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This is a B2B Asia News Daily Update for 14 September 2026, reviewing regional and global markets, and covering the daily business news you shouldn’t miss.
Watch the video in English above.
- We start with a quick look at regional markets. Asian shares were mostly lower Monday as shares of AI-related stocks, including Open AI investor SoftBank, declined following calls from Anthropic and OpenAI to slow AI development for safety.
- South Korea’s Kospi lost 3.3%, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 index slid 0.8%. Taiwan’s Taiex fell 0.7%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rose 0.4%, while the Shanghai Composite index edged down less than 0.1%.
- Zooming in on Cambodia’s market—the Cambodia Securities Exchange Index was up 7.38 points or 1.32% to 567.87.
- Total trade volume was up with 705,238 shares changing hands at a total value of over 4.6 billion riel or over $1.15 million US dollars.
- On the main board, eight stocks were up, led by Phnom Penh Autonomous Port, while only one stock, Pestech Cambodia, was down.
- Over on the growth board, all three stocks were up.
- Shifting to the exchange rate, the Khmer riel to USD remained stable at 4,052 riel per US Dollar, while the US Dollar index hovered around 99.54.
- Looking at global commodities, oil prices rose about 3% on Monday, after new strikes on Saudi Arabian energy and civilian infrastructure and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf compounded supply concerns following the closure of a key Saudi oil pipeline.
- Brent crude futures climbed 2.8% to $107.54 US dollars per barrel. WTI futures gained 2.9% to $102.93 US dollars per barrel. (0700 GMT)
- Gold prices slipped as expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hike this week strengthened after recent hot inflation data and rallying oil prices.
- Spot gold was down 0.9% at $4,308.24 US dollars per ounce, after posting a third straight weekly decline on Friday. U.S. gold futures dropped 1.4% to $4,348.50 US dollars. (0907 GMT)
Looking at the crypto market, Bitcoin showed remarkable stability, slipping only 0.5% to about $76,800 US dollars, while Asian tech stocks plunged due to renewed AI safety concerns.
- Moving on now to other business-related news,
- The 3rd Digital Trade Forum and Online Expo was held from September 11–13, at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre in Phnom Penh, bringing together government leaders, business executives, entrepreneurs, technology innovators and consumers for an event designed to accelerate the country’s digital trade development and create new opportunities for local enterprises. Organised by the Ministry of Commerce, the forum was held under the theme “Advancing Cambodia’s Digital Trade Toward 2030" and served as a national platform for policy dialogue, business networking, technology showcases and practical market-building activities. The event highlighted Cambodia’s efforts to strengthen its digital economy, support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and help women entrepreneurs and young innovators use e-commerce to reach domestic and international customers. E-commerce revenue in Cambodia is projected to rise to around $1.8 billion US dollars by 2029, from the approximately $1.1 billion US dollars recorded in 2025.
- From September 14–15, the Ministry of Women's Affairs, supported by the ASEAN Development Fund, is hosting a Regional Forum on advancing gender mainstreaming towards ASEAN 2045 at the Sokha Siem Reap Resort. Presided over by the Cambodian Minister of Women’s Affairs, the event brought together around 100 participants—including representatives from the ASEAN Secretariat, cross-sectoral stakeholders, development partners and more—to strengthen collaboration across all ASEAN Community pillars. The forum will produce practical regional recommendations to accelerate the implementation of the ASEAN Gender Mainstreaming Strategic Framework (AGMSF), moving beyond previous institutional priorities to focus on actionable, cross-sectoral solutions.
Watch the 14 September 2026 Daily Update in Khmer below: