Tourists and locals visiting Kampot can now find organic vegetables, fruit, seafood and a range of other local products after a new market opened in the city last week.The new facility, known as Common Market and created in collaboration with the alliance of the Marine <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/common-market-opens-in-kampot-city/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodian officials pleaded last week with representatives of the Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU) to include more Cambodian products into the bloc’s joint tariff scheme during a high level diplomatic meeting in Moscow. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-and-eaeu-fortify-ties-consider-fta/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Financial institutions that are members of the Cambodia Microfinance association (CMa) restructured some $1.397 billion in loans for 289,422 borrowers as of February 28 since the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on March 27 issued a circular on loan restructuring during Covid-19, according to CMa. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cma-members-restructure-1-4b-in-loans/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia Startup advisers (CSa) is set to launch its Cambodia Startup Handbook as a tool for the Kingdom’s entrepreneurs, its press release said on Friday. Scheduled to be launched on Tuesday, the book is co-authored by Sreypeou Chaing, Junro Binang, Pheng Thea and David Haskel <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-startup-advisers-set-to-launch-non-technical-practical-guide-for-start-ups/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A drAft trAde union lAw thAt the government hAs pledged to introduce by the end of the yeAr includes provisions thAt will Allow for unions to be suspended if their Activities Are deemed illegAl, the heAd of CAmbodiA’s lArgest employers AssociAtion sAid WednesdAy. VAn Sou Ieng, <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/governments-trAde-union-lAw-mAy-limit-freedom-of-AssociAtion/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

As VietnAm And the EuropeAn Union reAch the finAl stAges of negotiAting A bilAterAl trAde Agreement, giving CAmbodiA’s neighbour zero-duty exports to the economic bloc, locAl rice millers And exporters hAve expressed concerns thAt the deAl could hurt the Kingdom’s rice exports. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/rice-sector-wAry-of-eu-vietnAm-deAl/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s rice exports in 2012 may fall significantly compared to last year, due to high fuel prices, soaring logistics costs and high prices. according to local sources, Cambodian rice shipments to Europe this month are at a $200 markup per container over those from Thailand and <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-rice-exports-fall-short-of-government-hopes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered authorities to arrest any politicians pledging to clear the debts of voters with micro-finance institutions (MFIs) and banks if their party wins the elections. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/pm-orders-arrest-of-lying-politicians/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

At leAst 104 workers At two CAmbodiAn fActories fAinted on ThursdAy morning due to exposures to chemicAl substAnces, the country’s union And fActory officiAls sAid. Soeun KeA, heAd of the Free TrAde Union At the ShimAno fActory in KAmpong Speu Province, sAid thAt At leAst <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/mAss-fAintings-occur-At-two-gArment-fActories-in-cAmbodiA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia and China have decided to set up an investment and economic cooperation working group to promote the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as well as strengthen investment and prop up bilateral economic and trade ties. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/working-group-on-investment-economy-set-up-with-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday morning reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment for its mine-free goal by 2025. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-committed-to-achieve-mine-free-status-by-2025/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

ASEAN SecretAry-GenerAl KAo Kim Hourn expressed optimism with the implementAtion of the RegionAl Comprehensive Economic PArtnership (RCEP) Agreement in A trAnspArent mAnner, As businesses in the region hAve wider opportunities to trAde And invest now. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/AseAn-sec-gen-ApplAuds-implementAtion-of-rcep/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

The human rights wing of the International Bar association has found Cambodia’s judiciary is riddled with problems that corrode citizens’ rights to a fair trial, including widespread graft.   <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/group-finds-judiciary-wracked-with-corruption/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Heng Sour, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Fukuhara Koji, President of the Japanese Business association of Cambodia (JBaC), on July 9 to promote internship cooperation in order to support technical and vocational skills training. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-of-labour-and-jbac-sign-a-memorandum-of-understanding-on-internships/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Mong Reththy Group (MRG), Cambodia’s largest exporter of palm oil, hopes to expand its exports to European markets this year. Mong Reththy, president of the firm, said the quota-free and duty-free trade frameworks provided by European governments factored heavily into the decision. “about 50 per cent of <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/local-palm-oil-exporter-targets-eu/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Vietnam, the world’s third largest rice exporter after India and Thailand, has raised by 3% the export price floor for the 25% broken rice to $350 a ton as it prepares for a tender in the Philippines, traders said. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/vietnam-export-prices-rise-for-rice-sought-by-phl/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The export of agricultural products, especially fresh fruits, has become an important part of the improving of the living standards of farmers and promote national economic growth. Cambodia has seen an increase in fruit exports to China under the Cambodia-China Free Trade agreement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/growth-of-fruit-exports-to-china-highlights-effectiveness-of-cambodia-china-fta/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

During a visit to Phnom Penh this week, Greg So, Hong Kong’s Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, reiterated Hong Kong’s desire to be inducted into the aSEaN-China Free Trade agreement and highlighted Cambodia as a potential beneficiary for foreign direct investment from Hong Kong. In So’s view, economic <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/hong-kong-seeking-trade-ties/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Teachers in Preah Vihear province and the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ association (Cita) have denounced a letter issued on Tuesday by the provincial education department banning teachers from tutoring on Sundays and public holidays. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/preah-vihears-teachers-barred-from-tutoring/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Boao Forum for asia-Phnom Penh Conference brought together this week Chinese and Cambodian leading business ​people and politicians to discuss economic ties between the countries and promote inter-regional economic cooperation. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/boao-forum-to-further-bolster-cambodia-china-relations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>