The rapid economic and population growth in Cambodia is leading to significant environmental pollution. The economic development activities have generated major environmental consequences, including air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution and solid wastes. ...

According to the Annual supervision report 2020 by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), the key bodies in the banking system consists of:51 commercial banks12 specialized banks75 microfinance non-deposit taking institutions6 microfinance deposit-taking institutions245 rural credit institutionsin addition, there are financial leasing companies, third-party processors, ...

table { width: 100%; } table td { vertical-align: middle; } Cambodians gathering along the Chaktomuk riverside in Phnom Penh to watch boat racing during the Water Festival. Photo by Patrik M. Loeff, taken on 24 November 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.PopulationProvisional results from ...

SDG 6 – “Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all” – has a monitoring framework with eight targets and 11 indicators. These will be used to drive action towards achieving universal access to safely and appropriately managed water resources as part ...

Article 68 of Cambodia’s Constitution states that the Government shall provide free primary and secondary education for all citizens and each individual shall pursue basic education for at least 9 years. Education is a fundamental engine of social and economic development for a country, especially ...

Legal aid is provided either by the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC), internationally funded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and public interest law firms. A special legal team under the supervision of the Prime Minister, aiming to assist impoverished women, particularly those in prison, ...

One of the key goals of the 2030 Agenda is to “decouple economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation”.219 Sustainable consumption and production involves promotion of resource and energy efficiency as well as reduction of economic, social and environmental costs. these are intended to ...

There is room for improvement in Myanmar’s tax system. The Union faces many challenges in both collecting tax revenue from both citizens and organisations, as well as distributing this income to where it is needed. This affects The state’s ability to govern effectively. Tax reform ...

Local workers loading fresh catch to be transported to the city market at Chhnoc Trou pier, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia. Photo by Sylyvann Borei/World Fish, taken on 7 April 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has abundant and productive fisheries. Fish is a traditional staple in the Cambodian ...

Starting from 2001, work began on promoting the formation of a Cambodian Stock Exchange (CSE or CSX) as a means of supporting the economic system in Cambodia’s development. A stock exchange facilitates the buying and selling of stocks among investors. Dr. Bit Seanglim, Chairman of ...

Cambodia has the ambition to transform and digitalize the government system and its economy. the overarching determination comes after the country’s ambitious economic goal of 2050, the readiness to keep up with the region’s science and technology development, and the global megatrend, the fourth industrial ...

A lack of legitimate job opportunities in Myanmar has contributed to a shadow economy of informal or illegal labor, operating both within and outside the country’s national borders. informal labor is prevalent in a range of economic sectors and affects a broad spectrum of demographics.Human ...

Nearly all of the ministries were established in 1995. A few ministries were only recently created in the post-2013 national election by a separation of one ministry into two. there are 28 government ministries and secretariats, and many national bodies. ...

Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association and Free Trade Union of Workers of the KIngdom of Cambodia celebrated the World Teacher Day from Cambodia. Photo by Education International, taken on 5 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0Cambodia’s national budget determInes state expenditures and revenues. It is ...

In 2014, Myanmar carried out its latest Population and HousIng Census, the first to be conducted In three decades. the 2014 census shows that the country had over 51.4 million Inhabitants at the time of the survey. of these, over 24.8 million were males and ...

Biodiversity​ or​ Biological​ Resources:​ Various​ organisms​ in​ the​ same​ or​ different​ species​ and​ living​ organisms​ of​ all​ levels​ and​ sources,​ including​ land,​ marine​ and​ freshwater​ ecosystems,​ and​ the​ ecological​ relationships​ in​ which​ these​ ecosystems​ exist.​476​​ Biodiversity is essential for most of the resources used by ...

Despite having both onshore and offshore oil discoveries in the country, Cambodia does not produce oil and has been importing petroleum products from Vietnam, Thailand and Singapore. the Cambodia Trucking Association (CAMTA) says it controls around 70% of the Kingdom’s transportation. ...

Myanmar is rich in natural resources, including gems, minerals, oil and gas. The economic activities involved in exploring and extracting These resources are known as extractive industries. Myanmar is one of The world’s largest producers and exporters of jade, one of The oldest exporters of ...

In the World Risk Index for 2020, Cambodia was ranked as the 16th most vulnerable country In the world out of 181 countries listed.524 Global climate changes and ongoIng disasters such as storms, floods and droughts are big challenges partly because of a lack of ...

USAID’s Harvest program is helping Cambodia’s farmers. Photo by USAID, taken on 09 December 2013. Under the license CC BY-ND 2.0.the country has achieved remarkable sustainable growth, however, poverty and food security remain the challenges. the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has acknowledged that to ...