Cambodia to Hold 17th CIEGE in Mid-December

The Ministry of Commerce is going to organise the 17th Cambodian and Import-Export Goods Exhibition (CIEGE) in Phnom Penh in mid-December, said H.E. Mrs. Cham Nimul, Minister of Commerce, at the opening ceremony of the two-day 'Sousdey Indonesia' expo at Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre here late last week. This flagship annual event, to take place at Borey Peng Houth Boeung Snor from Dec. 13-16, 2024, aims at promoting trade, investment, and private sector development with participation from both local and international exhibitors, she underlined. This major international exhibition also offers local producers the chance to modernise their production in terms of packaging, quality and quantity, responding to market demand and competing with imported products. Generally, products displayed in this once-a-year exhibition are agricultural and processing products, vegetable, fruits, foods and beverage, jewelry and precious stones, cosmetics, office furniture, among others. Besides, some important a ccompanying events, such as seminar on trade promotion, business and investment forum, MoU signing ceremony, business matching events, and concert, will be also held. The Cambodian and Import-Export Goods Exhibition (CIEG) is solely a government international trade exhibition organised in Cambodia by the Ministry of Commerce since 2005. Its primary objective is to make the economic activities in Cambodia more active for sustainable development, boost job creation, promote local products as well as regional and global trade integration. Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse