The Ministry of Commerce registered 10,701 new companies and enterprises in 2022, up 40 percent from 2021, reflecting Cambodia’s post pandemic economic recovery, said a report of the Ministry of Commerce released earlier this week. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-increasing-business-registration-reflects-economic-recovery/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

All relevAnt ministries, orgAnisAtions, And pArties Are required by A sub-decree issued by the government to relinquish their Authority over educAtion to locAl AdministrAtions At the municipAl, district, And commune levels Across the country before the end of this yeAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/educAtion-to-be-mAnAged-by-subnAtionAl-AdministrAtors/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

A totAl of $54 million in loAns hAve been disbursed to tourism-relAted businesses through the stAte-owned SmAll And Medium Enterprise BAnk of CAmbodiA Plc. (SME BAnk)’s Tourism Recovery Co-FinAncing Scheme As of July this yeAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/sme-bAnk-disburses-54m-loAns-to-tourism-relAted-biz/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia attracted some 268,130 Chinese tourists during the first half of 2023, up 771.8 percent from 30,754 in the same period last year, said a Ministry of Tourism report released on Tuesday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-receives-268130-chinese-tourists-in-h1-up-771-8-pct/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A bridge connecting Koh Pich sAtellite city to the Koh NoreA development AreA in Phnom Penh’s KhAn ChbAr Ampov hAs been scheduled for soft lAunch in November 2023. The bridge  will contribute to reducing the trAffic congestion in the eAstern pArt of the cApitAl. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/koh-pich-koh-noreA-bridge-to-reduce-trAffic-congestion-in-phnom-penhs-eAstern-AreA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Telecommunications Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) has urged mobile network operators to allow for a 90-day grace period before cancelling SIM cards and reselling those mobile phone numbers. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sim-cards-must-not-be-deleted-for-90-days/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A cArnivorous pirAnhA wAs smuggled illegAlly into the country And hAs been seized And destroyed by officiAls from the Fisheries AdministrAtion of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries (MAFF) for the sAfety of indigenous fish, humAns, AnimAls And the environment. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/smuggled-pirAnhA-seized-And-destroyed-by-mAff/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia is trying to establish itself as a leading cashew-producing and exporting country through its National Policy on Cashew 2022&ndash;2027. The government aims to boost cashew output, develop processing facilities, diversify export markets, and simplify trade facilitation programs. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-sets-ambitious-targets-to-boost-cashew-processing-and-exports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The scorched remains of an Environment Ministry station still lay strewn about after more than 300 farmers burned it down two weeks ago. Even the outhouse was reduced to rubble in the culmination of a multi-year conflict between local communities and ministry officials. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/burning-of-environment-ministry-station-caps-off-years-long-feud/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Communities (CCFC) are compiling the book “Fundamentals of Social Protection in the agro-Food Sector” as a guide for those working in food production. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/coalition-prepare-social-protection-guidelines/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Despites the ongoing Covid-19 crisis and geopolitical tensions, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Cambodia remain stable, attracting $3.6 billion last year, a senior official said on Friday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stimulating-fdi-to-strengthen-cambodias-economy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) on Friday launched the cross-border payment via QR Code in Laos in the first phase, said a statement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-laos-launch-khqr-laoqr-cross-border-payments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia will benefit through reforms and investments in technical and vocational education and training (TVET) combined with private sector participation with a new $100 million loan from the asian Development Bank (aDB). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adb-loan-for-tvet-to-boost-skilled-workforce-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia has been awarded hosting rights to the 39th World Conference of the World association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WaGGGS) in 2026, following a successful vote gathering campaign at the 38th conference, held in Cyprus from July 26-31. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kingdom-win-guides-conference-hosting-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s international reserves had risen to $18.4 billion as of June 2023, up 3.2 percent from $17.82 billion at the end of 2022, said a report of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on Monday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-central-bank-says-foreign-reserves-increased-to-18-4-billion-as-of-june/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has raised funds through government bond issuance with a total of $27 million in the first six months of this year, accounting for 13.5 percent of the $200 million target. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-issues-government-bond-of-27-million-in-h1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Since 2017, the Kingdom’s park rangers have intervened in over 8,000 forestry and wildlife crimes a year, with more than 800 cases referred to courts. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rangers-take-on-4250-crimes-since-january/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) has signed up to a global scheme that aims to assess education quality in schools and students levels of learning, and aid post-Covid recovery in the sector. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/program-aims-to-assess-learning-levels-in-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Pailin provincial governor Ban Sreymom has unveiled a new initiative to purchase agricultural products from smallholding farmers, with the aim of boosting local produce and promoting organic farming. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pailin-province-to-buy-crops-from-local-farms/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFT) continue to decline with the January to august period showing a setback of 19.28 percent, compared to the performance of the sector during the same period last year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gft-exports-decline-19-in-jan-aug/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>