Cambodia and Azerbaijan Sign Trade, Tax and Business Agreements in Baku

Cambodia and Azerbaijan have signed agreements to expand trade and make it easier for their businesses to work together. The documents were signed in Baku on 12 October 2026 in the presence of H.E. Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, and Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, who was on an official visit.

Key points

• Cambodia and Azerbaijan signed three documents in Baku on 12 October 2026.
• They cover trade and economic cooperation, avoiding double taxation, and links between the two countries’ chambers of commerce.
• An agreement on promoting and protecting investments is being prepared.
• The agreements were signed during an official visit by Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia.

Three agreements

• a framework agreement on trade and economic cooperation;
• an agreement on eliminating double taxation on income and preventing tax evasion, which gives companies and investors in both countries more certainty; and
• a memorandum of understanding between the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce and the Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce and Industry to strengthen business ties.

Investment protection next

Speaking at an Azerbaijan–Cambodia business forum in Baku, H.E. Mikayil Jabbarov, Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan, said an agreement on the promotion and mutual protection of investments is being prepared and is expected to be finalised soon.

Part of a wider push

The visit was part of a week of diplomacy for Cambodia that also took Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet to Kazakhstan, where the two countries signed agreements on digital government, trade, tourism and culture.