Khmer Times

Customs revenue collection up to $2.59 billion in 2024

The General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia saw a growth in customs income last year, up 13.8 percent to $2,590 million.​​ ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637827/customs-revenue-collection-up-to-2-59-billion-in-2024/

Self-employed workers must adhere to NSSF norms to accrue benefits

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has asked self-employed workers including domestic workers, who are part of the informal sector, to stick to the sub-decree issued in December to accrue the NSSF benefits.   ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637319/self-employed-workers-must-adhere-to-nssf-norms-to-accrue-benefits/#google_vignette

Local products soon to be on PTT gas stations’ shelves

The Ministry of Commerce and PTT (Cambodia) are collaborating to promote Cambodian products through displaying for sale at PTT gas stations’ Café Amazon branches and convenience stores across 19 capital/provinces.   ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501636599/local-products-soon-to-be-on-ptt-gas-stations-shelves/

Cambodia’s economy to grow by 6.3 pct this year: official

Cambodia’s economy is projected to grow by 6.3 percent in 2025, which will raise the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to $51.39 billion, a senior official stated on Monday. ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637454/cambodias-economy-to-grow-by-6-3-pct-this-year-official/

Cambodia, Russia reaffirm commitment to boost ties

Cambodia and Russia reaffirmed their longstanding friendship and commitment to deeper cooperation, highlighting decades of diplomatic ties, Russia’s support for Cambodia’s post-war recovery, and future collaboration in education, parliamentary exchanges and tourism. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637416/cambodia-russia-reaffirm-commitment-to-boost-ties/

Govt outlines path towards achieving Cambodia’s Vision 2050

The government has outlined its path towards achieving Cambodia’s Vision 2050, highlighting policies and accomplishments since the beginning of the 7th Mandate led by Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...

Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637446/govt-outlines-path-towards-achieving-cambodias-vision-2050/

Cambodia’s trade volume soars to over $5 billion in Jan

Cambodia exported about $2.3 billion and imported $2.7 billion, bringing the overall trade volume to $5.05 billion in the first month of 2025, reported the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) yesterday. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501637338/cambodias-trade-volume-soars-to-over-5-billion-in-jan/

Cambodia’s foreign assets reach $22.5 billion, NBC chief says

Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), Saturday said that the Kingdom’s foreign exchange reserves reached $22.5 billion last year, marking a rise of 12.6 percent compared to the year-on-year period in 2023. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501636607/cambodias-foreign-assets-reach-22-5-billion-nbc-chief-says/

CDC to simplify business registration to lure investment

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) is in the process of improving the ease of doing business in Cambodia aimed at attracting foreign investment as companies are likely to switch locations amid trade war pressure, said Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501635801/cdc-to-simplify-business-registration-to-lure-investment/

Govt financing boosts rice production to 13 million tonnes

The Royal Government’s financing to stabilize agricultural prices and support farmers’ livelihoods has been highly effective, increasing rice production from 9 million tonnes in 2016 to over 13 million tonnes in 2024, according to Kao Thach, the Royal Government Delegate in Charge and CEO of ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501635205/govt-financing-boosts-rice-production-to-13-million-tonnes/

Ministry of Post warns about AI-driven online scam

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications has raised an alert about the rampant use of artificial intelligence (AI) in online scams, highlighting the growing global concern surrounding cyber fraud. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501634560/ministry-of-post-warns-about-ai-driven-online-scam/

Agricultural products see remarkable surge in exports

Cambodia saw a significant surge in the export of potential agricultural products in 2024, an official report from the Ministry of Commerce showed. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501633884/agricultural-products-see-remarkable-surge-in-exports/

Cambodia opens to all investors wishing to invest in agricultural sector to promote sector, says Minister of Agriculture

Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and leaders received a courtesy call from Professor Wendy Umberger, Executive Director of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), at the Ministry on February 3, 2025. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501633720/cambodia-opens-to-all-investors-wishing-to-invest-in-agricultural-sector-to-promote-sector-says-minister-of-agriculture/#google_vignette

PM meets cashew farmers, lauds farming communities

Prime Minister Hun Manet Friday visited a modern cashew nut farming community in Kampong Thom province and got first-hand information on cashew cultivation. He praised the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) for transforming family farming into a robust agricultural economic enterprise. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501633328/pm-meets-cashew-farmers-lauds-farming-communities/

CIS enables farmers to cultivate rice 3 times a year

Two days after visiting Takeo and Kampong Thom provinces that faced water shortages during the dry season, Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday stated that the Completed Irrigation System (CIS), a project under the ‘Cambodia Agricultural Value Chain Program – Phase 2’ (CAVAC II), guarantees sufficient ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501633358/cis-enables-farmers-to-cultivate-rice-3-times-a-year/

WorldBridge Group promotes Cambodia’s potential at WEF25

WorldBridge Group highlighted Cambodia’s potential as an emerging growth market within ASEAN during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2025 (WEF25) in Davos, Switzerland. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501629728/worldbridge-group-promotes-cambodias-potential-at-wef25/

Philippines Women’s Business Council keen to invest in Cambodia

Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday lauded the role of women in the business sector, saying the country’s socio-economic development can only advance with their active participation in multiple sectors to ensure and foster the drive of national economic growth. ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501627924/philippines-womens-business-council-keen-to-invest-in-cambodia/#google_vignette

Campaign to register informal economy workers launched

Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) and Phnom Penh Municipal Hall Monday organized a ‘Campaign to promote and register informal economic workers’ to enhance participation in supply chains, create added value in national economic activities and reduce poverty and social inequality.   ...

Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501627251/campaign-to-register-informal-economy-workers-launched/

Phnom Penh’s informal economy on​​boarding campaign paves path for national expansion

The Coordinating Committee on Informal Economy Development (CCIED), in collaboration with the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration, co-organise an outreach campaign with 1,500 members of Phnom Penh’s informal economy on January 20.​ ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://shorturl.at/ZfLWk

CCIED to set up M&E framework for informal economy

The Coordinating Committee for Informal Economy Development (CCIED), in collaboration with the UNDP, ILO, and the Cambodia-Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development (CAPRED), Monday organized a consultation workshop to establish a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for the National Strategy for Informal Economy Development 2023-2028. ...

Sum Manet
https://shorturl.at/dktl5

China remains Cambodia’s largest FDI source

China has been Cambodia’s largest source of foreign investment, accounting for almost 50 percent of the total investment amount last year, according to a report from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC). ...

Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501623409/china-remains-cambodias-largest-fdi-source/

Cambodia’s exports to US touch nearly $10 billion

Cambodia’s exports to the United States surged to nearly $10 billion from January to December 2024, up 11 percent compared to the previous year, according to a recent report from General Department of Customs and Excise of Cambodia. ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501623274/cambodias-exports-to-us-touch-nearly-10-billion/

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