Coping with Domestic Pressure and Gaining from a Strengthened Global Economy

Cambodia’s economy has withstood domestic pressures and managed to sustain its high growth driven by its usual engines of growth. Cambodia’s economic growth is estimated to reach a six-year high of 7.4 percent in 2013, despite the adverse effects posed by post-election political uncertainty and labor unrest. This growth has been led by the acceleration of garment exports and continued growth in tourism.