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Small and Medium Enterprise Bank of Cambodia Plc. has approved loans to 346 tourism-related firms totalling $53.46M or 35.64 percent of the $150M budget, said a top official of the bank. ...

Cambodia’s international trade stood at $15.16 billion for January to April this year, a decline of 14.1 percent, compared to the same period last year, according to the trade data released by the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) yesterday. ...

Cambodia aims to achieve high-income status by 2050 through a rapid shift from traditional to more inclusive and sustainable growth, using science and engineering. ...

Cambodia and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member nations have adopted a declaration to manage digital technologies to protect migrant workers and combat transnational human trafficking. ...

Despite an effort by opposition groups to lobby the international community to refrain from sending observers, the National Election Committee (NEC) is confident that international observers will register before their deadline on July 19. ...

The World Bank has approved a $60-million to Cambodia to support the kingdom’s improvement of solid waste and plastics management, according to its press statement on Thursday. ...

Indonesian President Joko Jokowi Widodo shared the country’s desire to be involved in infrastructure development projects in Cambodia as a form of commitment to expand economic ties between the two countries. ...

Despite downgrading the threat level of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that Cambodians must remain vigilant and keep abreast of booster updates. ...

A senior official at the Ministry of Environment has announced that the Cardamom Mountains are currently facing dire threats from wildlife poaching. ...

Cambodia on Tuesday renewed calls for consumers to boycott bushmeat in order to protect wild animals and natural resources. ...

Capfish-Capture, a project organized by the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), is giving technical and financial support to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Cambodia’s fishing industry to promote compliance with international food safety standards, allow SMEs to upgrade their machinery, connect SMEs with microfinance ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) of Cambodia recognised 11 political parties as eligible to compete in the 7th National Assembly election in July this year, as a 15-day registration period ended on May 8. ...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with his Cambodian counterpart Prime Minister Hun Sen on May 9 on the side-lines of the 42nd ASEAN Summit in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia. ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Cambodian Agriculture Cooperative Corporation (CACC) are launching a new project targeting over 1,200 smallholder farmers and their extended families in Koh Nhek, Mondulkiri, the country’s north-eastern province. ...

Cambodia’s efforts to improve its electricity transmission network will require nearly $1.8 billion, according to the Power Development Plan (PDP) 2022-2040, released recently. ...

Cambodian Transmission II Co., Ltd (CTL II) officially received the 230kV Kampong Cham – Kratie transmission system, following a successful operation takeover on 31 March 2023. ...

Some 20 political parties had registered to contest in Cambodia’s forthcoming general election, as a 15-day party registration period ended on Monday, the National Election Committee (NEC) said in a press statement. ...

China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has become a key contributor to global economic growth and poverty reduction in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, a Cambodian scholar said. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) registered 3,566 new businesses in the first quarter of the year, a year-on-year increase of 33 percent, a report said yesterday. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has reaffirmed the Royal Government’s continued commitment to protecting the freedom of expression, freedom of the press in accordance with the country’s Constitution and Press Law. ...

China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) on Friday secured a contract from a Cambodian firm to construct a multi-purpose seaport in southwestern Cambodia’s Kampot province. ...

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) announced that it collected 84.67 billion riel, or $20.91 million, in value-added tax (VAT) from e-commerce in the first quarter of the year, which is seen as a reflection of the boom in online transactions witnessed since the advent ...

Koh Kong province’s first international seaport, invested in and developed by Koh Kong Port Management Co Ltd, is scheduled to launch in the second half of the year, as a number of linked infrastructure works reach completion, according to provincial governor Mithona Phoutong. ...

The finance ministry has to-date signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) with 10 banks to process tax-related payments to the General Department of Taxation (GDT), one of its subordinate units. ...