The Cambodian economy once again enjoys a strong growth rate of 6.8 percent in 2006, thanks to the pour in of foreign aid and project loans, the kingdom's major Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily said Saturday.

The foreign aid and loans facilitated the burgeoning infrastructure construction, said the paper while listing the top 10 economic and financial news of Cambodia in 2006.

Besides, real estate, garment production and tourism also boom, which used to constitute the three main pillars of the national economy, it added.

Source: Xinhua