Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2005 12:42 pm Post subject: cambodia trade show
In the air-conditioned comfort of the Cambodiana Hotel's ballroom, and clustered around the swimming pool in the afternoon heat, Cambodia's businesses get ready to show visitors what they can do.
With cashew nuts, spices and herbal remedies, there's an element of country fair to the proceedings, with produce makers as well as insurers, architects and data-processing companies among the bewildering range of stalls at the debut edition of Cambodia Expo and Export.
It is all part of a plan by the government and its donor partners to find ways to diversify the country's economy.
And although not quite as crude as throwing everything at a wall and seeing what sticks, it's fair to say that a wide range of options are under consideration.
Most people would probably struggle to name a product that comes from Cambodia.
This is a country that imports far more than it exports, and even the goods in the local markets have often come from neighbouring countries or further afield.
The one major success has been the garment industry.
If you buy your clothes from Gap, Marks and Spencer or H&M, you might find a ¿made in Cambodia' tag discreetly tucked inside.
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