Aid and development

Khmer Enterprise (KE) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have formed a strategic partnership to give a boost to the operational development of the Kingdom’s e-commerce sector and small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), according to a May 11 joint press release. ...

Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has granted €300,000 to the Kingdom of Cambodia to draw up a model of energy-transition scenarios to 2050, the French development agency revealed in a statement published on April 1. ...

Another 400,000 doses of the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine donated by China touched down at the Phnom Penh International Airport at 9:30pm on April 28, marking the third such donation the Kingdom has received from the Chinese government.   ...

Cambodia’s economy is forecast to grow 4.0 per cent this year and 5.5 per cent in 2022, as economic recoveries in major trading partners boosts demand for the Kingdom’s exports, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on April 28. ...

THE International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook prediction that the globe will recover at vastly uneven levels has been brought into sharp focus in light of recent lockdowns in Cambodia. ...

The South Korean government has provided further assistance worth $350,000 to help the Cambodian Ministry of Health in the ongoing fight against Covid-19. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries expects to receive €80 million ($95 million) in loans this year from the French government and Asian Development Bank (ADB) to develop two projects that support Cambodian agricultural value chains. ...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director Kristalina Georgieva on April 7 said the Cambodian economy is expected to grow 4.2 percent this year, following a 3.5 percent contraction in 2020, but cautioned that local governments around the world should proceed with prudential policies and proactive ...

Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) and Norwegian People Aid (NPA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Friday, granting $1.6 million for cluster munition clearance and surveys. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has expressed his high appreciation to the government and people of Vietnam which has donated $200,000 to support Cambodia’s fight against COVID-19. ...

The Japanese government has donated nearly $1 million to Cambodia through UNICEF to support the Cambodian government in its COVID-19 vaccination efforts. ...

The United States, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), will provide $875,000 in additional humanitarian assistance to strengthen preparedness and response capacities for natural hazards and shocks in Cambodia. ...

A grant of $7 million has been provided by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport for promoting Information and Communications Technology (ICT) use in lower secondary education and enhancing the skills of teachers. ...

China is donating an additional 300,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine to the Cambodian military, Minister of Defence General Tea Banh said yesterday. ...

The Government of Japan has provided more than $3 million to UNICEF Cambodia to launch a new project aimed at ending violence against children in the Kingdom. ...

The Thai government has contributed $100,000 in assistance to Cambodia to help improve the well-being of Cambodian migrant workers in different quarantine centres along the border. ...

The Japanese Government has agreed to provide $483,204 in total to supports some projects in five provinces, under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (KUSANONE Grant). ...

The United Nations Development Programme yesterday announced that it has donated ambulances and other medical equipment to help the Kingdom combat COVID-19, which so far has seen 121 million people infected worldwide and 2.67 million deaths. ...

ACLEDA Bank Plc has proposed a five-year, $200 million blended finance investment from the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), disclosure documents reveal. ...

Cambodia is set to receive some 1.5 million doses of China’s Sinovac vaccine in the near future in addition to Sinopharm and AstraZeneca.   ...

The government of Japan has agreed to provide $852,189 in humanitarian funding to Cambodia to promote community health, sanitation and hygiene as well as to raise awareness of environmental concerns.  ...

Japan will provide 4.5 billion yen (about 1.3 billion baht) grant aid through an international organisation to 25 countries in Asia and the Pacific Islands region to help them build a cold-chain distribution network for Covid-19 vaccines, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. ...

The government of Japan has agreed to provide a total of $116,174 in assistance to Cambodia for the development of an eight-lane running track at the National Institute of Physical Education and Sport (NIPES) and for the construction of hand washing stations for six schools ...

The Japanese government has provided more than $1.76 million to Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) to implement a demining project in Banteay Meanchey province and a cluster munitions clearance effort in Stung Treng province. ...