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Workers produce hair shampoo at Yeaksa Industry in Phnom Penh, August 17, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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New SME Unit to Cut Red Tape, Support Local Businesses

5 Oct 2026 5:04 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

The government is establishing a Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Coordination Unit, a one-stop service, to address bottlenecks facing SMEs and strengthen the sector following a Thai boycott of Cambodian products following the recent border clashes.

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New SME Unit to Cut Red Tape, Support Local Businesses

5 Oct 2026 5:04 PM|

Officials count the votes after council members and representatives cast their votes for the new minimum wage rate at the Labor Ministry, September 30, 2026. (CamboJA/Try Thaney)

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Cambodia Raises Garment Workers’ Minimum Wage by $2 to $212 for 2027

30 Sep 2026 8:02 PM|

The government on Wednesday approved a $2 increase in the minimum monthly wage for garment, footwear and travel goods workers, bringing the base wage to $212 for 2027, with workers…

Unfinished buildings stand on the skyline of Sihanoukville, March 5, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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After ADB Cut, IMF Sees Cambodia’s Growth Slowing to 3%

30 Sep 2026 6:15 PM|

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said this week that Cambodia's economic growth will slow sharply to 3% this year from 5.3% in 2025, as higher energy costs, a slump in…

Tourists visit Takeo temple in Siem Reap province, August 28, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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ADB Cuts Cambodia’s 2026 Growth Forecast to 3.9% as Tourism Slumps

25 Sep 2026 4:59 PM|

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cut Cambodia’s 2026 growth forecast to 3.9% from 4.1%, citing weaker-than-expected tourism and related services. The government’s forecast is not much different, while sharing…

Mar Sophal, program manager of NGO Forum on Cambodia (third from left), Laura Castillo Cabral, program officer of International Budget Partnership (fourth from left), and Ou Chenda, a senior specialist with the General Secretariat of the Public Financial Management Reform Program at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (right), participate in a roundtable discussion at the Open Budget Survey (OBS) Dialogue. (CamboJA/ Khuon Narim)

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Cambodia’s Budget Improves, But Public Participation Remains Low

22 Sep 2026 8:18 PM|

Cambodia has recorded its strongest result to date in the Open Budget Survey (OBS), scoring 54 out of 100 for budget transparency which is up from 43 in 2023 and…

Nuth Samphors, founder of LSV Industry, speaks with CamboJA News about struggles facing small businesses, during an interview in Phnom Penh, Aug. 13, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodian Producers Ride Thai Boycott Wave, But Old Hurdles Remain

26 Aug 2026 5:24 PM|

Small Cambodian manufacturers are seeing a surge in demand for locally made goods, but bureaucratic hurdles are limiting how fast they can scale up production to meet it, business owners…

Long Feng Xuan Casino in Sihanoukville, previously identified by Amnesty International as hosting scam operations and forced labor. March 4, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Gambling Duties Fall 26% as Casino Crackdown Bites, State Spending Rises

26 Aug 2026 12:09 PM|

Cambodia's gambling revenue fell about 26% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, the Ministry of Economy and Finance said, as authorities continue a crackdown on the…

A farmer spreads fertilizer in his rice field in Kandal province, June 3, 2026. (Cambodia/ Pring Samraeng)

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Agroecology – A Way Out for Cambodian Farmers Facing Debt Crisis

25 Aug 2026 1:58 PM|

Rural Cambodian farmers have started to practice agroecology farming as part of a critical strategy for financial survival and climate resilience as modern agriculture farming input cost rises amid low…