The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications on July 28, held a signing ceremony for the compensation agreement to close the current Siem Reap International airport before the opening of the new international airport with Soci&eacute;t&eacute; Concessionnaire de l’a&eacute;roport (SCa) and angkor International airport Investment (Cambodia) <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/government-signs-an-agreement-to-close-the-old-siem-reap-international-airport/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodia Microfinance association (CMa) regarded the commentary by NGOs and civil society organizations on the industry as “biased, incomplete, and cherry-picked”, taking just the negative parts of a report produced by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) into account while ignoring <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/microfinance-association-claims-ngo-statement-biased/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The finance minister has asked South Korea’s Booyoung Group to invest more in the Cambodian financial-technology (fintech) market, which has seen remarkable growth during Covid-19, as the company’s chairman revealed preliminary plans for a university in the Kingdom focused on fintech and taxation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/finance-minister-asking-booyoung-group-of-s-korea-for-fintech-boost/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Some 29,311 companies with a total capital of $8.6 billion have successfully registered their businesses through the Online Business Registration System (OBRS) via IT Platform phase 1, compared to $5.8 billion capital and 20,693 firms on January 2, 2023. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-30000-firms-with-8-6b-capital-register-on-obrs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Manet said that Cambodia will continue to adhere to its principle of neutrality as a member of the Non-aligned Movement and will not take sides in any conflict. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/the-middle-path-pm-reiterates-cambodias-neutrality-in-global-conflicts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a joint effort to address critical challenges faced by rural communities in Cambodia, UNICEF Cambodia and the Ministry of Rural Development have pledged to work together to combat climate change, improve rural sanitation, and enhance health services. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unicef-cambodia-and-the-ministry-of-rural-development-join-forces-to-improve-rural-sanitation-and-health/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s exports of garments, footwear and travel goods (GFT) continued the slide as the January to September period recorded a decline of 17.81 percent, compared to the same period last year, triggering fears of more job losses and factory closures. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gft-exports-decline-17-81-triggering-more-job-loss-fears/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Delegates from China, UNICEF Cambodia and UNICEF China have commenced a three-day field visit to the country to assess the feasibility of implementing climate-resilient water and sanitation (WaSH) technologies as part of the South-South Cooperation Programme. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/china-and-unicef-forge-climate-resilient-project/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Following a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Cambodia and Japan are expected to hold their 14th policy consultation meeting in November, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/japan-policy-dialogue-set-for-november/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In a recent book launch at CamTech University in Phnom Penh, former commerce minister Pan Sorasak hailed the release of RCEP: Part 1: Geo-Political, Geo-Economic and Legal analysis. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-book-delves-into-dynamics-of-geo-politics-intl-trade-legal-affairs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian media has reported on august 25 that the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in regional payment connectivity with the central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-actively-joins-cross-border-payment-connectivity-effort/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A $258 million cement fActory in KAmpong Speu, Approved by the Council for the Development of CAmbodiA (CDC) on August 24, is expected to rAise the nAtion’s cement production cApAcity to more thAn 10 million tonnes per yeAr. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/kAmpong-speu-cement-fActory-to-cut-imports-lift-production/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday announced the official launch of the Pentagonal Strategy&ndash;Phase I and the key measures for the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to be implemented in the next five years to transform Cambodia into a high-income economy by 2050. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-govt-embarks-on-pentagonal-strategy-i/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Tourism has set a new strategy known as ‘BUILD plus 3Ds’ to attract more international tourists and ensure the target set by the new government to achieve at least five million international travellers into the Kingdom by the end of this year. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mots-100-day-strategy-plans-to-attract-5-million-intl-tourists/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A new SAhmAkum TeAng TnAut (STT) survey shows there Are 191 locAtions with houses where 19,539 poor fAmilies comprising 89,879 people live in Phnom Penh. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/stt-identifies-191-poor-AreAs-in-phnom-penh/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Dr. Hang Chuon Naron, led a delegation to the G-77 + China Summit in Havana, Cuba, on Sept. 15-16. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/dpm-hang-chuon-naron-attends-g-77-china-summit-in-cuba/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Some 29,311 companies with a total capital of $8.6 billion have successfully registered their businesses through the Online Business Registration System (OBRS) via IT Platform phase 1, compared to $5.8 billion capital and 20,693 firms on January 2, 2023. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nearly-30000-firms-with-8-6b-capital-register-on-obrs-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Global rice prices hit a 15-year high in September, rising 30 percent year-on-year (YoY), according to an investor’s note by BMI, which quoted the UN’s Food and agriculture Organization’s (FaO) all Rice Price Index report. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-rice-meets-thai-and-vietnam-demand-as-global-price-spikes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Over 100 people have been killed, 250 injured and 10,000 homes damaged by strong winds, lightning and fires across Cambodia in the first nine months of the year, according to a report from the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/climate-change-driving-rise-in-natural-disasters-ncdm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

During the first half of the year, nearly 2.2 million of the more than 3.2 million members of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) used their membership cards to access medical services, said a ministry report. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/nssf-card-usage-up-with-recognition-of-healthcare-benefits/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>