Applause after non-bank finance regulator minted
The private sector applauded the establishment of the Non-Bank Financial Services Authority (NBFSA) following Senate approval of a draft law on its organisation and function. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/applause-after-non-bank-finance-regulator-minted/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/applause-after-non-bank-finance-regulator-minted
Retail sector feels pinch of Covid-19 outbreak
Most retail businesses in Phnom Penh have seen a substantial plunge in sales since the February 20 community transmission, which continues to spread across the capital and to the provinces. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/retail-sector-feels-pinch-of-covid-19-outbreak/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/retail-sector-feels-pinch-covid-19-outbreak
Banteay Meanchey solar farm adds 39MW to national grid
A 39MW solar power plant in far northwestern Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey province has been successfully brought to the national grid, Shenzhen-listed solar development company JA Solar Technology Co Ltd said in press release on March 10. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/banteay-meanchey-solar-farm-adds-39mw-to-national-grid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/banteay-meanchey-solar-farm-adds-39mw-national-grid
Airport eyes adding long-haul flights
Sihannouk International Airport’s operator is eyeing potential new direct, long-haul routes to Europe and the Middle East to bring a new wave of overseas visitors and increase aviation’s contribution to coastal Preah Sihanouk province’s economy. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/airport-eyes-adding-long-haul-flights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/airport-eyes-adding-long-haul-flights
CMA members restructure $1.4B in loans
Financial institutions that are members of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) restructured some $1.397 billion in loans for 289,422 borrowers as of February 28 since the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on March 27 issued a circular on loan restructuring during Covid-19, according to CMA. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cma-members-restructure-1-4b-in-loans/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cma-members-restructure-14b-loans
700K China jabs to land Mar 31
A total of 700,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China are expected to arrive in Cambodia on March 31 with 400,000 to be administered by the Ministry of Health and 300,000 by the Ministry of National Defence. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/700k-china-jabs-to-land-mar-31/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/700k-china-jabs-land-mar-31
Covid fails to sour palm sugar’s sweet market
Minimal disruption to production chains and booming demand is sweet news for suppliers of geographical-indication- (GI) certified palm sugar. According to Saroeun, members can produce 250 tonnes of the commodity per season in December-May. He said KSPSPA’s 10 member companies exported a total of 70 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/covid-fails-to-sour-palm-sugars-sweet-market/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/covid-fails-sour-palm-sugars-sweet-market
Workshop addresses accidents involving commuting workers
A road safety training workshop being held from January 25-28 in Phnom Penh is seeking to raise awareness of the toll taken by traffic accidents every year and implement steps for their prevention. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/workshop-addresses-accidents-involving-commuting-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workshop-addresses-accidents-involving-commuting-workers
Joint venture gets rubbish duty in north PP
Singapore-based 800 Super Waste Management Pte Ltd, in cooperation with local firm Global Action for Environment Awareness Plc (GAEA), have expanded into Cambodia’s solid waste management sector, the companies said in a January 27 joint media release. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/joint-venture-gets-rubbish-duty-in-north-pp/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/joint-venture-gets-rubbish-duty-north-pp
Another one tonne UXO cleared from sunken warship
Over one tonne of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and remnants of war were cleared from a sunken warship in the Mekong River in Kampong Cham province on Sunday, increasing the total amount recovered to more than six tonnes since its discovery on November 5, 2020. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/another-one-tonne-uxo-cleared-from-sunken-warship/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50807436/another-one-tonne-uxo-cleared-from-sunken-warship/
Floating guard post to protect Irawaddy dolphins in Mekong
The Kratie provincial authority in collaboration with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-Cambodia) is preparing to build a guard post in the Anlong Kampi area of the Mekong River in Chitr Borei district’s Sambok commune to watch for illegal fishing activities that may affect href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/floating-guard-post-to-protect-irawaddy-dolphins-in-mekong/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/floating-guard-post-protect-irawaddy-dolphins-mekong
Forest crimes drop in protected areas
Twenty-two cases connected with illegal forest clearance and wild animal and timber poaching in the Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary were sent to court for prosecution last year, a decline of 50 per cent over 2019. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/forest-crimes-drop-in-protected-areas/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forest-crimes-drop-protected-areas
Oil revenue no short-term fix to economic growth: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that oil revenues will have less of an impact in the short term on the country’s overall economy than other traditional business sectors. His statement was made during a joint ceremony for the inauguration of the Chamkar Mon Water href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oil-revenue-no-short-term-fix-to-economic-growth-pm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Tom Starkey
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50809405/oil-revenue-no-short-term-fix-to-economic-growth-pm/
Howard Johnson opens in Sihanoukville
New York Stock Exchange- (NYSE) listed hotel franchiser Wyndham Hotels & Resorts Inc (WH) has opened its first hotel in the Kingdom – the Howard Johnson Plaza by Wyndham Blue Bay Sihanoukville, WH said in a February 18 press release. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/howard-johnson-opens-in-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/howard-johnson-opens-sihanoukville
Vehicle import duty cuts proposed
Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth has proposed an adjustment on vehicle import duty, to be effective from March 1, to revive the market and buttress the logistics sector after customs clearance revenue on vehicles fell by 40 percent in 2020 from a year href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vehicle-import-duty-cuts-proposed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/vehicle-import-duty-cuts-proposed
Revenue from international tourism dips 80 per cent in 2020
Cambodia booked just $1.023 billion in international tourism revenue last year, representing a 79.4 percent nosedive from $4.919 billion in 2019 due to the sweeping effects of the global Covid-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Tourism reported on April 19. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/revenue-from-international-tourism-dips-80-per-cent-in-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/revenue-international-tourism-dips-80-cent-2020
Aquaculture group urges authorities to enforce import rules, ease transport issues
The Cambodian Aquaculturist Association (CAA) on April 19 called on relevant authorities and institutions to enforce compliance with fish-import regulations and facilitate transport for distributors to ensure an adequate market supply of fish to reverse a recent price jump. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/aquaculture-group-urges-authorities-to-enforce-import-rules-ease-transport-issues/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/aquaculture-group-urges-authorities-enforce-import-rules-ease-transport-issues
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/aquaculture-group-urges-authorities-enforce-import-rules-ease-transport-issues
Statement: Cooperate partnerships report in 2020 “WWF-Cambodia”
On 24 March 2021, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) issued a statement on the cooperation partnerships report in 2020. Generally, the cooperation between WWF and the private sector is taken in three ways such as driving sustainable business practices, communication and awareness-raising activities, and philanthropic relationships. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/statement-cooperate-partnerships-report-in-2020-wwf-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Water shortages hit outer suburbs
Around 40,000 families in the Phnom Penh suburbs are expected to face water shortages in the dry season. To address the issue, the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) has made provisions to provide water to them, a senior PPWSA official said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/water-shortages-hit-outer-suburbs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-shortages-hit-outer-suburbs
Locally-made electric auto-rickshaw on sale by end of 2021, maker says
Onion Mobility Co Ltd has unveiled a bunch of prototypes of its upcoming Onion T1 electric auto-rickshaw, to be produced domestically and put on sale within the year. The prototypes were flown in last week from South Korea and showcased publicly on March 28. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/locally-made-electric-auto-rickshaw-on-sale-by-end-of-2021-maker-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/locally-made-electric-auto-rickshaw-sale-end-2021-maker-says