World Bank approves $275 million for Cambodia’s growth
World Bank has approved $275 million for Cambodia’s growth. This is the second tranche to boost the country’s economy after the Covid-19 pandemic. The first tranche was in 2022, when the World Bank approved $274 million for Cambodia’s Growth and Resilience Development Policy Financing. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501510871/world-bank-approves-275-million-for-cambodias-growth/
Cambodia and S.Korea closer to signing FTA
The agreement to conduct the study was signed between south Korea’s Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee and Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan sorasak in the Korean city of Busan, where a two-day Asean summit is being held. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50663999/cambodia-and-s-korea-closer-to-signing-fta/
South Korea pledges to support Kingdom’s ongoing development
The government yesterday highlighted the success of regional summits in south Korea, noting its government pledged to support the Kingdom’s socio-economic development. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50665349/south-korea-pledges-to-support-kingdoms-ongoing-development/
Embassy seeks further inroads into Thailand’s retail market
Cambodia is seeking to display more of its products in supermarkets across Thailand to reduce the trade deficit with its neighbour. Cambodian Ambassador to Thailand Ouk sorphorn asked Thailand’s siam Piwat Company Limited to distribute Cambodian goods in its Iconsiam and siam Paragon retail outlets. ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/embassy-seeks-further-inroads-thailands-retail-market
Cambodia’s trade deficit widens to $7.66 billion
Cambodia’s trade deficit with its global trading partners has continued to widen in 2019, with $7.66 billion more imports than exports, according to a government report, increasing from $4.83 billion in 2018 and representing a 31.6 percent rise in one year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50698301/cambodias-trade-deficit-widens-to-7-66-billion
Construction for Pursat’s power projects on track
Two power projects, solar and hydro-power plants, are well underway for the construction in Pursat province – a western part of the country sharing its border with Thailand. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhut Bunthoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50725772/construction-for-pursats-power-projects-on-track/
Australia reaffirms support for Cambodia’s agricultural sector
Australia will continue the implementation of Cambodia-Australia agricultural valuable chain programme worth between $80 to Us$100 million. The plan was floated when Veng sakhon, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Pablo Kang, Ambassador of Australia to Cambodia jointly chaired a demonstration of rice production ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50731346/australia-reaffirms-support-for-cambodias-agricultural-sector/
New project to advance Kingdom’s mine-free goal
The Mine Advisory Group on Monday inked an agreement with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority to facilitate the operation of a two-year project on information management development in mine-clearance action. The assistance aims to support the Kingdom in making headway towards its ss='cambodia-color'>...
Som Kanika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50737291/new-project-to-advance-kingdoms-mine-free-goal/
Cambodia, S. Korea FTA much closer
A senior official of the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) said negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) between Cambodia and south Korea saw agreement on 90 percent of the issues addressed as the fourth round of talks concluded last month. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50789217/cambodia-s-korea-fta-much-closer/
Cambodia’s foreign policy reaches out to two Koreas
Positive or negative experiences, like those Cambodia experienced in the 1970s and 1980s, have no value unless we apply them to build firm foundations so as to move forward and develop the nation. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50760498/cambodias-foreign-policy-reaches-out-to-two-koreas/
NBC head underscores value of women’s access to finance
Unlocking greater access to formal finance for Cambodian women will play a strategic role in the process of the Kingdom’s economic development, National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) director-general Chea serey said on Monday. she said this at the Training on the Trainers (ToT) Programme on Financial ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-head-underscores-value-womens-access-finance
Cambodia’s “model citizen” stands to win $10,000
The search is on for Cambodia’s model citizen – and the person selected will win $10,000. Over the next four months, smart Axiata aims to find the person who has done the most for their country, neighbour, village or province. The initiative, entitled the smart Good ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50794745/cambodias-model-citizen-stands-to-win-10000/
NEC’s voter list decision upheld
The Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) has upheld the decision by the National Election Committee (NEC) in relation to complaints about names deleted from the voter registration list, filed by the League for Democracy Party (LDP). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/necs-voter-list-decision-upheld
Kingdom’s free trade pact talks with South Korea concluded
Cambodia and South Korea have concluded their free trade agreement (FTA) negotiationS and are now cloSer to the Signing of a final pact later thiS year. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810013/kingdoms-free-trade-pact-talks-with-south-korea-concluded/
Visa: Cambodia’s 2021 transaction trends
A desire for increased security and an acute awareness of current health guidelines has generated an uptick in the use of non-cash payments, according to Us multinational financial services corp Visa, as measured in its latest Consumer Payments Attitudes survey. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50810543/visa-cambodias-2021-transaction-trends/
WorldBridge’s SME cluster zone delayed
Construction of WorldBridge Industrial Developments Co Ltd’s $30 million WorldBridge i4.0 sME Cluster zone will be delayed by one or two months due to the recent lockdown in Phnom Penh and Kandal province’s Takmao town, chairman sear Rithy told The Post. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/worldbridges-sme-cluster-zone-delayed
Bold innovation roadmap outlines the Kingdom’s tech progress
Cambodia is undertaking a bold five-pronged approach to foster digitalisation in its aim to reach upper-middle-income country status by 2030 and high-income designation by 2050, the government’s science, Technology and Innovation (sTI) Roadmap 2030 reveals. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Husain Haider
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50919479/bold-innovation-roadmap-outlines-the-kingdoms-tech-progress/
Capital’s south an ‘improving foundation to build on’: CBRE
Interest in “southern Phnom Penh” has gained substantial traction over the past five years since plans for Hun sen Boulevard were unveiled, triggering a frenzy of real estate speculation, CBRE Cambodia reported on August 12. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capitals-south-improving-foundation-build-cbre
Cambodia’s Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 rises to more than 7800 cases
Cambodia’s Delta Variant infection of sARs-CoV-2 virus has increased exponentially to 7,852 as of Monday, 27 september. ss='cambodia-color'>...
C-19 situation almost as good as Singapore’s
The overall Covid-19 situation in Cambodia, irrespective of the incomplete official figures announced by the Ministry of Health which does not include provincial figures, is certainly improving and with the vaccination campaign given added impetus by the Prime Minister, the country could achieve similar status ss='cambodia-color'>...
Yim Sreylin
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50926111/c-19-situation-almost-as-good-as-singapores/