At the 2026 Cambodia Investment Forum, Deputy Prime Minister Sun Zhantuo issued a strong signal: the country will comprehensively rectify the chaos in the special zone industry, strictly control the behavior of "enclosure without construction, occupation without operation", officially bid farewell to the era of extensive land hoarding and arbitrage, and fully support practical special zones that are truly built, supported, and put into operation.

At present, Cambodia has a total of 52 approved economic zones, of which only 35 are operating normally, 17 are zombie zones with zero construction and zero production, and nearly one-third of the zones are idle. A large amount of high-quality land is speculated and hoarded, resulting in serious waste of resources, and real physical enterprises have no land available for landing and are restricted everywhere.

The rules of the industry game have been completely rewritten, and the government has strictly cleaned up empty shell special zones, tightened admission standards, and strengthened landing assessments. Focusing on quality, effectiveness, and industrial landing has become a new investment direction. Under this industry reshuffle, the Zhejiang Special Economic Zone in Cambodia has become a benchmark zone in line with the country's new policies and a high-quality choice for enterprises to go abroad to Cambodia, thanks to its solid construction achievements and mature operational strength. After the signing and implementation of the second phase of the special zone in August 2023, it will focus on development and construction at full speed, leading the industry parks in Cambodia with efficient implementation speed, improved infrastructure support, and exclusive policy dividends.

1、 Building a city through hard work: from signing contracts to deepening cultivation, witnessing the growth speed of benchmark special zones

Strength is hidden in the down-to-earth construction progress. In August 2023, the second phase of the Zhejiang Special Economic Zone in Cambodia officially completed land signing, marking a new upgrade, expansion, and opening up of the zone. From then on, the special economic zone has launched a high-intensity and all-round development model, with all staff working hard to tackle the entire chain of infrastructure, supporting facilities, investment attraction, and implementation, and using tangible construction achievements to refresh the development speed of Cambodia's special economic zone.

In just over two years, the special zone has achieved full coverage of core infrastructure such as the entire road network, municipal pipeline network, water conservancy, energy, environmental protection, and logistics, completely overcoming the pain points of "lagging infrastructure, lack of supporting facilities, and difficulties in implementation" in most special zones. From barren land to road network access, from open land reclamation to factory buildings, from infrastructure construction to supporting facilities, every progress can be seen and felt.

Based on the mature operational experience of the first phase, the second phase continues the core standards of high standard construction, high-quality operation, and high standard services, focusing on the landing of physical industries and deepening the cultivation of the entire industry chain. Nowadays, the industrial atmosphere in the special zone is strong, and the number of settled enterprises continues to increase, covering a variety of high-quality industries such as fine chemicals, electronic manufacturing, light industry processing, non-ferrous metallurgy, and renewable resources. It truly realizes the construction upon signing, investment promotion upon construction, and production upon investment promotion. With its strong practical strength, it has gained dual recognition from the government and enterprises, and has become a high-quality benchmark economic zone with excellent reputation in Cambodia.

2、 Hard core empowerment: Ten core advantages of the special zone, creating an investment hard chassis

The second phase of the Zhejiang Special Economic Zone in Cambodia covers an area of 1041 hectares and is a comprehensive benchmark industrial zone with a large scale, complete supporting facilities, and unique policies in Cambodia. The special zone has improved its layout from multiple dimensions including land use, infrastructure, energy, environmental protection, logistics, policies, supporting facilities, and services. Its ten core advantages directly target the pain points of enterprises going abroad to build factories, comprehensively reducing production, operation, and living costs, and safeguarding the long-term development of the industry.

01. Large scale, diverse formats/covering an area of 1041 hectares, covering a wide range of formats and strong inclusiveness.

02. With a superior location and convenient transportation, the second phase of the special zone is adjacent to the 135km exit of Cambodia's National Highway 4 and Jingang Expressway, and Xigang and Xigang Airport are within easy reach.

03. Affordable land prices, flexible leasing and sales/99 year long land lease term, and even permanent ownership of property rights.

04. Self built power plants offer cheaper electricity consumption/Self built thermal power plants offer more favorable electricity prices and guaranteed steam supply.

05. Self built reservoir, convenient for water use/covering an area of 100 hectares, with a storage capacity of over 10 million cubic meters.

06. Sewage treatment, independent/self built sewage treatment plants, environmentally friendly and ecological.

07. Build a self built dock for efficient logistics/Build a self built dry dock with an initial scale of 20000 container spaces, shifting port functions inland and greatly saving logistics costs for enterprises.

08. Exclusive license with unique advantages/The Cambodian government has granted special permission to enter the park for the recycling and processing of scrap metal, plastic, paper, and power batteries.

09. Industrial town with complete supporting facilities/creating a benchmark industrial town. The special zone has schools, hospitals, banks, farmers' markets, gas stations, large supermarkets, hotels and apartments, catering and entertainment, high-end residential areas, etc., with complete supporting living facilities.

10. One stop service, worry free operation/providing "one-stop" services for settled enterprises.

3、 Site selection: practical special zone, empowering enterprises to steadily expand overseas

Looking at the major industrial parks in Cambodia, only those that truly focus on investment, construction, operation, and service can provide long-term and reliable development guarantees for enterprises. Since the signing of the contract for the construction of the Zhejiang Special Economic Zone in Cambodia, it has always adhered to the path of deepening physical cultivation, without speculation, enclosure, emphasis on landing, and practical results.

The four core advantages of comprehensive hardware infrastructure, exclusive policy dividends, mature living facilities, and professional operational services are combined to comprehensively avoid overseas investment risks for enterprises. Whether it is the landing and production of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, or the clustering layout and deep cultivation of industrial chains of large enterprises, this is the most adaptable, cost-effective, and stable investment hotspot.

Build a solid foundation with hard work and create a new city with ingenuity. From the signing of the contract for pioneering in 2023 to the current renewal, the Zhejiang Special Economic Zone in Cambodia has demonstrated its strength with speed, supported its industries with supporting facilities, and safeguarded its development with services. In the future, the special zone will continue to deepen construction, optimize supporting facilities, upgrade services, and cluster industries, striving to build a benchmark industrial new city in Southeast Asia.

Go to Cambodia, choose the right track for investment and the right special zone for landing! The Zhejiang Special Economic Zone in Cambodia, with its hardcore strength and exclusive dividends, sincerely invites global enterprises to join hands for win-win results, rooted in the fertile land of ASEAN, and seize new opportunities in overseas industries!

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