Minister calls for women’s role in digitalisation of economy
Ahead of the 113th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Ministry of Tourism addressed women’s role in the digitalisation of Cambodia’s economy at a special event on their premises in Phnom Penh on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Jigmee Palden Pazo
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501449700/minister-calls-for-womens-role-in-digitalisation-of-economy/
Cambodia’s trade with RCEP countries up 14.6 pct in Q1
Cambodia’s trade with Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries reached $8.36 billion in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, up 14.6 percent from $7.29 billion over the same period last year, said the Ministry of Commerce’s report released on Friday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501472193/cambodias-trade-with-rcep-countries-up-14-6-pct-in-q1/
Microfinance has improved a majority of people’s life - CMA study
A study on over 3,200 microfinance borrowers from 450 villages in 10 provinces in the country has revealed that two thirds of them have seen an improvement in their lives, according to the Cambodian Microfinance Association (CMA). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/microfinance-has-improved-a-majority-of-peoples-life-cma-study
IMF revises Cambodia’s GDP up 35% with 2014 base
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. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501482271/imf-revises-cambodias-gdp-up-35-with-2014-base/
Cambodia’s growth forecast at 6.2 pct in 2024: AMRO
Cambodia’s economic growth is forecast to strengthen in 2024 with continued moderating inflation, said an AsEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)’s regional economic outlook released on Monday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501470536/cambodias-growth-forecast-at-6-2-pct-in-2024-amro/
Commune residents, authorities call for increased national budget to meet people’s needs
Sangkat O&rSquo;Mal authority in Battambang City and Several reSidentS have highlighted the lack of availability for the uSe of the annual commune budget to develop infraStructure to meet the needS of the people. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/commune-residents-authorities-call-for-increased-national-budget-to-meet-peoples-needs/
Cambodia’s insurance industry sees slight growth in first 5 months of 2024
An Insurance Regulator of Cambodia (IRC) report showed on Monday that Cambodia’s insurance industry recorded a gross premium of $150 million in the first five months of 2024, up 1.2 percent from $148.1 million over the same period in 2023. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501511655/cambodias-insurance-industry-sees-slight-growth-in-first-5-months-of-2024/
Cambodia’s trade with RCEP countries rose 14% H1 2024
Cambodia’s trade with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) countries reached $16.9 billion in the first half of this year, up 14% from $14.8 billion over the same period last year, said a Ministry of Commerce’s report on saturday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhua
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501526316/cambodias-trade-with-rcep-countries-rose-14-h1-2024/
Cambodia to celebrate indigenous people’s day on August 9
Cambodia will celebrate the 30th International Day of the World’s Indigenous People and its 20th national observance on August 9, highlighting the indigenous communities that make up 1.4 per cent of the country’s 17 million population. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-to-celebrate-indigenous-people-s-day-on-august-9
Cambodia attracts $7.5 billion investments in govt’s first year
Cambodia attracted 391 fixed-asset investments worth $7.5 billion in the first year of the 7th Mandate of the new government with China topping the list of sources, a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) showed yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501550327/cambodia-attracts-7-5-billion-investments-in-govts-first-year/
The canes of wrath
Satiating the demandS of the global Sugar induStry iS big buSineSS for Cambodia&rSquo;S Sugarcane plantationS. Yet accuSationS of human rightS abuSeS and land grabS in the Kingdom have left a bitter aftertaSte for many on the ground aS companieS vie for a larger Slice of SS='cambodia-color'>...
Illegal logging persists in Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary: Report
Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia continueS to be illegally cleared, according to a new report by the Cambodian Youth Network (CYN). Located in the central plainS of Cambodia, Prey Lang foreSt StraddleS the four provinceS of Kratie, Stung Treng, Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Shreya Dasgupta
https://news.mongabay.com/2019/11/illegal-logging-persists-in-cambodias-prey-lang-wildlife-sanctuary-report/
US promises aid for Kingdom’s looming water, climate crises
US AmbaSSador Patrick Murphy Said the US waS committed to helping the Kingdom addreSS itS water and climate iSSueS, aS well aS attract better foreign inveStmentS. Murphy&rSquo;S remarkS came aS he met with MiniSter of Water ReSourceS and Meteorology Lim Kean Hor and MiniSter of SS='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-promises-aid-kingdoms-looming-water-climate-crises
$2 million grant to aid Kingdom’s labour relations and dispute resolution
The USAID and the SwediSh EmbaSSy today donated more than $2 million to the Arbitration Council Foundation to further enhance the Kingdom&rSquo;S labour relationS and diSpute reSolution ServiceS. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50696018/2-million-grant-to-aid-kingdoms-labour-relations-and-dispute-resolution
90 percent of garment workers turn up for duty on New Year’s Day
The Labour Ministry said more than 90 percent of garment factory workers reported for work on the first day of Khmer New Year yesterday. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50712802/90-percent-of-garment-workers-turn-up-for-duty-on-new-years-day/
South Korea contributes to expand Cambodia’s COVID-19 testing capacity
The South Korean government today donated COVID-19 teSt kitS to the Cambodian Health MiniStry to aid in the Kingdom&rSquo;S fight againSt the deadly pandemic. SS='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s rubber exports increase by 17 percent in first five months
Cambodia exported 97,175 tonnes of rubber to foreign markets in the first five months of this year, an increase by 17 percent compared to the same period last year. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Vannak/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50741048/cambodias-rubber-exports-increase-by-17-percent-in-first-five-months/
Cambodia’s Kampot pepper granted GI certification from 50 Countries
The Ministry of Commerce has secured geographical indication (GI) certification of Cambodia’s Kampot pepper from 50 countries. The update was provided by the Minister of Commerce Pan sorasak when presiding over official Handover Ceremony of Czech Machine and Buying “Kampot Pepper” from small Farmers by ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phal Sophanith/AKP
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50788387/cambodias-kampot-pepper-granted-gi-certification-from-50-countries/
$3 million MoU signed for children’s welfare
The Ministry of social Affairs has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with seven civil society organisations worth more than $3 million to promote social welfare and child development in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50767091/3-million-mou-signed-for-childrens-welfare/
Logistics sector seeks cash aid but ‘it’s not yet a priority’
The Kingdom’s transportation sector, one of the many industries hit hard by the virus outbreak, is seeking financial support from the government even though goods traffic via water is seeing a slight recovery this month. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sorn Sarath
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50749687/logistics-sector-seeks-cash-aid-but-its-not-yet-a-priority/