Indigenous people express concern about land rights
International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples was celebrated yesterday as indigenous people living in Cambodia expressed their concern about their land rights and economic, cultural, political and natural resources’ rights. ...
Tin Sokhavuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50912600/indigenous-people-express-concern-about-land-rights/
Customs logs nearly $1.16B in first half 2021
The Ministry of Economy and Finance’s General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia (GDCE) collected $1.1595 billion in revenue in the first half of 2021, down 8.9 percent year-on-year. ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/customs-logs-nearly-116b-first-half-2021
Cambodia home to 849 species of moth
Cambodia is home to 849 species of moth, pointed out the Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) in a Facebook post today on the occasion of the National Moth Week which started on July 17. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50898002/cambodia-home-to-849-species-of-moth/
Fiscal revenue decreases amid Covid pandemic
Cambodia’s fiscal revenue in the first semester this year dropped, largely because of Covid, officials said. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50899017/fiscal-revenue-decreases-amid-covid-pandemic/
Families affected by land dispute with Defense Ministry still wait for compensation
Hundreds of families affected by a land dispute with the Ministry of Defense in Kandal province, are still waiting for compensation and a resolution six weeks after violence broke out. ...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/families-affected-by-land-dispute-with-defense-ministry-still-wait-for-compensation/
VN border draft agreement reviewed by Immigration Dept
The General Department of Immigration reviewed of the draft agreement on border crossings and border management between Cambodia and Vietnam on Tuesday. ...
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50940195/vn-border-draft-agreement-reviewed-by-immigration-dept/
Cambodia provides 200,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Laos to help fight the disease
Cambodia donates 200,000 doses of Covid-19 Sinovac vaccines to Laos to contribute to Laos’ efforts in the fight against this deadly disease. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2021-09-28-1126-224322.html
Consumer protection norms to ensure post-Covid business harmony: minister
Minister of Commerce Pan Sorasak reiterated a called for businesspeople to fulfil their obligations to protect consumers in accordance with the laws and regulations in force and contribute to the shared overarching objectives of harmonisation and sustainable development. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/consumer-protection-norms-ensure-post-covid-business-harmony-minister
IMF lauds Kingdom’s early-Covid moves
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. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/imf-lauds-kingdoms-early-covid-moves
Study set to pinpoint trade flow bottlenecks at ports
The results of a crucial ongoing study will enable Cambodia to set out a framework of strategies to enhance the efficiency of the trade facilitation environment and the Kingdom’s competitiveness on the international stage, according to General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) director-general Kun ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/study-set-pinpoint-trade-flow-bottlenecks-ports
2nd phase of business registration system up
The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) on September 1 deployed Phase II of its online business registration platform, known as the “Single Portal”. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/2nd-phase-business-registration-system
Draft investment law approved
The government has approved the draft investment law, following a plenary session of the Council of Ministers chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen via a Zoom call on July 9. “The law is aimed at increasing Cambodia’s potential at attracting more domestic and foreign investors,” Hun ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/draft-investment-law-approved
Cambodian customs department nets $1.52 billion in eight months
The General Department of Customs and Excise earned $1.5 billion as revenue in the first eight months this year, representing 64.2 percent of yearly plan. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50934455/cambodian-customs-department-nets-1-52-billion-in-eight-months/
Oz pledges $66M for economic resilience
Australia plans to provide about A$90 million (US$66 million) in funding to Cambodia for a new bilateral project dubbed “Resilience Economic Development”, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on September 15. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/oz-pledges-66m-economic-resilience
Prime Minister Hun Sen pushes GMS to invest in digital base
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged all countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) to push for the development of digital infrastructure in order to make the economies of the region more competitive globally. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-pushes-gms-invest-digital-base
Over $2.1 billion collected as tax revenue in first nine months
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected some 8,549 billion Riel (approximately $2,111 million) as tax revenue in the first nine months of this year, representing 94.12 percent of the yearly plan. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50954524/over-2-1-billion-collected-as-tax-revenue-in-first-nine-months/
Cambodia plans the inaugural issuance of $300 million sovereign bonds of $300 million next year
The Royal Government of Cambodia plans to issue the first $300 million worth sovereign bond to raise fund to finance public investment projects, aiming at boosting the country’s economic growth and productivity. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50958999/cambodia-plans-the-inaugural-issuance-of-300-million-sovereign-bonds-of-300-million-next-year/
Tax collection exceeds $2.56 billion for first 11 months
The General Department of Taxation collected $2.56 billion in tax revenue between January to November this year, exceeding the 2021 targeted plan. officials and key insiders said the exceeding revenue in the tax sector reflected the government’s efforts on efficient tax collection and the business ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50988560/tax-collection-exceeds-2-56-billion-for-first-11-months/
France backs Cambodian budget and accounting reform
Cambodia and France recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the implementation of the second phase of the Budget and Accounting Support Project. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50989672/france-backs-cambodian-budget-and-accounting-reform/
Banking and financial institutions disbursed $44.9 billion in loans, an increase of 23 percent
The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said that at the end of the third quarter of 2021, banking and financial institutions provided loans totaling 185.1 trillion riels or about $44.9 billion to agriculture, construction, manufacturing, services, wholesale and retail trade and household units. This accounted ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50992206/banking-and-financial-institutions-disbursed-44-9-billion-in-loans-an-increase-of-23-percent/
