Customs excise revenue hits $2.065 billion as revenue trend recovers
The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia has collected $2.065 billion for the national budget in the first 11 months of this year. This was confirmed by Kun Nhim, Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister and Director General of Customs and Excise of ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50989989/customs-excise-revenue-hits-2-065-billion-as-revenue-trend-recovers/
Phnom Penh attracts 1,000 construction projects worth over $2.26 billion
Phnom Penh has so far attracted around 1,000 new investment projects covering a construction area of 4.63 million square metres, with an investment capital of over U$2.26 billion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501090915/phnom-penh-attracts-1000-construction-projects-worth-over-2-26-billion/
Cambodia approves fixed asset investment projects worth $2.46 billion in 4 months
Cambodia approved 52 fixed asset investment projects worth $2.46 billion in the first four months of 2022, according to a report by the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Tuesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501068949/cambodia-approves-fixed-asset-investment-projects-worth-2-46-billion-in-4-months/
Cambodia’s industry is expected to grow by 9.2 percent in 2023
The Cambodian industry is expected to grow by 9.2 per cent in 2023 with support from improved external demand that help boost garment and non-garment manufacturing, while the garment sector is expected to grow by 8.1 per cent in that year due to demand in ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501100710/cambodias-industry-is-expected-to-grow-by-9-2-percent-in-2023/
Nearly 2,000 local, int’l journalists descend on Phnom Penh for summit
Ministry of Information spokesman Phos Sovann said on November 7 that nearly 2,000 local and international journalists are set to cover the ASEAN Summits and related meetings which will run from November 8-13. ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nearly-2000-local-intl-journalists-descend-phnom-penh-summit
Cambodia’s export to Japan reached almost $2B last year
Cambodia exported $1,939 million worth of products to Japan last year, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent, the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) report said on Monday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501233908/cambodias-export-to-japan-reached-almost-2b-last-year/
20,000 ha of protected Tonle Sap area converted into Zone 2
Kampong Thom provincial authorities have converted 20,000 hectares of protected land of Tonle Sap lake from Zone 3 to Zone 2, enabling people residing in the area to do farming. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501314616/20000-ha-of-protected-tonle-sap-area-converted-into-zone-2/
ASEAN digital economy set to double to $2 trillion by 2030
Prime Minister Hun Manet said that the ASEAN digital economy is capable of doubling its current value of around $1 trillion to reach a market cap of $2 trillion by 2030. ...
James Whitehead
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501455000/asean-digital-economy-set-to-double-to-2-trillion-by-2030/
IMF says Cambodia’s inflation to be stable at 2.3 percent in 2024
Cambodia’s inflation will remain stable this year at 2.3 percent, marginally up from 2.1 percent for 2023, generally in line with other parts of Asia and the Pacific, said the IMF Regional Economic Outlook April 2024. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501483848/imf-says-cambodias-inflation-to-be-stable-at-2-3-percent-in-2024/
GDP Growth to Shrink to 2.5% Amid Pandemic, World Bank Projects
Cambodia’s GDP growth this year could drop to its lowest rate in more than a decade, the World Bank projects, with some economic experts warning that the country’s reliance on international markets could slow recovery. ...
Danielle Keeton-Olsen
https://vodenglish.news/gdp-growth-to-shrink-to-2-5-amid-pandemic-world-bank-projects/
U.S. government support assists more than 2,500 flood-affected families in Pursat
The U.S. Embassy provided food assistance to over 2,500 flood-affected households in the Cambodian province of Pursat last week, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and distributed through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50778961/u-s-government-support-assists-more-than-2500-flood-affected-families-in-pursat/
Cambodia tax revenue exceeds target by 24 percent to reach $2.78 billion, says PM
The Cambodian government got $5.07 billion in revenue from tax and customs in 2021, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501000317/cambodia-tax-revenue-exceeds-target-by-24-percent-to-reach-2-78-billion-says-pm/
Cambodia receives $2.4 billion worth of FDI in first three months of 2022
In the first three months of 2022, from January to March, the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved a total of 43 investment projects under an investment of more than $2.4 billion. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501051822/cambodia-receives-2-4-billion-worth-of-fdi-in-first-three-months-of-2022/
National Primary School Games 2023 attracts over 2,000 athletes
A total of 2,600 sports delegates, team leaders, and coaches from across Cambodia have been joining the National Primary School Games 2023. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501342960/national-primary-school-games-2023-attracts-over-2000-athletes
$2M allotted for 68km Siem Reap-Oddar Meanchey road
The Ministry of Economy and Finance has earmarked about $2 million to improve a 68km road from Siem Reap to Oddar Meanchey provinces to make travel easier and cut down delivery times of agricultural products. ...
Sem Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/2m-allotted-68km-siem-reap-oddar-meanchey-road
Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam to open from December 2-7
The Cambodia Culture Week in Vietnam 2023 will take place from December 2-7 in the two Mekong Delta provinces of Soc Trang and Dong Thap, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on November 3. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501387064/cambodia-culture-week-in-vietnam-to-open-from-december-2-7/
Covid-19 cash assistance of $1.2B helped labour market
Cambodia’s largest social assistance programme – the Covid-19 cash transfer programme – has played a crucial role in boosting the economy, said the World Bank in its latest report. ...
Rachel David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501478392/covid-19-cash-assistance-of-1-2b-helped-labour-market/
Trafficked numbers rising
Their stories have become all too familiar – Cambodian fishermen enslaved on fishing boats after being promised lucrative jobs overseas. They’re also becoming increasingly common. Anti-trafficking NGOs told the Post this week that they have noticed an exponential increase in the number of trafficking complaints from ...
Danson Cheong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052265773/National/trafficked-numbers-rising.html
U.S. to provide additional $66.2 million to aid Cambodia’s development
The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Government of the United States of America have officially inked the exchange of notes reflecting the addition of $66.2 million to the development project agreement grants for Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50793668/u-s-to-provide-additional-66-2-million-to-aid-cambodias-development/
Armac receives $2 million from South Korea gov’t for mine victims
The ASEAN Regional Mine Action Center (Armac) in Phnom Penh has received approximately $2 million from the government of South Korea through the ASEAN-Korea Cooperation Fund (AKCF) for victims of mines or explosive remnants of war (ERW). .. ...
Rhea Mae Soco
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50803967/armac-receives-2-million-from-south-korea-govt-for-mine-victims/