This inaugural issue of the Cambodia Macroeconomic Monitor (CMM) analyzes the
country’s recent macroeconomic performance, provides the economic outlook for 2016-
17, points out the major risks to they outlook, and highlights the policy priorities that the
government should address expeditiously. This Report provides an overview of the
emerging external environment for Cambodia (Section 2), traces the trends in growth and
inflation (Section 3), examines fiscal, trade and balance of payments and monetary (Sections
4, 5 and 6, respectively). Section 7 points out the major risks to the outlook and the policy
options for the government. An annex gives some additional data and information.