Cambodia’s national council on minimum wage on Monday began to discuss the annual increase of monthly minimum wage for the garment, footwear and travel goods industry for 2023, according to a statement from the council. The first of a series of meetings was participated by Labor and Vocational Training Minister Ith Samheng, representative of the […]
Read MoreCambodia’s national council on minimum wage on Monday began to discuss the annual increase of monthly minimum wage for the garment, footwear and travel goods industry for 2023, according to a statement from the council. The first of a series of meetings was participated by Labor and Vocational Training Minister Ith Samheng, representative of the […]
Read MoreThe employment prospects of women and girls, who are overrepresented in economic sectors like the garment industry and tourism in Cambodia, have been badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic, says a study conducted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). A case study titled ‘Valuing and investing in […]
Read MoreIn the first seven months of the year, Cambodia exported 670,000 tonnes of raw cashew nuts to Vietnam worth over $1 million, a decrease of more than 37 percent compared to the same period last year, according to a report by the Cashew Nuts Association of Cambodia (CAC). Uon Siloth, president of CAC, told Khmer Times that […]
Read MoreDeposit holders are expected to benefit from interest rate hikes by banks and microfinance deposit-taking institutions (MDIs), according to a senior official at the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC). Phal Chalm Theany, Secretary General of ABC, explained in an email to Khmer Times that rising inflation, mostly resulting from low-interest rates over the last years, is […]
Read MoreThrough the Mekong Australia Partnership, Australia supported participants from the Government of Cambodia and industry representatives to take part in a short course on ‘Developing a Resilient E-Commerce Ecosystem in Cambodia’. Delivered by Flinders University based in South Australia the course supported the development of Cambodia’s digital trade policy, including studying effective regulations and laws […]
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