One summit, six satellite events, roughly ten days, and a bill estimated at between €50 and €100 million: by hosting the Francophonie's heads of state and government in mid-November, Cambodia hopes to turn a ceremonial gathering into a profitable investment. But by trying to fit a political summit, economic fairs, bilateral forums and a cultural showcase into the same ten-day window, is Phnom Penh risking diluting the very attention it's trying to capture? Tourism, business,

The 20th summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF), initially scheduled for Siem Reap, has been transferred to Phnom Penh for logistical and operational reasons, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the OIF.