Investment Law To Be Revised
According to the Central Bank, foreign direct investment grew by 12 percent last year, most going into real estate, banking, and garments. KT/Mai VireakThe government is gathering input from the priva...
Feb, 19 2019
Ministry To Meet With Companies Over EBA Saga
The garment industry employs about 700,000 people in Cambodia. KT/Mai Vireak The Ministry of Commerce is planning a meeting with public and private actors to discuss the revocation of the Europea...
Feb, 14 2019
Ministry And German Aid Agency Launch SME Programme
The Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts and GIZ on Monday launched the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Development Programme, a project that aims to improve management, production and qual...
Feb, 13 2019
National Grid To Reach All Provinces Next Year
Five provinces still lack access to the national grid. KT/Chor Sokunthea The government says it plans to have all 24 provinces in the country connected to the national grid by 2020.Five pro...
Jan, 24 2019
Small businesses urged to apply for tax incentives
SMEs need to send an application to the GDT to gain access to the incentives. Supplied The General Department of Taxation is calling on small and medium-sized enterprise operating in a numb...
Jan, 10 2019
Vegetable Production Programme Bears Fruit
Cambodian farmers working in a vegetable farm. KT/Chor Sokunthea A government initiative to reduce vegetable imports is bearing fruit, with Siem Reap province producing 1,432 tonnes of veggies la...
Jan, 08 2019
Dam in Sesan Begins Operations
The Lower Sesan II Dam, an $800 million project, launches yesterday after more than four years of construction. AKP The Lower Sesan II Dam, an $800 million project, was officially launched...
Dec, 18 2018
Sea Festival Attracts 180,000 Visitors
Performers dance during a show at the Sea Festival in Koh Kong province on Saturday. KT/Mai VireakDuring the weekend, Koh Kong welcomed 180,000 visitors coming to the province to attend the Sea...
Dec, 17 2018
Kampong Speu’s Palm Sugar To Earn GI Label In Upcoming Months
Palm sugar from Kampong Speu already enjoys GI recognition at home. KT/Mai Vireak Kampong Speu province’s palm sugar will be recognised as a geographical indication (GI) in the European Uni...
Dec, 11 2018
Throwing Sand In One’s Own Rice Bowl
Workers deliver sacs of rice in Phnom Penh. KT/Mai Vireak A year ago, the European Union offered Cambodia the option of using a unique Harmonised Systems Code (HS Code) for its Jasmine frag...
Dec, 10 2018
Income Level Target Too Ambitious: WB
Cambodia aims to become an upper-middle income economy by 2030. KT/Mom Sophon The World Bank yesterday advised Cambodian policymakers to allow more time for the country to become an upper-middle...
Nov, 29 2018
Withdrawal Of EBA Could Spark Rating Downgrade, Experts Say
The Kingdom’s textile sector could face trade setbacks if the European Union revokes the Everything-but-arms treaty. KT/Mai Vireak The cancellation of the Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme w...
Nov, 27 2018