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Cambodian exports to India were valued at $61.36 million last year, down 5.12 per cent year-on-year.
Heng Chivoan
India trade tumbles 26% in 2020
Thu, 25 February 2021
The trade value between Cambodia and India saw a dramatic 25.81 per cent reduction last year to $190.13 million from 2019’s $256.26 million as the Kingdom embarked on a feasibility study for a free trade agreement (FTA).
Cambodian exports to India were valued at $61.36 million last year, down 5.12 per cent year-on-year from $64.67 million, while imports fell by 32.97 per cent to $128.77 million from $191.59 million in 2019, Ministry of Commerce data show.
Ministry spokesman Pen Sovicheat told The Post on February 25 that trade between the two countries had been on a steady upward trajectory prior to the Covid-19 crisis.
New COVID-19 cases reported in Thailand, Philippines 12:33 | 20/02/2021
People wait for testing in Pathum Thani, Thailand (Photo: https://www.bangkokpost.com/)
Hanoi â Thailand on February 19 recorded 130 new COVID-9 cases and one more death, according to the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
Of the new of cases, 116 were domestic infections and the remainders were imported cases, CCSA spokeswoman Apisamai Srirangsan said.
The fatality was Dr. Panya Harnphanitphan, the first Thai doctor killed by the virus. The 66-year-old doctor had contracted COVID-19 due to close contact with his infected patients.
As of February 19 afternoon, Thailand reported 25,241 COVID-19 infections, including 83 deaths.
On the same day, the Philippines confirmed 1,901 new COVID-19 cases and 157 more deaths, lifting its total of infections and fatalities to 557,058 and 11,829, respectively.
Cambodia and India have agreed to start direct flight connections and promote closer tourism exchanges and cooperation in all areas after the Covid-19 saga comes to a close. The agreement was reached during a meeting between Cambodian Minister of Tourism Thong Khon and newly-minted Indian ambassador to Cambodia Devyani Uttam Khobragade on January 20 at the ministry.