2009-03-11
PHNOM PENH, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourist arrivals in Cambodia dropped by 2.19 percent in January, compared with the same month in 2008, the Phnom Penh Post reported on Wednesday.
It was a sign that another key economic driver was flagging in the face of the global financial crisis, the English-language daily newspaper quoted ministry official as saying.
"We recognize that the garment and tourism sectors have been affected to some extent," said Ouk Rabun, secretary of state of the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
Cambodia received around 2 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2008, a 5.5 percent rise over 2007, but slightly lower than the government's expectation, according to official figures.
Both garment and tourism are the pillar industries of the country.
Editor: Ma Tianjiao
PHNOM PENH, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Foreign tourist arrivals in Cambodia dropped by 2.19 percent in January, compared with the same month in 2008, the Phnom Penh Post reported on Wednesday.
It was a sign that another key economic driver was flagging in the face of the global financial crisis, the English-language daily newspaper quoted ministry official as saying.
"We recognize that the garment and tourism sectors have been affected to some extent," said Ouk Rabun, secretary of state of the Ministry of Finance and Economy.
Cambodia received around 2 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2008, a 5.5 percent rise over 2007, but slightly lower than the government's expectation, according to official figures.
Both garment and tourism are the pillar industries of the country.
Editor: Ma Tianjiao
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