Payments balance up Kingdom sees a 1.7 percent surplus in 2020
The Kingdom’s balance of payments (BOP) saw a 1.7 percent surplus compared with its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020 with growth supported by the in-flow of foreign direct investments and exports, according to a report from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). ...
About 1,500 given jabs so far
Just under 1,500 people received the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Cambodia between Wednesday and Friday last week, according to a three-day report from the Ministry of Health. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50813938/about-1500-given-jabs-so-far/
NBC: Financial institutions in H1 restructure $5.5 billion in loans
The Kingdom’s banking and financial institutions have restructured 22.2 trillion riel ($5.5 billion) in loans for 367,239 borrowers in the first half of this year, to ease the burden on the public as the ongoing coronavirus outbreak dampens economic activity, according to the National Bank ...
Thou Vireak
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-financial-institutions-h1-restructure-55-billion-loans
Over $1.5 billion collected in tax revenue in First Semester
The General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected more than 1.5 billion in tax revenue in the first semester of this year. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50898476/over-1-5-billion-collected-in-tax-revenue-in-first-semester/
Hun Sen: Cambodia officially reopens Nov 1 onwards
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced the reopening of the country in all sectors starting November 1. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-cambodia-officially-reopens-nov-1-onwards
E-commerce VAT from April 1: GDT
The government will start implementing the e-commerce value-added tax (VAT) from April 1, as the General Department of Taxation (GDT) updates a variety of technology systems for taxpayers. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/e-commerce-vat-april-1-gdt
$1.2 billion S Korean loan for Cambodia’s priority projects
The South Korean government has pledged an additional concession loan package of $1.2 billion to finance a number of priority projects in Cambodia. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501050282/1-2-billion-s-korean-loan-for-cambodias-priority-projects/
Japan gives $1.7mil for demining in two provinces
The Japanese Government has agreed to provide $1,799,166 for two projects under the framework of “The Grant Assistance for Japanese NGO Projects”. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501030660/japan-gives-1-7mil-for-demining-in-two-provinces/
Outcomes of the plenary session of the Council of Ministers on 1 April 2022
On 01 April 2022, the Council of Ministers issued a press release on the outcomes of the plenary session of the Council of Ministers on 1 April 2022. After hearing the report of the plenary session, the Council of Ministers discussed, exchanged views, and decided ...
Council of Ministers
Cambodia’s rubber export slightly up in Q1 hut value drops
Cambodia exported 61,839 tons of dry rubber in the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, a slight increase of 1 percent compared to the same period last year, said a General Directorate of Rubber report on Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501059622/cambodias-rubber-export-slightly-up-in-q1-hut-value-drops/
Int’l air tourists to Cambodia surge 244 percent Q1
The number of foreign tourists arriving in Cambodia by air increased remarkably in 2022 after the government lifted Covid-19 restrictions, the Ministry of Tourism has said. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089249/intl-air-tourists-to-cambodia-surge-244-percent-q1/
Kingdom collects $2.79 billion in tax revenue in 1H
Cambodia collected 11,497.98 billion riels (approximately $2.79 billion) from all sources of taxes in the first half of 2023, which is equivalent to 49.1 percent of the target ($5,692 million) for the year, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s report. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501339088/kingdom-collects-2-79-billion-in-tax-revenue-in-1h/
Cambodia’s parliament elects woman as president for 1st time in history
Khuon Sudary was elected on Tuesday as the president of Cambodia’s National Assembly for a new five-year term, becoming the first woman to hold this top post, according to the state-run National Television of Cambodia (TVK). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501347712/cambodias-parliament-elects-woman-as-president-for-1st-time-in-history/
Teachers to receive pay hike to 1.5m riel by 2023
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport has pledged to increase public school teachers’ wages to a minimum of 1.5 million riel by next year ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/teachers-to-receive-pay-hike-to-15m-riel-by-2023
Post-Covid sees 1 million added to poor list
More than 200,000 families – about 1,000,000 people – have been added to the Ministry of Planning’s poor family list following the outbreak of the Covid-19 virus. ...
Tith Kongnov
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501108039/post-covid-sees-1-million-added-to-poor-list/
Cambodia expects to receive 1M tourists by sea in 2027
Cambodia is planning to receive one million international tourists via the sea route by 2027 and will strengthen the Southern Tourism Corridor (STC) Cooperation as well, said Thong Rathasak, Director General of Tourism Development and International Cooperation of the Ministry of Tourism, recently. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501147798/cambodia-expects-to-receive-1m-tourists-by-sea-in-2027/
Int’l tourist arrivals cross 1.5 million in Jan-Oct
The number of international tourists visiting Cambodia during January-October 2022 rose to 1,575,954, which is an increase of 991.1 percent over the same period of last year, according to a Ministry of Tourism report, released on Wednesday. ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501194322/intl-tourist-arrivals-cross-1-5-million-in-jan-oct/
Cambodia hopes to export 1,000 tonnes of rice to the Philippines
Cambodia has high hopes of forging a deal with the Philippines to export 1,000 tonnes of rice as a trial, the head of Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said on Monday after a visit to explore the market. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-hopes-to-export-1000-tonnes-of-rice-to-the-philippines
Cambodia attracts $294 million in investment in Q1
Cambodia attracted 39 fixed-asset investment projects worth $294 million in the first quarter of 2023, generating some 47,000 new jobs, a report of the Council for the Development of Cambodia said Monday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501271448/cambodia-attracts-294-million-in-investment-in-q1/
Cambodia’s export to South Korea surges in Q1
Cambodia’s export to South Korea significantly increased in the first quarter of this year, thanks to the bilateral free trade agreement, which was put into force last December. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501275292/cambodias-export-to-south-korea-surges-in-q1/