Aid and development

That is the picture sketched by the World Bank, which forecast Tuesday that the world economy will expand just 2.4% this year. That would be down from 2.6% growth in 2023, 3% in 2022 and a galloping 6.2% in 2021, which reflected the robust recovery ...

Cambodia has applauded the Government of China for its active contribution to humanitarian mine action in the Kingdom, enabling safe land for farmers and reducing mine and ERW risks. ...

Tetra Tech has secured a contract from the U.S. Agency for International Development to support conservation efforts in Cambodia. ...

From 19-21 December 2023, the Forestry Administration of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Environment (MoE), the UN-REDD Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) jointly organized the Projects Completion Workshop on the ‘UN-REDD initiative on ...

Cambodia has proven itself as a potential investment destination with positive growth trends, development, and reform, according to a recent report by the Royal Government of Cambodia. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has said that Japanese government is examining the possibility of helping the government to build a bridge across the Mekong River, connecting Phnom Penh City and Kandal province. ...

The Cambodian Minister of Environment, Dr. Eang Sophalleth, recently held a bilateral meeting with representatives of Singaporean companies, where he presented the opening of a new chapter in carbon trade in Cambodia, specifically under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. ...

Over 400 staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (NIS-MOP) have been deployed on one of the most comprehensive data collection initiatives to date – the Cambodia Agriculture Survey 2023 (CAS 2023).  ...

The Asia Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has successfully built a 20-hectare controlled landfill in Battambang province, aiming to serve 126,000 people in the community with the capacity to remove 100 tonnes of trash daily for ...

The People’s Council of south-central Khanh Hoa province has adopted a resolution giving in-principle approval to an investment project worth 15 billion VND (nearly $618,000) to construct an office building for the Stung Treng provincial Military Sub-region’s headquarters of Cambodia. ...

The Asia Development Bank (ADB) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has successfully built a 20-hectare controlled landfill in Battambang province, aiming to serve 126,000 people in the community with the capacity to remove 100 tonnes of trash daily for ...

The European Union (EU) has announced plans to pump almost $7 million to support Cambodia in reforming its fisheries sector. ...

To aid in the reform of Cambodia’s fisheries sector, approximately $7 million in funding has been allocated by the EU for the effort. ...

The European Union (EU) has pledged to provide EUR 6.375 million (around $7 million) grants to Cambodia to support reforms of its fisheries sector. ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is teaming up with Cambodia’s Fisheries Administration (FiA) to strengthen the country’s efforts against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. ...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday said it has approved a $50-million policy-based loan to support Cambodia in improving its public financial management (PFM) systems. ...

China Foundation for Rural Development (CFRD) on Friday donated 2,024 bicycles to Cambodian primary schools so that they can distribute them to underprivileged students. ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has partnered with the European Union (EU) to implement a capacity building program aimed at enhancing the management of fisheries in Cambodia. ...

Cambodia’s economic growth is projected to reach 5.4 percent in 2023, marginally down from the 5.5 percent forecast in May, the World Bank said on Wednesday. ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announces the award of its new, five-year Enhancing Quality of Healthcare Activity II (EQHA II) to continue supporting efforts to improve the quality of public and private health services for all Cambodians. ...

According to a statement from the World Bank on November 22, to assist Cambodia in its efforts to strengthen water and sanitation services, the project will reach more than 175,000 people in the target provinces of Battambang, Pursat, Mondulkiri and Kandal. ...

Seasonal flooding is the most common and frequent disaster in Cambodia. Major flooding events occur every five years and can be particularly devastating. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Wing Bank (Cambodia) Plc have inked a deal that will offer accessible, low interest rate loans to support the government’s Agriculture Priority policies through the innovative Wingagri supply chain platform built specifically to support the sector. ...

Cambodia and the UN have jointly signed the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Cambodia 2024-2028, which provides guidance to the UN system at the country level. ...