Cambodia is actively working to establish the Cambodia-Japan Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to attract more Japanese investment, given its current status as a key trade and investment partner, according to a press release from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). CDC first vice-president ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen requested that the Ministry of Justice prepare legal frameworks that will expedite the formation of dedicated commercial and labour courts. ...

Around 1,000 garment workers from a factory producing jeans in Bith Trang Special Economic Zone in Prey Nop district went on strike to protest against administration chief in their factory.   they also demanded the annual leave of 18-21 days per years, which were rejected by ...

A majority government-owned life insurance company has stopped paying out benefits to policy holders who die while taking part in protests and demonstrations, the company confirmed yesterday. the Cambodian Life Insurance Company – 51 per cent owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and 49 ...

Newbustar (Cambodia) Tire Co Ltd, a member of the Chinese state-owned Doublestar Group, is investing some $138 million in a tyre factory in Kratie province’s southeast to tap into the domestic market. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have entered into a partnership on social security planning, investment management and human resource development. ...

In the first nine months of 2023, Cambodia witnessed a substantial uptick in its imports of electrical machinery, equipment and related products from the international market, totalling more than $1.1 billion. ...

The Cambodian and Malaysian securities regulators are joining hands to facilitate better regulatory, supervisory and enforcement cooperation, as well as to develop both ASEAN nations’ securities markets, while factoring in The “growing globalisation and cross-border activities of regulated entities and persons in both countries”, according ...

Companies from Europe’s frigid north are taking steps toward moving into the fish and environmental industries in Cambodia’s warmer climes.   ...

The private sector will meet with Prime Minister Hun Sen in April for The 19th Government-Private Sector Forum, which aims to address issues being faced by The business community. Lim Heng, vice-president of The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) and director of coordination for The ...

Cambodia will end customs fees for milled rice exports with effect from May 1, 2014, in order to reduce production costs and boost Cambodia’s competitiveness in the international market, according to local sources. ...

Bank of China, one of the five biggest state-owned commercial banks in China, will expand its operations in Cambodia by opening new branches in Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, a local bank executive said yesterday. ...

Cambodia, on Saturday, hosted the 7th Asia Economic Forum ( AEF) under theme of “the Asian Century in the Making: Achievements, Challenges and Future Trends” while highlighting the majority of the region’s demonstrated remarkable resilience against the global economic and financial crises, while major superpowers ...

Cambodia’s electricity sector made notable progress in 2013 in terms of its sources, connection lines, and supplies, according to the Cambodian Electricity Authority. there was an increasing usage of 4297 million Kwh or 22 per cent in 2013 from 3527 million Kwh in 2012, according to ...

On 30​ August 2023, the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) and the Association of Banks in Cambodia issued a joint press release on the launch of the Standard Loan Contract and Standard Text of Contractual Terms to strengthen consumer protection and fair competition in banking and ...

ANZ Royal Bank posted an $8.1 million profit for 2010 according to the bank’s annual report. A profit of $24.3 million was reported by Acleda. Trade and national payments were shows to have generated substantial earnings for the bank according to the report. ...

On 17 August 2017, the Ministry of Environment released a statement, showing the preliminary result of forest cover evaluation in Cambodia for 2016 which indicates the drop of annual average loss of forest cover from 2.7 percent a year between 2010 and 2014 to 0.82 ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will hold a press conference on Wednesday 21 January 2015 at 10:00 a.m at The office of The Ministry to inform The public of The current management of economic land concession investment projects. ...

Cambodian worker representatives have called for a $14 increase in the minimum wage, while employer representatives have proposed a $1 increase on the current rate of $204 for 2025, according to a press release from the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training following a meeting ...

On 22 December 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a press release on the signing ceremony of cooperative financing agreements between the Royal Government of Cambodia with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the French Agency for Development (AFD).the signing ceremony of the ...