Cambodia’s digital payments sector, powered by key industry players, is expected to make greater headway this year and the total payments may touch $4.73 billion, according to some estimates. ...

The microfinance sector in Cambodia has been playing an important role in contributing to economic and social development, especially the reduction of poverty in rural areas, said a senior official at the National Bank of Cambodia. ...

More than 30,000 participants attended Cambodia’s first-ever Sacience, Technology, and Innovation Day at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center from March 26 to 28. ...

The number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) registered at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation rose to 43,974 in 2022, a slight increase of 1.6 percent compared to a year ago. ...

Ratanakiri provincial authorities are concerned as almost half of the high school dropouts in the province are students from indigenous communities. ...

Cambodia received 22 investment project proposals worth $69 million from Indonesian investors in various sectors, including industry, agriculture and service. .. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), in collaboration with the World Bank (WB), yesterday held a sector policy dialogue to discuss new strategies with development partners and other government officials from different ministries and institutions to boost investment while considering the scope of regional ...

The BambooShoot Foundation is looking for companies, philanthropists or business associations that will exchange more than 10 tonnes of plastic waste from the Tonle Sap Lake for 3.5 tonnes of rice. The NGO wants to use the rice to reward the 350 families from Peam ...

USAID has launched a campaign in Siem Reap that aims to support young children to thrive and reach their full developmental potential by promoting nurturing care from male and female caregivers. ...

Cambodia’s Power Development Plan 2022-2040 outlines plans to boost the nation’s network, inject more renewable energies into the grid, push energy efficiency measures and deliver affordable and reliable electricity ...

A rise in alcohol consumption has triggered concerns over young teenagers, with organization urging the government to ban beer advertisements to curb the problem. ...

The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia has signed an MoU with four major institutions to further develop the nation’s small and medium enterprises ...

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Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” by adding one new map layer on land reclassification in Tboung Khmum​ province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updates an existing dataset on “Mining concessions in Cambodia (1995-2022)”. The data was collected from various sources such as government documents, news, company profiles, NGO reports and other publications in pdf and shapefile formats. Geographic data is encoded in the WGS ...

With Khmer New Year just around the corner, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron has advised students at all public and private schools not to engage in the water fights with squirt guns and coloured powders, an activity that has become popular ...

Cambodia recorded $11.25 billion in its international trade during the first quarter (Q1) of 2023, down 14.5 percent from $13.16 billion over the same period last year, said an official report released Monday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his hope that SMEs will further absorb at least 1 million workforces as the Royal Government is preparing to provide scholarships to 1.5 million students for vocational training. ...