Cambodia garment exports at risk as EU wraps up tariff review

Suppliers to H&M and Levi's among those affected if duty-free access to Europe revoked

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A garment factory outside Phnom Penh: Garment exports are key to the country's growth. © AP

SHAUN TURTON, Contributing writer

PHNOM PENH -- Business groups in Cambodia are warning that tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars worth of exports may be at risk as the European Union comes a step closer to deciding whether it will end preferential trade arrangement for the Southeast Asian country.

The EU on Monday concluded its six-month monitoring period of Cambodia, a step in its review of the country's eligibility for duty-free access to the European market under the Everything But Arms scheme.

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