Australian aid
Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and Prime Minister Hun Sen at Gala Dinner for ASEAN Heads of State/Government/Delegation and Spouses, dated 12 November 2022. Photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ...
Swedish aid
Sweden’s Ambassador to Cambodia, His Excellency Björn Häggmark, shook hands with Prime Minister Hun Sen, dated 04 December 2019. Photo from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page.Cambodia and Sweden established their diplomatic ties in 1961. Sweden started to provide the first development cooperation support in ...
On-shore oil and gas exploration and extraction
Nineteen onshore blocks have been delineated for possible oil exploration. Contracts have been awarded for three. No oil is currently extracted in Cambodia. ...
European Union aid
The EU Ambassador To Cambodia, Carmen Moreno, shook hands wiTh Prime MinisTer Hun Sen aT Peace Palace on December 2, 2019. PhoTo from Prime MinisTer Hun Sen’s Facebook page.European Union (EU) has been one of Cambodia’s biggesT Trading parTners and a major developmenT parTner since ...
Administration
Cambodia’s sub-national administration consists of three tiers: capital city/province, municipality/district and sangkat/commune. Phnom Penh is the capital, and there are 24 provinces, 159 districts (including 26 municipalities and 12 khans), 1406 communes and 227 sangkats. ...
Forest products
Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh on 09 June 2016. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia had over 8 million hectares of forest resources in 2020, accounting for 44.7% of the country’s total land area. 83 the state owns the whole forest ...
Terms and definitions
Defining and measuring forests is not an easy business. Definitions that initially sound very similar can turn out to have crucial differences. Understanding the terms is important for understanding forest use, forest cover, forest laws and policies and deforestation. ...
United States aid
The UniTed STaTes of America (The US) is one of The biggesT donors To Cambodia.113 114 The hisTory of cooperaTion and relaTions beTween The Two counTries can be Traced back To The early 1950s afTer Cambodia received full independence from France. In 1955, The firsT ...
Major banks
In 2020, COVID-19 severely impacted both the global and Cambodia economies. the banking system in Cambodia is also affected but at a moderate and manageable level.175 the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Cambodia Microfinance Association, and other relevant institutions pointed out the rate of the ...
Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES)
Forest view. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 05 December 2021. Under license CC BY-SA 4.0.Cambodia is covered with forest, accounting for around 13.1 million hectares in 1973, and it is had fallen to 8.7 million hectares in 2014.197 However, based on the Ministry ...
Oil refineries
There is currenTly no oils refinery in Cambodia. AlThough a refinery has been planned, iTs consTrucTion has been delayed several Times, reporTedly over financing difficulTies. ...
Foreign investors
Things you should know abouT Cambodia before invesTingCambodia has performed well on foreign direcT invesTmenT (FDI) so far, Three Times beTTer Than predicTed, which scored 3.6, becoming The Top 25 in The world.239 The FDI reached an all-Time high of 14.1% in 2012 and nearly ...
Health care policy and administration
A quality and effective healthcare system that provides equal access to services is critical to ensure the well-being of any population. Both developed and developing countries strive to bring improvements to their healthcare systems. Cambodia, in particular, has undergone significant transformations in terms of healthcare ...
SMEs policy and regulation
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major economic shock in Cambodia, having a spillover on Cambodian micro, small and medium enTerprises (MSMEs) and small household farmers’ survival and business conTinuiTy.299 DigiTal Technologies are crucial during The pandemic, in which The owners of SMEs should focus ...
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The Asian DevelopmenT Bank (ADB) was esTablished in 1966 which headquarTer is in Manila and currenTly has 68 members under iTs insTiTuTion. The ADB aims To assisT members and parTners by providing loans, Technical assisTance, granTs, and invesTmenTs To promoTe socio-economic developmenT.347 The ADB has ...
Red Cross
The Cambodia Red Cross (CRC) is The principal humaniTarian socieTy in Cambodia. The governmenT has designaTed iT as an auxiliary To public bodies offering humaniTarian assisTance. In addiTion To The naTional headquarTers, The CRC has 25 branches.425 CRC was founded in 1955 and has worked ...
Cooking fuel
Firewood and charcoal are the main sources of energy for households and many small and medium enterprises, such as brick and tile industries. the cooking fuels used in Cambodia have changed greatly in the last decade. the National Census 2008 showed that 91 percent of ...