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Financial relief set for thousands of flood-hit families
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that the government will provide financial support to nearly 20,000 households affected by recent flooding. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/financial-relief-set-thousands-flood-hit-families
MEF calling for loans to SMEs with no collateral
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 ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mef-calling-loans-smes-no-collateral
Second restoration phase of ancient hall at Reach Bo Pagoda kicks off
The Reach Bo pagoda’s ancient hall has received the second restoration phase under technical assistance and financial support from the APSARA National Authority. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501116178/second-restoration-phase-of-ancient-hall-at-reach-bo-pagoda-kicks-off/
Veterans association members’ families get funds for Covid deaths
The Cambodian Veterans Association (CVA) last week delivered Prime Minister Hun Sen’s financial support of 80 million riel ($20,000) to assist 20 households in Phnom Penh who are CVA members and lost relatives to Covid-19. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/veterans-association-members-families-get-funds-covid-deaths
Fishing communities get funds
The government continues to provide funding to 150 fishing communities in the amount of four million riel ($1,000) each for community management and fisheries management, flood protection, patrols, conservation and management planning. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishing-communities-get-funds
Families told to register for cash handouts
The government has called on poor families to apply to commune authorities for evaluation to receive financial support during the Covid-19 crisis. A $300 million budget has been planned for implementation within a year. ...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-told-register-cash-handouts
France set to grant Kingdom $47.7m for infrastructure
The French Development Agency yesterday agreed to grant Cambodia a total of $47.7 million, $8.7 million of which is a loan. The sum is to support the Kingdom’s irrigation infrastructure investment, to improve the country’s access to drinkable water and to fund the fight against emerging ...
Cambodia Nothing To Fear From Openness And Competitions: Trade Minister
Cambodia so far has not feared for creating ASEAN economic community 2015 and deeper ASEAN and East Asia regional integration as the region will have free flow of goods, worker mobilization, finance and investment,” trade minister Cham Prasidh said on June 12. His announcement was made during the workshop of ASEAN economic community 2015. “We ...
Donor Forum Put on Hold by Goverment
The government has postponed a top-level meeting with its foreign donors scheduled for November, a move that comes just over a week after a displeased World Bank revealed its decision to freeze all future loans to Cambodia. In an Aug 17 letter to World Bank ...
