Economic policy and administration

Cambodia highlighted its Development Cooperation and Partnership Strategy (DCPS 2024-2028) during a 2024 high level political forum on sustainable development under the theme “reinforcing the 2030 agenda and eradicating poverty in times of multiple crisis”. ...

Tomorrow (June 27), Cambodia will celebrate its first national day of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME Day 2024), a sector that stands at a critical juncture of opportunities and challenges. ...

Under newly implemented regulations, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has offered various tax incentives for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) currently operating in the informal economy to properly register their businesses with the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the General Department of Taxation ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia will continue to strengthen and pay high attention to economic diplomacy, affirmed Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...

The Cambodian government has formed a committee tasked to solve problems faced by the private sector and promote investment and business environment in the country. ...

Minister of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation Hem Vanndy said the government is committed to promoting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) access to finance and motivating informal SMEs to register into the formal economy. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) spent about $3.85 billion by the end of last year to boost the development of northeast part of the country aimed at connecting economic flow with the triangle development area between the three neighbouring countries – Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam – through ...

The Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI) registered a new growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by 1.43 percent to 44,628 last year, an official report showed. ...

The total capital of businesses enrolled through the Online Business Registration System (OBRS) via IT Platform phase I – commonly known as Single Portal – had reached almost $10 billion as of January 22, with the number of listed companies increasing to over 32,000, official ...

The launch of the National Strategy for Informal Economic Development 2023-2028 will achieve three goals at the same time, i.e. alleviating poverty and social inequality, strengthening social and economic resilience, and boosting economic growth. ...

Some 29,311 companies with a total capital of $8.6 billion have successfully registered their businesses through the Online Business Registration System (OBRS) via IT Platform phase 1, compared to $5.8 billion capital and 20,693 firms on January 2, 2023. ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) announced on September 19 that it will continue holding two auctions of US dollars (each worth 10 million USD) on September 20 and 22, to ensure exchange rate stability, maintain the purchasing power of the Cambodian riel, and support ...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will help Cambodia to achieve its goal of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2030, said Sok Siphana, Senior Minister in Charge of International and Multilateral Trade and Economic Relations. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has prioritised industrial sector development for further economic growth and workers’ benefits. ...

The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) issued an announcement to alert businesspeople that the sub-decree on requirements and procedures for business merging that the government approved on March 6, 2023, with the signature affixed by Prime Minister Hun Sen will enter into force on September 6, ...

The World Bank (WB) has released a set of recommendations for Cambodia’s sustainable blue economy development along with an analysis that focuses on three fundamental areas sectors related to marine policy, marine spatial planning and coastal livelihoods including blue growth sectors, said a report released ...

Oxfam and Young Entrepreneurs Association of Cambodia (YEAC) co-organised on Thursday a “Sustainable Business Forum” under the theme “Together for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Growth in Cambodia” to promote responsible, inclusive and sustainable business practices in Cambodia. ...

‘Hunsenism’ focuses on two core points which are connected to each other, said Prime Minister Hun Sen at a get-together with almost 20,000 workers and employees in Chbar Mon city, Kampong Speu province yesterday. ...

Cambodia has launched the third phase of online business registration by including an additional 12 relevant ministries and institutions to facilitate business procedures in Cambodia. ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance on February 15 published a document establishing a series of internal goals, objectives, approaches and actions with a vision to 2030, to better align with the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (RGC) policies and strategies. ...

A total of 20,574 companies, with cumulative “registered share capital” of $5.77 billion, were successfully registered on the Online Business Registration Platform – also known as the “Single Portal” – as of December 26 at 2pm, the Online Business Registration Service (“OBRS”) reported. ...

Cambodia has received the full support of members to lead the 20th session of a Working Group on the legal development of the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) for 5 days from November 7- 11. ...

Phnom Penh recently announced the implementation of the National Policy Framework for Cambodia’s Economic Productivity 2022-35 to raise the potential of investment and trade and improve national economic productivity, according to Aun Pornmoniroth, minister of economy and finance and chairman of the National Committee for ...

China Matrix Technology Group-Horche Intelligent Automobile plans to set up a unit to assemble electric vehicles in Koh Kong province, as per a virtual meeting on October 22. ...