Articles in trade The Khmer currency in Funan period has not
been defined the exact date yet. From some of researches, we we
know that the ancient Khmer coins can be divided into two
different eras: first era started from 1st century to 4th
century and second era from 4th century to 7th century. The
government controlled all official foreign trade. In July 1979,
the Ministry of Local and Foreign Trade set up the Kampuchean
Export and Import Corporation (KAMPEXIM, the state trading
agency) to handle exports, imports, and foreign aid. In
addition, the National Trade Commission was created to be in
charge of both internal and external economic coordination. In
March 1980, the Foreign Trade Bank was formed to deal with
international payments, to expand trade, to provide
international loans, and to control foreign exchange. There were
reports of special clearing arrangements for trade among the
Indochinese countries and with some members of the Council for
Mutual Economic Assistance (CMEA, CEMA, or Comecon--see Gl