Thai-Cambodian central banks sign MoU
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) on August 25 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Exchange of Banking Supervision Information with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), the regulator of financial institutions in Cambodia. The MoU provides a formal basis for banking supervisory cooperation between the ...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Thai-Cambodian-central-banks-sign-MoU-30189102.html
The official launch of the national system of distance technical and vocational education and training online
On November 23, 2021, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training issued a notification on the official launch of the national system of distance technical and vocational education and training online.The national education system is available on computers, tablets, and smartphones, with the support from ...
Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training
Ministry warns six provinces of low temperatures
The Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry yesterday issued a statement warning that temperatures in six provinces could dip to as low as 17 degrees Celsius starting today. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50564387/ministry-warns-six-provinces-of-low-temperatures/
National testing could widen
Cambodia may soon have new standardised exams to hold its students, teachers and education system accountable. “Everyone agrees that the improved enrolment rates in primary school is an accomplishment; at the same time, everyone also calls for quality-control improvement [which] means better testing,” said Jan ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/national-testing-could-widen
DefTech targets Cambodia, Myanmar jobs
Malaysia’s leading armoured vehicle maker DRB-Hicom Defence Technologies Sdn Bhd (DefTech) is setting its sights on Cambodia and Myanmar, said chief executive officer Amril Samsudin. ...
The Star News Staff
http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2014/04/21/DefTech-targets-Cambodia-Myanmar-jobs/
Think Tank Says Cambodia Isn't Managing Its Resources
With the potential for vast state revenues from oil extraction and mining in coming years, Cambodia is currently failing to manage its nascent extractive industries according to a think tank. New York-based Revenue Watch Institute yesterday launched its 2013 Resource Governance Index, which included Cambodia for ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/think-tank-says-cambodia-isnt-managing-its-resources-24530/
China's ICBC offers RMB transfers
A new banking settlements system called CHANCES, dealing exclusively in the Chinese currency renminbi (RMB), aims to make trade between China and the ASEAN countries easier and less expensive. Owned and operated by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the CHANCES system stands for ...
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
Industry leaders voice concern over sky-high cost of electricity
Private sector industry leaders speaking at an investment conference yesterday in the capital railed on the high cost of electrical power, which they said was sapping their competitiveness, while state officials offered assurances that state-backed power generation schemes would soon bring prices down. ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/industry-leaders-voice-concern-over-sky-high-cost-electricity
Acleda readies to open Myanmar’s first micro-finance firm
Cambodia’s largest bank is ready to launch its first micro-finance institution (MFI) in Myanmar, but one final barrier remains: an operating licence from Myanmar’s government. Acleda Bank’s chief executive, In Channy, expects the licence to be granted by the end of this month. Once that is done, ...
Rail line discussed for north Cambodia
A Chinese railway company may conduct a feasibility study on a 700-kilometre rail line in northern Cambodia, officials and local media reported yesterday. officials from Nanning Survey and Design Institute Co Ltd, a subsidiary of China Railway Siyuan Group, discussed the study with the Ministry of ...
Registered business numbers increased
The number of businesses registered with the Ministry of Commerce climbed by more than 10 per cent year on year during the first half of 2012, ministry data showed. officials credited the government’s piecemeal efforts to institute a transparent investment policy and gross domestic product growth, ...
Commerce minister vows ‘meaningful’ reforms to US investors
Cambodian Commerce Minister Sun Chanthol concluded a trade mission in the United States this week, emphasizing his government’s willingness to make “deep” reforms to improve its investment climate. Cambodia meanwhile needs more foreign investment to create jobs for the 300,000 young Cambodians who enter the ...
Sophat Soeung
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/commerce-minister-vows-meaningful-reforms-to-us-investors/1944607.html
Wage talks remain in deadlock
The third day of negotiations between members of a working group trying to reach a consensus on the minimum monthly garment wage remained stagnant yesterday, as manufacturers refused to budge from their $110 offer. ...
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/wage-talks-remain-deadlock
YEAC signs MoU to strengthen Cambodia’s SMEs
The Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia has signed an MoU with four major institutions to further develop the nation’s small and medium enterprises ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/yeac-signs-mou-to-strengthen-cambodias-smes
Announcement on the postponement of the High School Diploma Examination dated 21 December 2020 to mid-January 2021
On 07 December 2020, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport issued an announcement on the postponement of the High School Diploma Examination dated 21 December 2020 to mid-January 2021. The decision was made due to the uncertain situation of the impact of the 28 ...
Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sport
Confidence at central bank
As volatility strikes Asian markets in anticipation of the US Federal Reserve winding down quantitative easing – the practice of injecting money into the economy – the National Bank of Cambodia says the Kingdom will remain largely insulated thanks to an investment market still in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062566455/Business/confidence-at-central-bank.html
Job fair attracts a big crowd
Officials confirmed there were more than 20,000 participants at the job fair on Saturday organised by the National Employment Agency Of the Ministry Of Labour and Vocational Training, which was held in an effort to educate job seekers about current opportunities. Sokkhon David, acting director Of information ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110559560/Business/job-fair-attracts-a-big-crowd.html
Putting parking reform in gear
With civil society, the opposition and even the ruling party talking more and more about the subject of electoral and judicial reforms in the wake of July’s contested national elections, some groups yesterday gathered to call for reforms in a more modest sector – parking ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/putting-parking-reform-gear
China to construct a Technical University of Science in Cambodia
China is considering the construction of a technical university of science in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501296760/china-to-construct-a-technical-university-of-science-in-cambodia/