Two internationally-backed cashew processing plants are slated to begin operating in Kampong Thom province, with a potential export manufacturing capacity of more than 20,000 tonnes per year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cashew-processing-plants-set-to-expand-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government plans to issue a $100 million sovereign bond in 2024. The move aims to raise additional funds through the capital market to support public investment projects, while also repaying the principal and interest of previous issuances. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-planning-100m-in-bond-issue/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has unveiled ambitious plans to secure a loan of 1.7 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDR), or $2.3 billion, in 2024 for the development of key sectors. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-seeks-1-7-billion-sdr-loan-for-development-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Techo Startup Centre organised a Digital Business Expo with the theme of Startup, Innovation, and Technology in the Context of the Digital Economy and Society at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/digital-business-expo-held-to-enhance-digital-transformation-to-entrepreneurs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian Mine action and Victim assistance authority (CMaa) First Vice-President Ly Thuch became the proud recipient of an award from the Spirit of Soccer (SOS), a humanitarian educational organisation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cmaa-wins-model-leadership-award-from-spirit-of-soccer/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport has observed a steady increase in the number of students pursuing PhD degrees and is taking steps to enhance the quality control of doctoral training. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/higher-education-institutions-instructed-to-enhance-quality-of-doctoral-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Sar Kheng, former interior minister and currently a lawmaker for Battambang province, implored stakeholders to redouble their commitment to combat drug trafficking in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sar-kheng-joint-efforts-needed-in-drugs-fight/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s economic growth is predicted to expand by 5.3 percent in 2023 and six percent in 2024, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after concluding a mission in the country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/imf-reviews-cambodias-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia earned a total of $1.2 billion from the exports of raw cashew nuts and dry rubber during the first 10 months of 2023, according to official reports on Wednesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-makes-1-2-bln-from-exports-of-raw-cashew-nuts-rubber-in-10-months/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A digitAl leArning plAtform estAblished by the Ministry of EducAtion, Youth And Sport (MoEYS) hAs in less thAn two months AmAssed 89,156 users, who Are gAining knowledge And leArning from the content provided on the plAtform. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ministrys-digitAl-leArning-plAtform-gAins-About-90000-users/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A new monthly minimum wAge for workers in CAmbodiA’s gArment, textile, footweAr, And trAvel products industry for 2024 hAs come into force, Prime Minister Hun MAnet sAid on TuesdAy. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/new-monthly-minimum-wAge-for-cAmbodiAs-gArment-industry-in-2024-tAkes-effect/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Ministry of Environment calls on capital and provincial governors to implement government directives for reducing air pollution, noting a decline in air quality during the dry season from December to april. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/air-quality-cautions-issued-for-dry-season/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) is set to sign a “Cooperation and Coalition agreement” with 27 other parties at an event to be presided over by CPP president and former prime minister Hun Sen on October 25. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ruling-party-forms-historic-coalition/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien sent a message of congratulations to newly-elected President of the National Council of the Solidarity Front for Development of the Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM) Men Sam an. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/front-leader-extends-congratulations-to-cambodias-newly-elected-sfdcm-chair/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The fintech sector is playing a major role in the financial inclusion efforts pioneered by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Governor Dr Chea Serey said while delivering the keynote address at the CamTech Summit 2023 yesterday at the Centre for Banking Studies. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/fintech-playing-key-role-in-financial-inclusion-efforts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ASEAN Ministers of Mines hAve Agreed to jointly promote the ASEAN region to become A sustAinAble mining investment destinAtion And continue cooperAtion on improvement of mining development with governAnce, economy, society And environment. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AseAn-to-promote-sustAinAble-minerAl-investment-And-development/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Ch&iacute;nh on Monday had talks in H&agrave; Nội with Cambodian counterpart Samdech Hun Manet, who was on a two-day visit to Việt Nam, also his first to an aSEaN country. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/viet-nam-cambodia-aim-for-20billion-in-trade-boost-cooperation-in-defence-transport/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodian government had a total public debt of $10.72 billion as of September 2023, according to the Cambodia Public Debt Statistical Bulletin released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Friday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-total-public-debt-stands-at-10-72-billion-as-of-september/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon Newport Corporation held a workshop to seek measures to strengthen connectivity and develop Vietnam &ndash; Cambodia logistic service route on October 28 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/measures-sought-to-optimise-vietnam-cambodia-logistic-route/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Manet, has said that the new Royal Government is committed to maintaining a “One-China policy” to take the already strong relationship between Cambodia and China to the next level. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-cambodia-is-committed-to-one-china-policy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>