Aid and development

The European Union (EU) has affirmed its support for Cambodia to achieve its global health coverage plan in line with the Pentagonal Strategy of the new government. ...

Cambodia’s GDP could touch $35 billion (143 trillion riel) this year, said a senior official from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. ...

The United Kingdom has pledged a further $3.8 million in funding to support mine clearance efforts in Cambodia, as part of a broader commitment to aid eight countries across Africa and Asia. ...

The Apsara National Authority (ANA) of Cambodia and the Korean Cultural Heritage Administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) titled “Cooperation for the Cultural Heritage Sector” on Monday in Seoul, South Korea. ...

Cambodia came under the spotlight in Europe recently as its project was bestowed with a prestigious honour in Rome. At the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) ’s annual Governing Council, the Tonle Sap Smallholder Development Project – Additional Financing (TSSD-AF) – co-financed by IFAD ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) held talks with a delegation from the Embassy of Japan (EoJ) aimed at exchanging views and methods to accelerate banking document procedures in receiving Japanese grant aid for development projects in the Kingdom. ...

Two days after Prime Minister Hun Manet announced a budget of $450 million to upgrade the public services across the nation, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) on Thursday officially kick-started forming working groups across 14 districts in the Capital to effectively buttress the public ...

The Cambodia Development Cooperation Board of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDCB/CDC) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held here at the CDC’s headquarters on Jan. 25 their “first bilateral meeting in 2024” to boost development cooperation and partnership between the two ...

The United Nations (UN), through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, has provided compensation for peacekeepers wounded or killed for the cause of humanity and peace around the world during missions in Lebanon and Mali. ...

Cambodia has been ranked as the fourth Southeast Asian country to receive aid from China, totalling $17.7 billion, with Indonesia topping the table. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet is scheduled to chair the Plenary Session of the Council of Ministers, which will be held on February 2, to review the implementation of the seventh mandate government’s Pentagonal Strategy. ...

Four African countries, South Sudan, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Somalia, have asked the Cambodian government, through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), for the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) to help train deminers in each country. ...

The United Nations for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) has commended Cambodia’s disaster management and its effective response to disasters. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working in close collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development on transport infrastructure, water supply and sanitation. ...

France, through its development agency AFD, will provide sovereign loans of over $230 million to support Cambodia’s economic growth and human resource development. ...

USAID Morodok Baitang and Olam Outspan (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. have reached a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the promotion of non-deforested value chains in KeoSeima district, Mondulkiri province. ...

France vowed to continue financing development projects in the Kingdom by adding a budget worth €215 million through the French Development Agency (AFD) focusing on the improvement of vocational training, energy sector and production of clean water. ...

France has confirmed to provide some 200 million Euros to Cambodia to support her vocational training, energy, and water treatment sectors. ...

USAID head Samantha Power has expressed her appreciation for Cambodia’s efforts to reduce communicable disease statistics, as well as maternal deaths and those of babies and children under five. ...

Heng Ratana, Director General of CMAC, received Ma Shengkun, Deputy Director General of the Department of Arms Control, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China and CAO Xilin Deputy Director General of Office Arms Control and International Military Cooperation of Chinese Ministry of Defense and their ...

The Embassy of Japan in Cambodia (EoJ), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) are examining possibilities of supporting various sectors including enhancing the development of the education system, technology, human resources development, navigation skills, modernisation curriculum and ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Cambodia Cashew Federation to improve Cambodian cashew value chain through the Cashew Export Development Programme. ...

Cambodia and the Federal Republic of Germany have vowed to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries’ parliaments. ...

Cambodia has unveiled ambitious plans to secure a loan of 1.7 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDR), or $2.3 billion, in 2024 for the development of key sectors. ...