Cambodian export values increased more than 21 per cent in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, and officials said the rise was a positive sign for the Kingdom’s economic growth.

According to the Ministry of Commerce’s export data obtained by the Post on Tuesday, exports reached over $1.65 billion in the first three-month period of this year, up from the goods exported during the same period last year, valued at $1.36 billion.