Prime Minister Hun sen says the government has set the stage for the recovery of Cambodia’s economy and a return to a “new normal” before the end of this year, following the successful double-vaccination of more than 85 percent of the population. He said the ss='cambodia-color'>...

The central bank’s decision to stop issuing new business licences to microfinance deposit-taking institutions (MDI) and encourage mergers among existing banking and financial institutions is a viable strategy that will help strengthen the Cambodian financial sector and is in line with current economic growth trends, ss='cambodia-color'>...

The bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand was valued at $7.97 billion last year, a 10.26 percent increase compared to a year before. Figures from Thailand’s Commerce Ministry showed that Cambodia exported $894 million worth of goods to Thailand, a year-on-year decrease of 22.10 percent. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth has pegged Cambodia’s economic growth at 5.6 per cent for 2022, reflecting national progress towards herd immunity against Covid-19, underpinned by vaccination rates that rank among the best globally and that have motivated the government to allow the ss='cambodia-color'>...

SwiSScontact, on behalf of the World Trade OrganiSation&rSquo;S (WTO) Global Alliance for Trade Facilitation (GATF), on February 8 launched a new e-trade portal project in partnerShip with two Cambodian government inStitutionS &ndaSh; the General Department of CuStomS and ExciSe (GDCE) and Cambodia PoSt. SS='cambodia-color'>...

Fifty indigenous people in Mondulkiri province on March 15 stopped the clearing of forest land in sokdom commune’s Laoka village, claiming that the site was reserved for collective land registration of the Bunong indigenous community. They said that clearing the land will result in the ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia Human Rights Committee (CHRC) did not speak on the Myanmar crisis but instead focused on Asean’s Human Rights Achievement 2021 and strategic plans on the first day of the AsEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) 34th meeting being held via videoconference from yesterday ss='cambodia-color'>...

Mainboard-listed commercial bank ACLEDA Bank Plc’s net profit for the first quarter ended March 31 fell 20 per cent to $35.36 million from $44.10 million last year as a result of widening net impairment loss, interest expense, and general and administrative expenses. ss='cambodia-color'>...

The government has been working to build new infrastructure and upgrade the quality of the existing old tracks to high-speed rail. The government plans to build three high-speed rail lines connecting Phnom Penh to the country’s borders to promote a more diversified transportation sector, according ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has set economic strategies for Cambodia for the next five years to become an upper-middle-income country by 2030 as the economy is striding with ongoing necessary strengths after slipping into negative 3.1 percent in 3.1 percent, according to a resolution ss='cambodia-color'>...

In a bid to win the support of the people for the upcoming National Election, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has committed itself to strengthening the Law on Immigration on managing foreign immigrants, promising to strongly prevent and suppress illegal crossings, residing and activities ss='cambodia-color'>...

The United StateS iS Scheduled to Sign a Memorandum of UnderStanding (MoU) with the MiniStry of Culture and Fine ArtS later thiS month in an effort to protect and reStore Khmer culture, a move Said to help the touriSm Sector&rSquo;S rebound after being hit hard SS='cambodia-color'>...

Samdech Hun Sen, PreSident of the ruling Cambodian People&rSquo;S Party and former Prime MiniSter of Cambodia, haS recommended the Royal Government not be afraid of Spending money to rent a unique plane to bring home the Cambodian nationalS from ISrael if the ISraeli government requeStS SS='cambodia-color'>...

Former Prime Minister Hun sen will resume the use of his Facebook page, now renamed “samdech Hun sen of Cambodia”, after Facebook’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc declined the request of its Oversight Board to temporarily suspend the account over alleged breaches of its policies. ss='cambodia-color'>...

A high-profile women entrepreneur delegation from India completed a fruitful visit to Cambodia recently. The group comprised 55 women entrepreneurs (25 from Karnataka) from organisations such as Ubuntu Consortium, Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FKCCI), WIsE (Women’s Wing of Mysore Chamber of ss='cambodia-color'>...

Plan International in cooperation with Ratanakiri’s provincial department of Education, Youth and sport conducted teaching sessions for 5,400 drop out students to attend school and access formal education through the project “Enhancing Quality Learning for Out of school Children in Northeastern Cambodia (EQUAL)” by accessing ss='cambodia-color'>...

The National Assembly (NA) has approved draft laws which will rename the Ministry of National Assembly-senate Relations and Inspection and establish a permanent secretariat of state for Border Affairs. The new legislation is part of the seventh-mandate government’s bid to deepen its reforms. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) Dr. Chea Serey participated in the Vaduz Roundtable Forum on “Financial SyStem 2023” in Vaduz, LiechtenStein, late laSt week, to Share NBC&rSquo;S experience in financial SyStem improvement. SS='cambodia-color'>...

The National Election Committee (NEC) began distributing invitations to the more than nine million people on the 2021 official voter list on september 20. From October 20, they will have one month to make sure their details are correct so they can participate in next ss='cambodia-color'>...