La Quenta wrote: ↑Wed Nov 18, 2020 1:19 pm I am concerned about the state of the country in 2021. More concerned about Cambodia compared to any other nation in the ASEAN (or Asia for that matter).

Looking at data, Cambodia has the 2nd least complex economy in the region (only Myanmar is worse). For those who don't know, this means that Cambodia has a very poorly diversified economy indeed. They rank 119th - worse than neighbours Laos (116), Vietnam (81) and Thailand (28).

Cambodian imports are shockingly imbalanced, with over 55% of all imports coming from China and Thailand alone.

Personal and Business travel rank no1 and no3 respectively for service exports.

I was considering a move to Cambodia prior to Covid-19, but the outlook appears very poor. (I didn't make the move in the end, but still remain somewhat interested)

What is the feeling on the ground there? I don't know anyone living there at present, but i'm hearing some sad stories 3rd hand about retail & wholesaling closures. This isn't unique to Cambodia - there are sad economy related stories everywhere at the moment. My concern is the countries ability to correct itself and get back on track once the opportunity arises.

Can Cambodia bounce back in 2021? Or is it at the start of a long period of malaise?

What does it look like first hand for those of us who aren't there?

techietraveller84 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:00 am Seems like it's not a good destination for people with entrepreneurial ideations right now.

What about digital nomads, people who can work from anywhere with a computer and fast internet and maybe want to spend several months in Cambodia? With all the business closings and travel restrictions, would life end up being pretty dull?

nerdlinger wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:09 am

techietraveller84 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:00 am Seems like it's not a good destination for people with entrepreneurial ideations right now.

What about digital nomads, people who can work from anywhere with a computer and fast internet and maybe want to spend several months in Cambodia? With all the business closings and travel restrictions, would life end up being pretty dull?

That’s what’s kept me away. Original plan was to be in the country by now.

So disappointed at how little effort the govt are making to secure any vaccines - from what I can tell in the news they casually asked Russia for theirs and didn’t hear back from them so had to ask again a month later and still don’t have anything resembling an actual order for delivery.

techietraveller84 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 19, 2020 2:53 amWhat's the status of China's promise of vaccines to Cambodia? I hear that Khmer Times isn't the most reliable source, but per the article linked below, China has made some vaccine related promises. As for Russia, it's probably a blessing in disguise it isn't sharing it's hastily pieced together vaccine.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50772446/v ... -cambodia/