More than 150 high level participants from major ministries, universities, donor agencies, civil society and media attended a national forum about the importance of integrating trade and agriculture in Cambodia. The forum, entitled ‘Cambodia’s Agrarian Structure in the Context of Trade Integration’, was held in Phnom Penh at the end of June, and discussed international [...]
The Ministry of Economy and Finance announced recently that the World Bank (WB) had provided loans and grant aid worth US$ 41.5 million to the Cambodian government for two projects: road construction and distribution of land to the poor, Rasmei Kampuchea reported June 15. The US$ 41.5 million agreement was signed between Finance Minister Keat [...]
Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly announced that the economic goal of the Cambodian government is to seek all possible ways to change Cambodia from an agriculture-dependent country into a “services” nation. “Take a look at the markets where Cambodians have started their services and businesses. A developed country is a country which has strong [...]