IMF maintains Cambodia's projected growth at 7.2 pct in 2014

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday kept its projection for Cambodia's economic growth rate at 7.2 percent this year and 7.3 percent next year.

The country's economic activity remains strong, driven by garment exports, tourism, agriculture and construction.

IMF's 2014 growth forecast for Cambodia was the same as the World Bank's, but higher than the 7- percent projection by the Asian Development Bank.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday that the country's economic growth will exceed 7 percent this year as inflation was projected to remain low at 3-4 percent.

"Currently, garment, tourism, construction and agriculture sectors are the pillars of economic growth in Cambodia; therefore, we need more investment in other sectors to help drive our economic growth," he said at an international investment conference.

"For 2014 and in the medium term, Cambodia's economic growth is expected to exceed 7 percent per annum, and inflation is expected to be contained within 3 to 4 percent in spite of high inflation in the region and increase in food and oil prices," he said.

译文如下：

IMF将柬埔寨2014年的预计增幅维持在7.2%

国际货币基金组织(IMF)在周五维持其对柬埔寨经济增长率的预测，即今年保持在7.2%以及明年为7.3%。

受服装出口、旅游、农业和建筑业的推动，该国经济活动依然强劲。

国际货币基金组织对柬埔寨2014年的经济增长预测与世界银行一样,但高出亚洲开发银行预测的7%。

柬埔寨首相洪森周一表示, 今年该国经济增长将超过7%,因为通货膨胀率预计保持在较低的3%-4%。

“目前,服装、旅游、建筑和农业部门是柬埔寨经济增长的支柱行业。因此,我们需要在其他领域更多的投资来帮助推动我们经济的增长。”他在一个国际投资会议上说道。

“在2014年以及中期内, 尽管该地区通胀较高以及粮食和石油价格的上涨，但是柬埔寨的经济增长预计每年将超过7%,而通货膨胀率预计将保持在3%-4%。”他说。