In 2020, COVID-19 severely impacted both the global and Cambodia economies. The banking system in Cambodia is also affected but at a moderate and manageable level.1 The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Cambodia Microfinance association, and other relevant institutions pointed out the rate of the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/major-banks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Forest view. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 05 December 2021. Under license CC BY-Sa 4.0.Cambodia is covered with forest, accounting for around 13.1 million hectares in 1973, and it is had fallen to 8.7 million hectares in 2014.23 However, based on the Ministry <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/carbon-trading-and-other-payments-for-ecological-services-pes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

According to the AnnuAl supervision report 2020 by the NAtionAl BAnk of CAmbodiA (NBC), the key bodies in the bAnking system consists of:51 commerciAl bAnks12 speciAlized bAnks75 microfinAnce non-deposit tAking institutions6 microfinAnce deposit-tAking institutions245 rurAl credit institutionsIn Addition, there Are finAnciAl leAsing compAnies, third-pArty processors, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/topics/bAnking-And-finAnciAl-services/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

List of public services provided by One Window Service Office at Rotanak Mondol district hall in Battambang province. Photo by ODC team, taken on 28 February 2020. Licensed under CC BY-Sa 4.0.Government services might be perceived as tools in pursuing the country’s development, and assuring <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/government-services/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Firewood and charcoal are the main sources of energy for households and many small and medium enterprises, such as brick and tile industries. The cooking fuels used in Cambodia have changed greatly in the last decade. The National Census 2008 showed that 91 percent of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/cooking-fuel/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Public land leases are grants of state lands to private entities in the form of a contractual rental agreement. These leases often take the form of land concessions, in particular economic land concessions. They are often associated with land conflicts and disputes. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/public-land-leases/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Around three quArters of CAmbodiA’s populAtion depend on Agriculture, forest products And fisheries for their livelihoods, so the mAnAgement of the environment And nAturAl resources is of greAt importAnce. DeforestAtion hAs occurred on A lArge scAle. CAmbodiA lost six percent of its remAining primAry forest <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/topics/environment-And-nAturAl-resources/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Local workers loading fresh catch to be transported to the city market at Chhnoc Trou pier, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia. Photo by Sylyvann Borei/World Fish, taken on 7 april 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has abundant and productive fisheries. Fish is a traditional staple in the Cambodian <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/fisheries-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Under Cambodia’s Constitution, all Khmer citizens have equal status before the law, regardless of wealth or station.177 This promotes a political principle called the rule of law,178 an ideal that all members of a society, both the people and the State, are held equally accountable <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/legal-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The legal framework surrounding land sales and transfers was obliterated by the 2007 Civil Code, leaving little legal guidance. Forced land sales and distress sales are a substantial cause of land tenure insecurity in Cambodia. They are a significant cause of landlessness, and it is <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/land-sales-and-trades/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. according to the 1993 Constitution, although he is the head of state, the king has very limited powers compared to the prime minister, the head of the government. Unlike the 1947 Constitution, power does not come from the king but <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/national-government/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Extractive industries include mining and mineral sectors, natural gas and oil exploration, petroleum refineries, and quarrying for construction resources such as sand, stone, and gravel. Cambodia’s extractive resources have gone largely untapped, while these resources are geographically identifiable. French and Chinese geologists have been indicated <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/extractive-industries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia’s sub-national administration consists of three tiers: capital city/province, municipality/district and sangkat/commune. Phnom Penh is the capital, and there are 24 provinces, 159 districts (including 26 municipalities and 12 khans), 1406 communes and 227 sangkats. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Products from Vietnam arrive at the Phnom Penh autonomous Port in Kandal province. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection, taken on 23 February 2013.  Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The Comprehensive Cambodian Peace agreement, commonly referred to as the Paris agreement, is seen as the beginning <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/development-policies-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Respect for strong values is the key to citizens’ trust in their courts.331 The international values recognized for judges are independence and impartiality, integrity, equality of treatment, diligence and competence. a judge cannot both decide a case and have a personal interest in its resolution. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/court-monitoring/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cassava is a significant contributor to the agricultural sector in Cambodia. The planting, harvesting, processing and export of cassava provides jobs and livelihoods for thousands of Cambodians. Cassava is a significant cash crop for Cambodian farmers.377  Cassava production in Cambodia has increased substantially since 2006. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/cassava/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A SpeciAl Economic Zone (SEZ) is A defined AreA within A country thAt is subject to different lAws And regulAtions thAn other AreAs of the country. These comprehensive industriAl AreAs provide preferentiAl incentives to investors And offer government import-export AdministrAtive support to fAcilitAte trAde. Though <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/topics/speciAl-economic-zones/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The Forest Law of 2002 provides a legal basis for rural communities to use and help manage forests through community forestry. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/community-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Agriculture in CAmbodiA Accounts for ApproximAtely 56% of the lAbour force. The size of the sector meAns thAt policies developed here hAve A significAnt impAct on the whole country. AgriculturAl policy And AdministrAtion is mAnAged by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries (MAFF). There <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/topics/AgriculturAl-policy-And-AdministrAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The fishes on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Photo by llee Wu, taken on 10 September 2010. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0The 2006 Fisheries Law classifies fishing activity into three broad categories: family or subsistence, small-scale and commercial.Commercial fishing is allowed only in the open season <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/commercial-fishing-and-natural-fisheries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>