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Capital ideas for developers

Influx of foreign business in Cambodia has developers thinking about serviced apartments.

Peering out over the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh from a sixteenth-storey private balcony at the new Bellevue Apartments, one could watch for hours as cranes swing back in forth over all the new developments on the west side of the water.

With only about 50 or so buildings that reach 10 stories, the cityscape is still quite flat but here — from what feels like the top of the city — the view is fantastic.

Having its grand opening last month, inside is no less luxurious, an apartment full of plush leather furniture, beautiful wooden floors, a large flat-screen television, huge closet space and the all-important new apartment smell. For the price of rent, tenants even get access to a swimming pool, gym and housekeeping.

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  • Discussion 1 : 28 Jan 2013 at 15.541

    Ah yes, the whole world is becoming wealthy. Amazing that no one questions how it is possible. This past decade we saw Thailand become too wealthy to grow rice. Now Thailand's rice manufacturing industry is moving to Cambodia. But wait... Cambodia is also becoming wealthy. So how long will it be before the average age of a Cambodian farmer is also over 50? What exactly happens when every emerging market emerges? Or are these just short-term bubbles that benefit the banks, real estate developers and politicians? Never mind the math. Just buy buy buy?

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