Developments In Cambodia’s Trust Sector: Exploring The Opportunities And Challenges

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Cambodia recently organised an event on Cambodia’s evolving trust sector at the Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh, featuring...

Securities Exchange Regulator Of Cambodia Approves Reporting Forms For Fund Management...

In a significant development aimed at bolstering industry performance and stability, the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) officially approved the adoption of...

What Are The Determining Factors For European Investment Into Cambodia?

A survey report released in January 2024 titled “Cambodia's Attractiveness For EU Foreign Direct Investments”, conducted by ARISE Plus Cambodia and the German Agency...

Exploring RGX: An In-Depth Look At Cambodia’s First Licensed Digital Asset...

The financial landscape of Cambodia enters a new era with the launch of Royal Group Exchange (RGX), the nation's first licensed digital asset exchange....

Cambodia Launches First Blockchain Backed Digital Assets Exchange

Cambodia has recently inaugurated the Royal Group Exchange (RGX), the nation's maiden digital assets exchange. Powered by blockchain technology, this trading platform marks a...

Cambodia’s Path To Economic Formalisation

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) have jointly released a comprehensive report titled 'Understanding the Paths to Formalisation in...

Cambodia Public Holidays 2024

The Royal Cambodian Government released a sub-decree in August 2023 to officially announce the Cambodian public holidays in 2024. There will be 23 public...

Collective Investment Schemes In Cambodia – Why Invest and the Importance...

Investment diversification across different asset classes would lower the risks compared to traditional investment portfolios. With the launch of the first Collective Investment Scheme...

AmCham Tax Forum 2023: Navigating New Cambodian Tax Rules And Tackling...

The American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham) hosted its annual Tax Forum at Raffles Hotel Le Royal Phnom Penh on December 14, 2023....

$100 Million Cambodian Sovereign Bonds Planned To Be Released In 2024

According to a Financial Management Law (FML) 2024, which was endorsed by King Norodom Sihamoni in December 2023, the Cambodian government will be able...

CamTech Summit 2023: QR Payments Link E-Commerce And Trust In Digital...

Supercharged by the pandemic, digital transformation has been accelerated, fuelling the shift to cashless payments and greater innovation in digital technology. Backed by a...

Key Takeaways – New Tax Incentives Announced At 19th Cambodian Government-Private...

Several new tax incentives were announced on November 13th 2023, following the 19th Cambodian Government-Private Sector Forum (G-PSF) held at the Peace Palace in...

Cambodia Finalises Draft Law On Commercial Court Establishment

The Ministry of Justice has completed the draft law to officially establish a Commercial Court aimed at resolving commercial disputes in Cambodia. According to a...

Cambodia’s Rubber Exports To Face New EUDR Legislation

The impending EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is set to have a significant impact on the Cambodian and Southeast Asian rubber export industry when they...

Licensed Casinos In Cambodia To Drop Further Once The Gaming Law...

Cambodia’s gaming regulator said that the number of licensed casinos in the Kingdom of Cambodia will drop to as low as 50 when the...

Cambodian Taxation Authorities Collaborate With Foreign Chambers Of Commerce

The General Department of Taxation (GDT) recently convened a significant meeting with representatives from the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) and the...

Cambodian Business Confidence Survey 2023 – What Are Businesses Excited And...

Mr. Martin Brisson, Executive Director of EuroCham, provided an overview of the Cambodia 2023 Business Confidence Survey which was released at the recently held ASEAN-Cambodia...

Minimum Wage In Cambodia To Increase To $204 In 2024

Starting from January 1, 2024, the minimum wage in Cambodia will increase to USD $204, marking a rise of USD $4. This announcement was made...

How Does Cambodia Rank In Atrracting Foreign Retirees In 2023?

Cambodia was ranked among the top countries in the world to retire by an online Nasdaq article reshared from a publication by GOBankingRates. The article...

MLVT Opens 2024 Foreign Employee Quota Application

Cambodia's Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) has commenced the application process for businesses to apply for the foreign employee quota in 2024. Under...

Licenced Casinos In Cambodia See Massive Decline

Cambodian Commercial Gambling Management Commission (CGMC) confirmed that by September 2023, the number of issued licenses to casinos operating in Cambodia had dropped to...

Tax Forum 2023: Panel Discussion on Cambodian Tax Incentives

The Malaysian Business Chamber of Commerce (MBCC), with support from the General Department of Taxation (GDT), organised a Cambodian Tax Forum 2023 at the...

H.E. Kong Vibol Discusses Cambodia’s New Taxation Law

At 'Tax Forum 2023', His Excellency Kong Vibol, Director-General of the General Department of Taxation (GDT), spoke with the press about several key tax-related...

Cambodia’s Financial Sector: Highlights from Mekong Strategic Capital Report

Mekong Strategic Capital released its review of the Cambodian financial and banking sector for 2022 via its Cambodia's Financial Sector: Scale Measuring What Matters...

National Bank Of Cambodia Takes Measures To Maintain Value Of Riel

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has recently announced its intention to intervene in the exchange rate in response to sluggish demand for the...

Inpay And Cambodia Post Bank Plc. Team Up To Offer Global...

European-based Inpay, a fast-growing fintech company, and Cambodia Post Bank Plc. (CPBank) have announced they have entered into a partnership to introduce international money...

ASEAN’s Digital Economy Growth Could Further Increase Cambodian Revenues

During the 2023 ASEAN Investment Forum (AIF) in Jakarta, held at the start of September, it was announced that the region's digital economy is...

Digital Economy Forum II 2023: Perspectives From Thailand, Laos, and Mongolia

At the Digital Economy Forum II held in Siem Reap, industry experts from other Asian nations shared their insights on digital economy opportunities in...

Digital Economy Forum II 2023 Day 2: Digital Transformation For MSMEs...

On the second day of the Digital Economy Forum II 2023, key presenters offered insights on MSMEs digital transformation, cybersecurity, social protection and digital...

WeBill 365 Launched In Cambodia

South Korean Webcash Global has launched its specialised e-billing solution called WeBill 365 in Cambodia and it is integrated with KHQR. CEO of Webcash Global...

Textile & Apparel SEA-Cambodia Summit 2024

The Textile and Apparel Southeast Asia (SEA)-Cambodia Summit 2024, a highly anticipated event in the textile and apparel industry, is scheduled to take place...

ACLEDA Bank Takes On USD $80 Million Loan From Bank SinoPac

ACLEDA Bank, a publicly-listed financial institution on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), has recently announced that it has taken a USD $80 million long-term...

Phnom Penh Set For Return Of Water Festival 2023

The 2023 Water Festival will return to the Tonle Sap River in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, following a three-year hiatus...

Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) To Register On CSX

As the relevant authorities try and push for listings on Cambodia's stock exchange (CSX), the Non-Banking Financial Services Authority (NBFSA) and Securities and Exchange...

MEF Releases Guidelines For VAT On Imported Cigarettes

The Cambodia Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) has released guidelines on the application of value-added tax (VAT) on imported cigarettes for domestic sales...

Cambodia Pursues Double Tax Agreement Expansion To Boost Investment Confidence

Cambodia is currently seeking to expand its network of double tax agreements (DTAs) with other countries to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion,...

Q&A: New Sub-Decree on Investment Law 2021

On June 26, 2023, the Royal Government of Cambodia adopted Sub-Decree 139 to implement the country's Law on Investment, which was passed on October...

Single Portal Surpasses 27000 Firms Registered

The Online Business Registration Platform (OBRP), also known as the Single Portal, has increased with over 27,000 firms now registered on the platform, representing...

AITA – Key Tips On US Foreign Investment and Paying Tax...

American International Tax Advisers (AITA) is a US-centric tax firm that focuses on assisting expatriates with US tax planning, consulting, and tax return preparations....

Illicit Trade Has Significant Impact on the ASEAN Community Vision 2025:...

The Transnational Alliance to Combat Illicit Trade (TRACIT), in partnership with the EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC), launched a new report on the impacts of...

Hong Sok Hour – The Hopes for the Cambodia Securities Exchange...

At the recent Cellcard (CAMGSM Plc.) listing on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) in June 2023, B2B Cambodia caught up with H.E. Hong Sok...

AmCham Cambodia “Mid-Year Review: Real Estate and Construction Law Update” 2023

On June 23, 2023, AmCham Cambodia hosted its “Mid-Year Review: Real Estate and Construction Law Update” with 70 attendees finding out more about the...

AmCham Discusses New Laws on Taxation

The American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham) held an informative session in Phnom Penh to share updates on the country's new laws on...

CAMGSM Plc. Completes Listing On Cambodia Securities Exchange

Cellcard (CAMGSM Plc.) successfully listed its Class A common stock on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) on June 27, 2023, following its initial public...

CAMGSM PLC. (Cellcard) Completes Initial Public Offering (IPO) – Over $5...

CAMGSM PLC. (“Cellcard”) confirmed the completion of the IPO to its successful investors who participated - with 9,271,206 shares being subscribed to and generating...

The Potential of Investing in Cambodian Sustainable Bonds

In a recently held "The Potential of Investing in Cambodia Sustainable Bond" workshop, leading figures from the financial sector and government aimed to raise...

Insights from the Trust Regulator of Cambodia 2023 – What You...

In May 2023, the Malaysian Business Chamber of Cambodia (MBCC) and the Trust Regulator of Cambodia hosted an event addressing the key issues and...

Cambodia Key Tax Updates 2023

AmCham recently held the 2023 Tax Updates Forum and guests from DFDL and CamEd Business School discussed the key changes and updates in the...

NBC Continues To Explore International Cross-Payments

The National Bank of Cambodia continues to explore and sign agreements with international banks to explore digital payment and remittance options as well as...

Cambodia National Protection Consumer Conference 2023

The Cambodian National Consumer Conference was held in April 2023 under the theme "Empowering Companies to Boost Fair Marketplaces” and organised by the Consumer...

Cambodian Pre-Notification Thresholds for Business Mergers

The Cambodia Competition Commission (CCC) issued a Decision on Pre-Notification Thresholds for Business Combinations (mergers) in March 2023. This sets out the thresholds for...

Benefits and Growth of Bancassurance in Cambodia

AmCham organised an event "The Role of Bancassurance in Cambodia and the Region" at Raffles Hotel in Phnom Penh in March 2023, and the...

Cambodian Treasures Foundation – The Importance of Returning Stolen Cambodian Antiquities...

B2B Cambodia spoke with Bradley Gordon & Steven Heimberg at the recent 2023 AmCham AGM which was also the Charity Gala Dinner to raise...

How Will Cambodia Benefit From FATF Grey List Removal

With the news last week that Cambodia had been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, there has been a lot...

Growth of Cambodian E-commerce Driving Tax Collection

The Cambodian General Department of Taxation (GDT) claims to have collected 214.68 billion riel (USD $53.01 million) in taxes from E-commerce between May 2022...

Obtain a Cambodian Police Clearance Certificate Online

The Ministry of Justice has confirmed the launch of its first phase to allow applicants to obtain a ‘Police clearance certificate’ online but applications...

How to get a Criminal Background Check in Cambodia

Some jobs in Cambodia do require criminal background checks and the police certificate is the official document issued for this. These checks might be...

Increasing Crypto Interest In Cambodia As BitKub looks To Enter the...

Bitkub, a Bangkok-based cryptocurrency platform, is looking to expand into Southeast Asia markets and Cambodia is on their radar. Bitkub backed by Capital Group Holdings...

Cambodian Banking Systems Continue Digitalisation and Push For Innovation

Hardly a week passes without one of the many many Cambodian banks announcing it's navigating the digital landscape, it's a key area every bank...

Cambodia hosts Asian Regional Credit Reporting Conference for Cross-border Credit Reporting...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and Credit Bureau Cambodia (CBC) hosted a Regional Credit Reporting Conference from 17-18 November 2022 - bringing more...

Businesses Required To Display Tax Registration Documents

The General Department of Taxation has confirmed that all businesses in Cambodia are required to display their tax registration documents, according to Instruction No....

New Guidelines for Cambodian Gambling Businesses

The General Secretariat of the Commercial Gambling Management Commission of Cambodia (CGMC) issued new guidelines for gambling businesses operating in Cambodia on October 20th...

CBC celebrates the 10th Anniversary of Credit Reporting in the Kingdom

Credit Bureau (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. (CBC) celebrated a decade of establishment of the credit reporting system in the Kingdom at Sofitel Phnom Penh in...

Cambodian Public Holidays 2023

The Kingdom of Cambodia is set to have a total of 21 public holidays in 2023, according to a sub-decree released by the Royal...

CBC and Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia Plc. Sign MoU to...

Credit Bureau (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. (CBC) and Credit Guarantee Corporation of Cambodia Plc. (CGCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen financial inclusion...

What You Need To Know About The Cambodia My 2nd Home...

From July 22, 2022, foreigners looking to invest in Cambodia will be able to apply for the new 10-year (so-called golden visa) which falls...

Realestate.com.kh EXPO 2022 Generates $30 Million in Property Sales

The Realestate.com.kh EXPO 2022 which was held over the past weekend (2-3 July 2022) at the Premier Centre at Sen Sok welcomed over 12,000...

Will Cambodia legalise and embrace Crypto after SERC & Binance MoU?

In a surprise move, the Securities and Regulator Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SREC) and Binance signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the end...

EXPO 2022 – Seminars on Property, Legal & Opportunities in Cambodia

The organisers of EXPO 2022 have announced a quality line-up of seminar speakers this weekend for the two-day event which takes place at The...

25 Capital-Provincial Investment Sub-Committees Launched

25 Capital-Provincial Investment Sub-Committees (CPISC) have been launched in Cambodia to help decide on private investment and resolve disputes related to investment projects to...

Behaviour Change Campaign Launched to Reduce Bushmeat Consumption

The Ministry of Environment, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Conservation International (CI),...

Realestate.com.kh EXPO 2022 – Everything You Need to Know

The Realestate.com.kh EXPO 2022 will be held from 2-3 July 2022 at the Premier Centre Sen Sok in Phnom Penh and the offline mega-event...

Local Companies Required to Use National .KH Domain Name

A notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (#0837) has requested that all locally registered companies...

Understanding Mediation & Arbitration in Cambodia

Mediation and arbitration are a part of conducting business in Cambodia. Its also been recognised by legal firms and the National Commercial Arbitration Centre...

Clevereen and Belaws Partner to Offers Clients Gateway to Metaverse

Clevereen and Belaws have entered a partnership which will enable them to offer clients packages to enter the metaverse. Belaws has had a presence...

Confluences – Business Evolution in Cambodia

We recently sat down with Soreasmey Ke Bin, who is the founder and CEO of Confluences, as well as the Chairman of the French...

Cambodia Public Holidays 2022

Cambodia will see a total of 21 public holidays in 2022 which are spread across 15 national, cultural and religious festivals.  Public Holidays in Cambodia...

Non-resident e-Commerce Providers VAT 2021 Deadline

In accordance with the Cambodian General Department of Taxation (GDT) changes to VAT, non-resident e-commerce providers supplying digital products or services or any e-commerce...

Buying property in Cambodia

We look at what you need to know to buy a property in Cambodia, whether as a Cambodian citizen or as a foreign national...

E-Commerce VAT Tax Prakas

The details of the E-Commerce VAT Tax Prakas have been outlined by Cambodian legal firm DFDL. In April 2021 Sub-decree No. 65 S.E on...

Andersen Global Enters Cambodian Market

International legal and tax professional firm Andersen Global has partnered with VDB Loi to enter the Cambodian and Southeast Asian markets. The international association of...

Cambodia Ends ‘Roll-Over Sunday’ Public Holidays

The Minister of Labour and Vocational Training has confirmed that public holidays that fall on a Sunday, will no longer be carried over to...

Is Cambodian International Tourism Likely to Re-open in 2021?

As Q4 2021 approaches, there has been increasing speculation in the Cambodian media and online that international inbound tourism to Cambodia may re-open before...

How to apply for Cambodian Family & Residence books, ID cards

The process for Cambodians and foreign nationals who hold Cambodian citizenship to renew and/or apply for Family and Residence books, as well as Cambodian...

Nearly 600 Foreigners Obtained Cambodian Citizenship from 2020-2021

A report by the Cambodia China Times suggests nearly 600 foreigners have received their Cambodian citizenship between June 2020 and mid-2021. More than 500...

Cambodia’s Digital Economic Plans

Between 2020-2021, the Cambodian Government has launched a number of digital economic initiatives, online platforms and its official digital plan for the Kingdoms' economic...

What does the curfew mean for Phnom Penh?

Phnom Penh was the first hotspot in Cambodia to have a curfew enforced under a new sub-decree that was signed on 31 March 2021....

Intellectual Property Protection in Cambodia

To mark World Intellectual Property (IP) Day on April 29 2021, the United States Embassy in Phnom Penh held an online webinar to discuss...

COVID City Colour Zones in Cambodia

The new city map zones which were released on April 26 2021 by Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng, details the red, yellow and...

Cambodian Trademark Registrations Increased in 2020

The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce reported that local and international companies registered 7,997 trademarks in 2020. This represents an increase of 30 per cent...

Cambodia adds VAT to E-Commerce Transactions

The Cambodian government has announced that with the introduction of Sub-decree No. 65 S.E on the Implementation of Valued Added Tax on E-Commerce (“Sub-decree...

2021 Foreign Employee Work Permit Applications Extended

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) confirmed that the Foreign Employee Work Permit Applications have been extended until 31 May 2021. The extension...

MoT waives 2021 Tourism license renewal fees

The Ministry of Tourism (MoT) announced it will waive fines for late renewals and will not charge for the renewal of 2021 tourism-related business...

2020 Casino Tax Collection Drops by More Than 50 percent

The Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance has confirmed that casino tax collections for 2020 dropped to $40 million in 2020, less than 50...

GDT Asked to Delay Income Tax 2020

As many as nine international business chambers in Cambodia have asked the General Department of Taxation (GDT) to extend the deadline for filing the...

Producers to measure beer and non-alcoholic beverage sales

In January 2021, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued Prakas No. 010 on “the Local Manufacturers Obligation to place devices for measuring the...

Cambodian ranking on 2020 Corruption Perception Index

Cambodia ranked one place better on the 2020 Corruption Perception Index but was still the worst-ranked of the ASEAN nations. The Transparency International’s (TI) Corruption...

Data automation system links GDT and GDCE

The Cambodian General Department of Taxation (GDT) and General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) launched their data automation system which is intended to...

Medical Check-ups for Employees in Cambodia

All employees in Cambodia are meant to undergo medical health checkups. While foreign workers are required to do so annually to renew their work...

Cambodia’s GDT close to 2020 collection target

Cambodia's General Department of Taxation (GDT), confirmed this week that it had collected 95 per cent of its annual revenue collection target for 2020,...
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