Investors will be able to register in the near future their qualified investment projects (QIP) at the Council for the Development of Cambodia through QIP Online. This move is part of the CDC’s efforts to modernise its investment project registration system to attract more investors. The CDC reviewed the progress of QIP Online project in […]
A Chinese company will invest $1 billion in tyre production, said Prime Minister Hun Manet in Melbourne on Sunday. Addressing the Cambodian diaspora living in Australia and New Zealand, Mr Hun Manet highlighted the achievements made by the Royal Government of Cambodia. The Premier said that ever since the new Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) […]
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) will approve two major projects in Sihanoukville province totalling almost $600 million, according to an announcement by the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Administration following a meeting between the CDC and the provincial administration to evaluate the two slated private investments last week. The first Sihanoukville province investment recently […]
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues its dominance in the technology sector with its soon to be unveiled software innocuously named Sora. Sora is Open AI’s text-to-video generator with immense prospects for businesses in Cambodia across sectors. Nigel Miranda, Director, epenh.com described Sora as “a tremendous opportunity to express content in video format. We are presently using […]
The Ministry of Commerce (MoC) yesterday announced its public telephone system aimed at providing a hotline call centre, responding to urgent requests and getting feedback from the local communities which is in line with the Pentagonal Strategy that focuses on the digitalisation of people and institutions. The announcement was made by Penn Sovicheat, Secretary of […]
The four-day 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization (WTO) concluded here Saturday with several practical agreements reached after intensive negotiations, and China’s positive and constructive role won wide praise during the meeting. At the closing ceremony, WTO members adopted the Abu Dhabi Ministerial Declaration, pledging to strengthen the multilateral trading system and […]
Aegros and Freshstart Logistics aim to explore investment opportunities in Cambodia in many areas, including logistics, energy, and health. This was confirmed by Daniel Phillips, Chief Executive Officer of Aegros Limited and Fresh Start Logistics Pty Ltd., on March 4 during a working meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet in Melbourne, Australia. In the […]
During a working meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on March 4, 2024, Paul Serra, CEO of SunRice Group of Australia, expressed his intention to invest in the establishment of a special rice processing plant in Cambodia for export to overseas markets. In the meeting, the CEO of SunRice Group stated that SunRice Group […]
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His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, reminds his subjects of the richness and pricelessness of Cambodian culture and calls on a joint force to preserve it. His Majesty the King shared the note in an open letter to mark the Cambodian National Culture Day observed on Mar. 3. The […]
The Prime Minister of Cambodia, Dr. Hun Manet, has announced that he has welcomed foreign investors from every country, not just China. The announcement was made by Dr. Hun Manet during the premier and First Lady’s meeting with Cambodians in Australia and New Zealand on March 3, 2024. “Some people said that Cambodia is only […]
National carrier Cambodia Angkor Air announced its new air route, offering direct flights between Phnom Penh and India’s capital New Delhi. “Experience our new destination. New route to Delhi, India, will commence operation soon,” the Phnom Penh-based airline wrote in a Facebook post last Thursday. The firm, however, did not give details about the flight […]
Thailand’s Petroleum Exploration and Production Industry Club has supported the government’s efforts to initiate fresh talks with Cambodia on joint exploration of oil and gas in the Overlapping Claims Area (OCA) of the Gulf of Thailand. The club supports OCA negotiations with Cambodia, said Nipatsin Yimyam, Chairman of the club which is functioning under the […]
Financial institutions like Wing Bank, AMK Microfinance (MFI), Boost Capital are focusing on agriculture-driven tech. In recent months, AMK has developed its own in-house app to enable farmers and rural labourers to pay loan installments and open accounts online. Microfinance in Cambodia largely depends on its field force of collection agents, who collect loan installments […]
In October of 2022, a business seminar in Jakarta, Indonesia, titled ‘Cambodia: An Overlooked Destination for Business and Investment,’ was co-organized by Aquarii BD Cambodia and the Indonesia Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (IndoCham), to foster business and investment connections and to clarify misperceptions and address outdated perspectives about Cambodia. It attracted more than 120 […]
Ahead of the 113th anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Ministry of Tourism addressed women’s role in the digitalisation of Cambodia’s economy at a special event on their premises in Phnom Penh on Friday. Minister for Tourism Sok Soken spoke on the occasion elaborating on the numerous challenges facing women as the […]