Khmer 100%	600,000	1,159,400	50	N/A	28.08.07
5	Seladamex Co., Ltd (investment plantation and processing curton)	Khmer 100%	1,080,000	1,892,000	110	N/A	30.06.08

5. Industries (*2)

Current Major Industries and Promoted Industries

(1) Current Major Industries

Rice milling, long distance transportation, hotel, hospital

(2) Priority Industries to be Promoted

- Agro-processing industry (rice, corn, fruit, tapioca starch and ethanol, sugar cane, animal feed and dried grain)

- Fish processing industry

- Construction of road & railway

- Rehabilitation and improvement of irrigation system

Promotion and study of mining

(3) Reasons or Promotional Measures for (2)

Surplus of rice production

6. Agriculture

Agricultural land and cultivated area: Total & by crop (*4)

Name of Crop	Cultivated area (Ha)	Yield (Ton/Ha)	Total Production (Ton)
Rice (Dry + Wet)	279,527	2.864	799,605
Subsidiary and industrial crops	329,572	N/A	1,707,187
Fruit and permanent crops	8,980	N/A	N/A
Total	618,079	-	-

Irrigation area: (*2)

	Water supply capacity (ha)	Storage capacity (m3)
Water reservoir
Kam Pin Poy Reservoir	13,500	110,000,000
Bovel Reservoir	(rainy season) 44,000	N/A
Basak Reservoir	(rainy season) 20,000 (dry season) 3,000	40,000,000
Water pump station	In-land water pump station 9 Floating water pump station 2

Production amount of crops: Rice, fruits, vegetable, etc. (*4)

Type of Crop	Cultivated Area (ha)	Production Amount (Ton)
Subsidiary and industrial crops	329,572	1,707,187
- Maize	106,789	398,845
- Yellow Maize	105,488	394,021
- Cassava	33,952	799,710
- Sweet Potato	376	3,348
- Vegetables	2,150	16,292
- Mung Bean	21,055	16,458
- Peanut	1,384	1,781
- Soya Bean	41,080	56,165
- Sesame	16,931	6,523
- Sugar Cane	327	13,988
- Jute	32	48
Fruits and permanent crops	8,980	N/A
- Banana	1,559	N/A
- Cashew	294	N/A
- Oil palm	0	N/A
- Coconut	1,135	N/A
- Longan	535	N/A
- Mango	1,448	N/A
- Milk fruit	165	N/A
- Sapodilla	408	N/A
- Durian	97	N/A
- Jackfruit	977	N/A
- Custard apple	368	N/A
- Orange	1,546	N/A
- Rambutan	5	N/A
- Guava	349	N/A
- Pineapple	79	N/A
- Black pepper	15	N/A
- Palm tree (trees)	41,282 (trees)	N/A

Provincial specialized fruit and product (e.g.: one village one product): (*2)

Pineapple, Orange and grape fruit

Number of concession and concession land area: (*13)

No.

Company

Use

Size (ha)

Leang Hour Hong Import and Export, Agro-industry Development and Processing

Sugar cane and tapioca

Officianoum

8,000

Rath Sambath

Rubber plantation

5,200

Types of soil in the Province: (*5)

Lacustrine alluvial soils in regions closer to Tonle Sap lake, mostly brown hydro orphic elsewhere, but also basic litho sols, plinthite podzols and grey hydro orphic. Fertility level is very high

7. Forestry & Mining (*2)

Protected forestry area:

There is no protected forestry area in the province, while 1/3 of total province’s land area covered by forest (Sampovlone, Phnom Phrek, Kamreang, Bovel, Samlot, Koskrolo, Rukhakiri, Mongresey, Ek Phnom, Sangke and Tmorkol districts).

Wildlife sanctuary and protected area:

Protected wildlife sanctuary: Phnomsamkos(59,700ha), Roneam Daunsam (143,800ha)

Other protected area: Samlote(21,000ha) and Tonle Sap (114,300ha)

Main minerals production and mining area

Name of Mineral	Production Amount	Mining Area
Phosphate	N/A	Samlot, banon, Phnom Sampov and Phnom Phrek
Gold	N/A	N/A
Aluminum	N/A	N/A
Precious stone	N/A	N/A
Limestone	N/A	N/A
Iron ore	N/A	N/A

8. Fishery

Fishery production amount: Saltwater fish, Freshwater fish (*4)

Type of Fish	Name of Fish	Production Amount
Saltwater fish(*4)	N/A	None
Freshwater fish(*4)	N/A	33,900 tons
Middle scale fisheries: 13,000 tons, Family fisheries:11,400 tons, Rice field fisheries: 9,500 tons

Aquaculture Productions(*4):

(Unit: Fish: Ton, Fingerling Thousand Heads, Crocodile: Heads)

Type of Product	Production Amount (ton)
Inland fish	2,349
Eel	150
Frog	1
Total	2,500
Fingerling	506
Crocodile	212,833

9. Rubber (*2)

Rubber plantation area:

Location	Rubber plantation area (ha)
Banon	10
Ratanak Modul	1,227
Samlot	300
Phnom Phrek	22
Kamreang	67
Kos Kralou	300
Rokhakiri	18
Total	1, 944

Production amount of rubber: N/A

10. Tourism: (*2)

Historical/cultural area:

Banon Temple	Ek Phnom Temple
Brasat Steng	Brasat Basat
Phnom Sampov

Eco-tourism area: 12

Sek Sok	Pich Chenda
Laang Badak	Chrolong Pobpata
Koh Sne	Popous Tmor
Laang Phnom Teak Treng	Chomlong Koy
Tmor Domrot	Kom Pong Trangmeanchey
Steng Kronghong	Banteay Sat

Others: 2 museums
New found area which potential for tourist: N/A
Hotel/guest house: Number of rooms and room charge: (*2) (*9)

Type of Hotel	Number of Rooms	Room Charges (per night)
5 stars	26 hotels: 1,333 rooms	USD15-450
4 stars
3 stars:
2 stars
No star
Guest House	32 guest houses: 655 rooms	USD10-25

Source Information

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Note: The sources of data/information for preparing above Fact Sheets are as shown in the table below. In case no reference is made regarding the item in Fact Sheet, such data/ information was obtained from the provincial government.

No.	Name of sources
*1	2008 Population Census
*2	Provincial data
*3	Preliminary Results of 2011 Economic Census of Cambodia
*4	Annual Report for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2010-2011
*5	USAID’ Investment Profile (2008)
*6	Prakas on National Road and Provincial Road Numbering 26 June 2009
*7	Tourism Statistics Report 2010
*8	Overview on Transport Infrastructure Sectors in the Kingdom of Cambodia Jan 2009
*9	Cambodia Information Guide Book (written in Japanese)
*10	Website Ministry of Tourism http://www.tourismcambodia.org/
*11	EDC Annual Report 2007
*12	Investment Guidebook January 2011
*13	Web site of MAFF　 http://www.maff.gov.kh/en/
*14	Web site of National Bank of Cambodia　http://www.nbc.org.kh/index.asp
*15	Interview with provincial government officers

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