A February 10 press release from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) stated that in January 2026, the CDC’s Cambodia Investment Committee approved a total of 43 investment projects.
With a combined capital of approximately $752 million, they are expected to create around 26,000 jobs. Of them, 35 were located outside SEZs, while 8 were within them.
Compared to January 2025, the number of registered projects in January declined by 25 projects, or 37 per cent, although total investment capital increased by about $3.4 million, or approximately 0.45 percent.
The CDC also reported that three new SEZs were approved, with total capital of $260 million and the potential to create 868 jobs.
Sun Chanthol, CDC first vice-chairman, previously explained that as of the first half of 2025, Cambodia had a total of 57 SEZs. From 2020 to July 2025, approximately 400 investment projects had already been implemented within these SEZs.
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