Small and medium enterprises SME

Cambodia Minister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng has called on more initiatives to improve working conditions for workers in small and medium enterprises and informal economy in ASEAN and ASEAN partner countries. ...

Khmer Enterprise must continue implementing co-investment frameworks and priority sectors for investment to grow the country’s SME sector in the wake of the pandemic, according to the Entrepreneurship Development Fund. ...

The Entrepreneurship Development Fund (EDF) held a workshop last Thursday to discuss “preliminary findings and to gather input on challenges and policy for startups and SMEs investment aspects” in Cambodia. ...

Digitising payments could bring substantial cost savings for micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME), not only by simplifying cash management processes but also reducing potential opportunities for misappropriation or corruption, according to the central bank chief. ...

ACLEDA Bank, one of Cambodia’s largest banks, today revealed it has been crowned the “Best Bank Partner for SMEs in EAP Award” by Washington DC-based International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is a member of the World Bank Group. ...

Cambodia is hosting the Global SME Finance Forum, where more than 400 delegates from 60 countries gathered to learn and share ways to create an enabling environment to support SMEs and financial inclusion as Cambodian finance specialists say access to financing remains a major challenge ...

Khmer Enterprise, a unit under the Ministry of Economy and Finance, has recently launched the second cohort of its Export Market Development Grant (EMDG) programme to provide further benefit to the small and medium sized enterprises. ...

The European Chamber of Commerce and Cambodia Women Entrepreneurs Association (CWEA) have united to promote a sustainable ecosystem for entrepreneurs and SMEs while also boosting Cambodia’s exposure as a foreign investment destination. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia Plc (CGCC) are encouraging banks and microfinance institutions (MFI) to use credit guarantee mechanisms to boost financial inclusion and help expand small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) by issuing loans to businesses that ...

The Director General of the National Bank of Cambodia, Chea Serey, said on Thursday that Cambodian SMEs face a number of challenges that range from a lack of human resources and market capitalization, to access to credit. ...

Global leaders in the finance sector are slated to gather in the Cambodian capital in September when Phnom Penh hosts the SME Finance Forum. ...

The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) on July 8 advised owners of local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) to understand and follow the legal procedures for export to streamline the process and reduce compliance issues. ...

The SME Bank of Cambodia has said 1,834 small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) benefitted from loans under the phase II financing scheme as of May 31 this year, which involved $221 million – about 92 percent of the total funding budget of $240 million. ...

The Micro, Small and Medium Entreprises (MSME) sector in Cambodia faces a funding shortage to the tune of $3.7 billion, said Tommy Boukhris, Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Cambodia Advisor and Senior Consultant & Portfolio Manager, EMC. ...

Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhon, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received a Malaysian business delegation, comprising 50 SME sectoral players to visit and participate in a business forum in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia on Thursday launched the country’s first business-to-business-to-customer (B2B2C) e-commerce platform, aiming to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) sell their products to potential clients, said Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak. ...

Cambodia aims to boost financial inclusion for women entrepreneurs through Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia Plc (CGCC) and support for women-led micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) as part of broader efforts to bridge financing gaps for businesswomen and underpin Covid-19 economic recovery plans.   ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will boost Cambodia’s export by 9.4 percent to 18 percent yearly, contributing to up to 3 percent annual economic growth. ...

Cambodian government’s special emergency loan scheme worth $100mn to aid SMEs and the agriculture sector in an aim to resuscitate the economy ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance on February 14 allocated $100 million to two state-owned banks to provide additional support to small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME), and the agriculture and agro-industry sectors.   ...

The government has allocated $100 million to support small and medium enterprises, agriculture and agro-industry sector enabling them to make their business recover from the pandemic-stricken period. ...

Swisscontact, on behalf of the World Trade Organisation’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 – the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) and Cambodia Post. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance will announce the announcement of additional funding of $100 million for the Cambodian Small and Medium Enterprise Bank and the Agricultural Rural Development Bank  to provide additional support to SMEs, agriculture and agriculture. Industry according to the press release ...

The Ministry of Commerce has called local small and medium enterprises to join an online marketplace where they can display their products for sales, citing that the online marketplace will soon be launched. ...