Cambodia promotes water action by all for World Food Day 2023
Cambodia joined countries across the globe to promote water action as part of the country’s 2023 World Food Day commemoration, which took place in Kouloab commune, Chet Borei district in Kratie province. The commemoration event was held under the global theme, Water is Life, Water ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501380934/cambodia-promotes-water-action-by-all-for-world-food-day-2023/
Real estate momentum slow at 0.5 percent growth in 2023
Real estate growth has marginally improved year-over-year. But the momentum of growth is still slow with 2023 seeing the real estate sector grow 0.5 percent, compared to 0.2 percent in 2022. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501446564/real-estate-momentum-slow-at-0-5-percent-growth-in-2023/
Cambodia’s foreign reserves rise to $20 bln in 2023
Cambodia’s international reserves increased to $20 billion in 2023, representing a year-on-year rise of 12.3 percent, the central bank said on Thursday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501429536/cambodias-foreign-reserves-rise-to-20-bln-in-2023/
Cambodia exports rubber worth $490.6 million in 2023
Cambodia exported 368,048 tonnes of dry rubber in 2023, a slight decrease of 1.3 percent from 372,903 tonnes in a year earlier, said a report from the General Directorate of Rubber on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501425159/cambodia-exports-rubber-worth-490-6-million-in-2023/
Cambodia’s tourism earns $3.04 billion revenue in 2023
Cambodia’s tourism earned gross revenue of $3.04 billion in 2023, up 115 percent from $1.41 billion in a year earlier, according to a Ministry of Tourisms report released on February 12, 2024. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501439009/cambodias-tourism-earns-3-04-billion-revenue-in-2023/
Indonesia’s Trade and Tourism Fair to kick off in Phnom Penh this week
The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Phnom Penh will organise the 14th Indonesian Trade and Tourism Promotion (ITTP 2023) here at Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centreon Aug. 4-6, 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501335612/indonesias-trade-and-tourism-fair-to-kick-off-in-phnom-penh-this-week/
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) partner meeting with the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment
On 20 October 2023, the ODC team traveled to Utrecht City, the Netherlands, to engage in a crucial meeting with Dr. Arend Kolhoff, Technical Secretary of International Cooperation at the Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment. ODC has been collaborating closely with the commission on providing ...
Plans to boost agricultural exports and increase rice prices in 2023
The Ministry of Agriculture’s strategy to boost exports, particularly farmers’ rice costs, will be strengthened in 2023. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-plans-to-boost-agricultural-exports-and-increase-rice-prices-in-2023
Int’l trade rises as commerce ministry lays out 2023 plans
Cambodia’s 9.19 per cent on-year rise in foreign trade value to the $52.425 billion logged by Customs for 2022 was driven by “in-depth reforms in all areas”, improvements in export competitiveness, and an increasingly favourable business and investment environment, according to Minister of Commerce Pan ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/intl-trade-rises-commerce-ministry-lays-out-2023-plans
NEC: 2023 voter registration to kick off in October
The registration of voters for the year 2023 will take place from Oct. 1 to 19 at the communes/Sangkat across the country, announced the National Election Committee (NEC) in a meeting with stakeholders held at the NEC’s headquarters in Phnom Penh this morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501359279/nec-2023-voter-registration-to-kick-off-in-october/
GDT’s tax collection target for 2023 up by $750M
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) has been given a stiff tax collection target of $3.5 billion for next year, $750 million more than the current year’s budget target, said Kong Vibol, Minister attached to the Prime Minister and Delegate of the Royal Government in ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501175487/gdts-tax-collection-target-for-2023-up-by-750m/
Cambodia expects tourism generating $4B in 2023
With the expectation of attracting around 4 million international and 15 million domestic tourists this year, Cambodia expects the tourism sector to generate about $4 billion. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501220676/cambodia-expects-tourism-generating-4b-in-2023/
Cambodia Securities Exchange rollout of green bonds set to bloom in 2023
With the growing effects of climate change increasingly a major concern globally, balancing economic activities with environmental considerations has never been more urgent. ...
Economy to grow 5.5% in 2023 and 6% by 2024
Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow at 5.5 percent in 2023 and 6 percent in 2024, due to a stronger tourist rebound and faster growth in the services sector, according to a report by Asian Development Bank (ADB). ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-economy-to-grow-55-in-2023-and-6-by-2024
Premium seaplane slated for take-off late-2023 to early-2024
Cambodia’s first premium seaplane service is slated to start operations in late-2023 to early-2024, initially connecting Phnom Penh with locations within a 1.5-hour flying time. ...
Marissa Carruthers
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-premium-seaplane-slated-for-take-off-late-2023-to-early-2024
Credit cards in Cambodia grow 20 percent in 2023
Credit cards in Cambodia have grown 20 percent in 2023, showing that customers have become more savvy in using new financial instruments. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501539693/credit-cards-in-cambodia-grow-20-percent-in-2023/
RGPPSEZ reports strong growth in revenues for 2023
The Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (RGPPSEZ) recorded a total revenue of almost $64 million throughout the 2023 year, marking an increase of 137 percent compared to 2022 annual revenues, says the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501474093/rgppsez-reports-strong-growth-in-revenues-for-2023/
Consultative workshop on digital educational resources in indigenous languages for primary school students
On 02 March 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a Consultative Workshop on Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students in a meaningful and active collaboration with the Special Education Department (SED) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MOEYS) that ...
The open of the first social assistance fund
On 14 August 2023, the National Social Assistance Fund issued the notification on the open of the first social assistance fund for August 2023 to provide veterans, former civil servants, and dependants. Social assistance policy budget for the first two weeks in August 2023 will be ...
National Social Assistance Fund
Kingdom to spend nearly $60 billion on development until 2023
Cambodia will spend nearly $60 billion under the National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023 and 75 percent of the funding will come from development partners. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50658074/kingdom-to-spend-nearly-60-billion-on-development-until-2023/