The ongoing trade dispute between the US and China could provide an opportunity to Cambodia to increase its exports to the US, the largest market for its garment and footwear products, according to a top official from the Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance. The recent tax reform in the US is also likely to help Cambodian exporters. As trade barriers between the US and China increase, investors from the US will look away from China to set up their factories. Cambodia can take advantage of this situation by improving its competitiveness through reduction in power and transportation costs and streamlining trade procedures, Vongsey Vissoth, Secretary of State at the Ministry, told during the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Manila.

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