Bank gets $50M loan for SMEs, businesswomen
Sathapana Bank Plc received a $50 million loan from Proparco, a subsidiary of Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) to increase lending by the bank to small and medium-sized enterprises (SmEs) and women entrepreneurs in Cambodia. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bank-gets-50m-loan-smes-businesswomen
$3M in green-friendly equipment provided to environment ministry
The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and EnvironMent, through Shenzhen Spark Co Ltd, provided equipMent for reducing carbon dioxide eMissions with a total value of $3 Million to the Ministry of EnvironMent. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/3m-green-friendly-equipment-provided-environment-ministry
$100M Lorn City II Sihanoukville residential project breaks ground
Local developer 5LH Lorn City Development Co Ltd’s (Lorn City Group) $100 million residential project broke ground on February 22 morning in Preah Sihanouk, to meet the growing housing demand in the coastal province, the provincial administration said in the press release. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/100m-lorn-city-ii-sihanoukville-residential-project-breaks-ground
Kingdom gets over $21M in fees, royalties from mining sector
Cambodia generated more than $21 million in non-fiscal revenue from the mining sector in 2020, up slightly from the previous year. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-gets-over-21m-fees-royalties-mining-sector
Rice sector gets $50M boost for summer-autumn season
Cambodia Rice Federation (CRF) members have received about $50 million in loans for working capital to buy paddy from farmers during the ongoing early-rice, or summer-autumn harvest season, which is expected to yield nearly three million tonnes, according to a senior CRF official. ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-sector-gets-50m-boost-summer-autumn-season
Japan set to sign $180M Covid-19 crisis loan agreement in December
Japan is expected to sign a concessional loan agreement worth 20 billion yen ($180 million) with the Kingdom this month for Covid-19 Crisis Response Emergency Support Loan Phase 2, the Cambodian ministry of Economy and Finance said on November 30. ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japan-set-sign-180m-covid-19-crisis-loan-agreement-december
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
E-commerce tax earnings hit $52.2M in first 8 months
Up to 211.2 billion riel or $52.2 million of e-commerce tax revenue was collected by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) in the first eight months of 2023 amid rapid online business growth around the world, including Cambodia. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/e-commerce-tax-earnings-hit-522m-first-8-months
Angkor park sees growth in foreign ticket sales of $23M from Jan-Aug
According to Angkor Enterprise, 498,513 foreign tourists visited the park, which is an increase of 350.9 per cent from the same period in 2022, pushing up ticket revenue by 420 per cent year-on-year to $23.1 million. ...
Hin Pisei
https://phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-park-sees-growth-foreign-ticket-sales-23m-jan-aug
Kingdom’s share in crude oil sale $14.21M
Cambodia is set to receive more than $14 million in proceeds from the sale of nearly 300,000 barrels of crude oil stolen by the Bahamas-flagged tanker mT Strovolos last year following a payment dispute with the Apsara oil field’s Singaporean developer, KrisEnergy, according to a ...
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdoms-share-crude-oil-sale-1421m
Germany contributes €16M to strengthen Cambodia’s health sector
Germany contributed an additional €16 million to support the Cambodia Health Equity and Quality Improvement Programme (H-EQIP). ...
Sok Sithika
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501170734/germany-contributes-e16m-to-strengthen-cambodias-health-sector/
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/
Royal Group SEZ increases exports by $492.7m
Despite the pandemic, Royal Group Phnom Penh SEZ Plc. has reported an increase in exports of $492.7 million for the first seven months of the year, marking 26 percent year-on-year (YOY) growth. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/royal-group-sez-increases-exports-by-4927m
Cambodia received $18.4M from ADB trust funds in 2021
Cambodia received a total of $18.4 million for 23 projects as part of the Asian Development Bank’s trust fund, global fund, and special fund financing for projects and technical assistance, according to an ADB report. ...
Adur Pradeep
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501145513/cambodia-received-18-4m-from-adb-trust-funds-in-2021/
Kampot oknha arrested over $40M of losses in realty ‘fraud’
Kampot provincial police arrested Chea Saron, who holds the honorific title Oknha, and his eight accomplices for alleged fraud perpetrated on over 2,000 families, bilking them out of nearly $40 million total through “scam” real estate projects. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kampot-oknha-arrested-over-40m-losses-realty-fraud
SEA and Para Game medallists awarded $6.6m
Cambodia spent about $6.6 million to reward Cambodian medallists at the 32nd SEA Games and 12th ASEAN Para Games 2023, providing essential funds for awarded athletes to support their livelihoods and future training. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-sea-and-para-game-medallists-awarded-66m
Gold refines reach 5.3 tons in 2022, paying nearly $10M in tax
Cambodia’s four gold companies refined around 5,300 kg of gold ore, a semi-finished product that is smelted at a mine, as of 2022, paying royalties of $8 million and $1.5 million as tax income, a report from the ministry of Economy and Finance showed yesterday. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501226405/gold-refines-reach-5-3-tons-in-2022-paying-nearly-10m-in-tax/
Free vocational training for 1.5m students in 2024
Prime minister Hun Sen said on monday that up to 1.5 million young people, who could not afford higher education, will be able to receive free vocational training with an additional stipend as the government seeks to produce more labor skills. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-free-vocational-training-for-15m-students-in-2024
Furniture exports decrease by almost 29% on-year to $164M in January-April
Cambodia earned $164.111 million from the export of “furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings” in the first four months of 2023, down 28.82 per cent year-on-year from $230.544 million and down 52.01 per cent half-on-half (compared to July-October 2022) from $341.97 million, according to provisional Customs ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/furniture-exports-decrease-almost-29-year-164m-january-april
$188m road and water loans to be signed with Japan
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFA) announced that CaMbodia will have two loan agreeMents totalling $188 Million signed with Japan on road connectivity and water supply. ...
Rov Hongseng
https://kiripost.com/stories/188m-road-and-water-loans-to-be-signed-with-japan