The Cambodian Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF) has been connecting with 25 local exporters to explore and foster new avenues to delve into the Middle Eastern and North african (MENa) markets, a whole world of diverse cuisines that are rich in spices and rely heavily <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mena-market-peppered-with-potential-cpsf/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) on Wednesday attended an online meeting hosted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to discuss a project benefiting migrant workers on fishing boats by increasing their access to rights and services, direct assistance and accurate information. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/migrant-workers-on-fishing-boats-to-know-their-rights/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) members have received about $50 million in loans for working capital to buy paddy from farmers during the ongoing early-rice, or summer-autumn harvest season, which is expected to yield nearly three million tonnes, according to a senior CRF official. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/rice-sector-gets-50m-boost-for-summer-autumn-season/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 70 projects with a total capital investment of $2.428 billion in the first half of this year. This is according to calculations by The Post based on CDC statements issued via social media throughout the January-June <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/2-4b-in-new-investments-for-h1/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A six-yeAr, pioneering regionAl technicAl AssistAnce initiAtive, being undertAken by the AsiAn Development BAnk (ADB) And worth $4.4 million, is boosting the cApAcity of heAlth systems in CAmbodiA, LAos And VietnAm to respond to climAte-induced heAlth threAts Amid the Covid-19 pAndemic, the ADB sAid. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/Adbs-4-4-mil-boost-for-heAlth-systems-Amid-c-19/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Despite a ban on visiting Phnom Chambap mountain in Takeo province’s Bati district due to the danger of contaminated water and to prevent the spread of Covid-19, people still stubbornly visit the place, and the authorities have started issuing fines of $250 per person.​ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-chambap-visit-ban-violators-to%e2%80%8b-be-fined-250/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Young people living in Cambodia are among those most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cambodia said in a press statement on Sunday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/unicef-says-cambodian-children-at-very-high-risk-of-climate-change-impacts/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia exported 130,248 tonnes of milled rice in July-September valued at more than $81 million, representing a 42.95-per-cent rise in volume from the 91,115 tonnes posted in the same period last year, the Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) reported earlier this week. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/milled-rice-exports-surge-43-in-jul-sept/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

“I want to tell other women, be confident in yourself, believe in what you do, persevere and speak up, speak up and speak up. Not only men but also women, like my case, are able to influence the process and redirect the orientation of the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/industrial-development-empowering-women-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the 17-year period from 2004 to 2021, the apsara National authority (aNa) &ndash; a body tasked with managing the angkor archaeology Park &ndash; planted more than two million trees in the angkor area in order to enhance environmental beauty and attract more domestic and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ana-keeps-angkor-park-green-with-tree-planting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

In the 17-year period from 2004 to 2021, the apsara National authority (aNa) &ndash; a body tasked with managing the angkor archaeology Park &ndash; planted more than two million trees in the angkor area in order to enhance environmental beauty and attract more domestic and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ana-keeps-angkor-park-green-with-tree-planting-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia held five currency auctions from September 2-21 and sold $130 million on the foreign exchange (forex) market, meant to stabilise the riel’s fluctuations against the greenback, shore up economic activity during the ongoing health crisis and power a faster economic <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/central-bank-sells-130m-over-five-september-forex-auctions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Cambodia Pepper and Spices Federation (CPSF) in collaboration with USaID-funded Feed the Future Cambodia Harvest II “Harvest II” launched on Monday the “Virtual Export Mission to the Middle East and North africa”, a new digital export programme aiming to provide significant assistance and expertise <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/usaid-funded-online-export-platform-boosts-cambodian-exports-to-mena-markets/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Cambodia Yasuhisa Ojima is optimistic that Cambodia’s economy will see a quick recovery that reflects the “proactive measures” taken by the government to blunt the socio-economic impacts of Covid-19. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/imf-lauds-kingdoms-early-covid-moves/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has approved 211 Japanese investment projects worth about $3.14 billion to invest in Cambodia as of July 2021, according to a CDC’s press release. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/council-for-the-development-of-cambodia-approves-211-japanese-investment-projects/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Kep Provincial administration is set to break ground on the long-awaited $1.95 million Ses Sar quay, or “White Horse Port”, on September 15 in the northwestern reaches of the coastal province, in a bid to prop up the local transportation and tourism sectors. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/keps-2m-white-horse-port-set-to-break-ground-mid-sept/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government has issued conditional land title receipts to 326 families occupying disputed state-owned land at the “Chamkar Barang” area in Tuol Prich commune of Kandal province’s ang Snuol district. It is also looking into a policy settlement while the provincial governor investigates and identifies <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/occupiers-of-disputed-land-receive-conditional-titles/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on august 27 announced that he will use his official Facebook page as a means to keep the public updated on the progress of decentralisation and deconcentration reforms and respond to queries on the issue. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/interior-minister-set-to-promote-governance-reform-on-facebook/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Every year, the apsara National authority (aNa), a state body tasked with managing the angkor archaeological Park, gives away more than 100,000 tree saplings to encourage the growth of forest cover in Cambodia, especially in the angkor area, and has requested members of the public <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ana-promotes-planting-of-trees-donates-100k-saplings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Cambodia this weekend and is expected to preside over the handover ceremony of Morodok Techo National Stadium, built through a $160 million grant from the Chinese government. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/chinas-foreign-minister-to-visit-cambodia-this-weekend/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>