Nearly 300 youth from poor and vulnerable families will be trained in technical skills for free in Pursat province. ...

The Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia (CGCC) has infused credit guarantees of as much as $164.7 million as of December 2023. ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook for April 2024 revealed Cambodia’s new GDP figures by taking 2014 as the base year for the calculations instead of 2000, showing the economy 35 percent larger than previous GDP calculations indicated. ...

While shopping for a brand-new television, 27-year-old Loek Bunhai recently bought a Sony flat-screen at the Sunsimexco retail outlet on Phnom Penh’s Monivong Boulevard for $345. But with a monthly salary of $300 from his job as a microfinance officer in Phnom Penh, Mr. Bunhai was ...

Falling crop yields, damage to infrastructure and heat-related illnesses brought on by climate change could cost the four Southeast Asian countries of the lower Mekong River basin $34 billion per year, researchers say. A report released on Monday found that climate change could cost Cambodia, ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday expressed support for the waterway transport system from Prek Phnov to Phnom Penh and to Takhmao city, which will be launched before Khmer New Year. ...

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) have been expanding their financial services to include the use of mobile phones, a move aimed at boosting services for people in rural areas who find it difficult or expensive to travel to offices in towns or villages. ...

UNESCO and Cambodia Academy of Digital Technology (CADT) are slated to hold talks on Access to Information 2022 on Friday, when panelists will discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) and e-Governance, which they say can play an important role in improving access to information in the digital ...

Bakong payment system infrastructure has increased remarkably and has contributed to the use of financial technology and innovations, the National Bank of Cambodia said on Monday. ...

More than 20 memorials have been built in Cambodian high schools since 2010, in an effort to educate young people about the Khmer Rouge. The aim of the project is to teach about genocide in order to prevent its return. ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation is organising the first-ever ‘National Science, Technology and Innovation Day’ to promote the widespread adoption of technologies and further encourage home-grown innovation in the Kingdom. ...

Following a bruising first quarter, the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) index has picked up over the last few days after Acleda Bank Plc’s (ABC’s) initial public offering (IPO).​ At Thursday’s close, the index ended 7.25 per cent higher at 793.59 points. Trading volume reached 280,791 ...

ACLEDA Bank Plc, one of the largest commercial banks in Cambodia, announced that it is boosting and expanding its self-automation post banking services as part of its focus on digitalisation in the Kingdom. ...

Cambodia and European Union (EU) are committed to joining hands in boosting the development of SME, technology, science and green industry in Cambodia. ...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is capable of creating a new wave of challenges before the policymakers, opined a subject expert, highlighting the need for great caution amid governments, businesses and individuals facing increased cyber security risks. ...

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) co-signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a project to improve cyber resilience and further strengthen the Kingdom’s cyber-security. ...

The number of e-wallet accounts in the Kingdom reached 17.9 million at end-December amid an acceleration in electronic payment volumes driven in part by Covid-19 anxiety, reflecting gradual fintech (financial technology) development towards achieving the government’s digital economy objectives. ...

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has put the Digital Community of Cambodia (DCC) system into action, bringing together digital technology professionals who have signed up for the system so that they can share professional development opportunities. ...

Despite killing some 800 people in the Kingdom each year, rabies has been largely off the public health radar. Plans are in the works for a nationwide response, but can funding catch up? ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has issued a sub-decree to establish the General Department of Digital Economy that will exclusively function under the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) to direct, regulate and develop the digital economy in the country after the Deputy Prime ...