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Christopher McCarthy

Christopher McCarthy is the Executive Director of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Cambodia, leading US-Asia trade and investment facilitation and policy advocacy.

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Aug 20, 2026

Can Cambodia Attract More U.S. Investment? | Asia Forward | Episode 15

Aug 20 · 29m

Ei Thant SinHOST

9:13

So has that affect how the rest of the world view Cambodia?

Christopher McCarthyGUEST

9:20

So from the, maybe I'll break that down into tourism versus business.

Christopher McCarthyGUEST

9:27

From the popular opinion of Cambodia and the tourist industry, I think there's a big difference between what we see in the EU and the United States versus Asia and East Asia.

Christopher McCarthyGUEST

9:40

There is far more awareness of the scam centers in East Asia than there is in the EU or the US.

Christopher McCarthyGUEST

9:48

I was just in the US and talking to people about it.

Christopher McCarthyGUEST

9:51

My family, they hadn't even heard of it.

Christopher McCarthyGUEST

9:54

But if you go to Korea, where there was an incident last year that went viral, everyone's aware of that.

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Ei Thant SinHOST

18:01

So how would you characterize Cambodia's digital economy? And where do you see its growth going? In what trajectory? And is there any areas that it could use more support?