News(Phnom Penh): On the morning of Tuesday, 22 September 2026, at the Ministry of Commerce, Her Excellency TEKRETH Kamrang, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, co-chaired the 4th PSC Meeting of the European Union-German Global Access and Trade Expertise “EU-German GATE”, alongside representatives from the European Union and the German Embassy, with the participation of all members of the PSC. The 4th PSC Meeting reviewed in detail the progress and challenges of the implementation of each activity under the project, including: 1) support for the formulation and implementation of trade policies, laws, and regulations, and enhanced capacity of public and private stakeholders as part of the preparation for LDC graduation, 2) support for the negotiation of the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) and strengthening the implementation of the Consumer Protection Law and advancing the Personal Data Protection framework and readiness, 3) strengthening institutional capacity for trade facilitation and risk management, 4) promoting exports of target products and market access to ASEAN, the EU, and other markets, and 5) enhancing trade competitiveness for SMEs.
News(Phnom Penh): On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, His Excellency Reach Ra, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, attended a meeting of the National Productivity Committee of Cambodia (NPCC) presided over by His Excellency Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance. The meeting was also attended by Their Excellencies the Ministers, Permanent Secretaries of State, and Secretaries of State representing relevant ministries and institutions. The meeting aimed to review and discuss the Conceptual Framework Document for the Development and Innovation of the “Cambodia Productive Economy Community (CPEC)”, with the objective of establishing a clear rationale and vision for the economic productivity framework, as well as the policy measures of the NPCC. The framework incorporates key strategic approaches to ensure deeper and more effective coordination in defining the objectives and targets of the programs, projects, and action plans of the NPCC and the Royal Government. This approach requires the NPCC, private companies, enterprises, and industries to participate in strengthening closer cooperation and building greater mutual trust, particularly in pursuing strategic investment objectives and targets. These include defining responsibilities, functions, concepts, and a shared vision for the development and implementation of sector-specific economic productivity enhancement programs aimed at continuously improving productivity. It should be noted that the establishment of the Cambodia Productive Economy Community (CPEC) is intended to establish mechanisms for technical and operational cooperation with private companies, enterprises, and industries. This initiative aims to further strengthen the implementation of the NPCC’s programs and its monitoring and evaluation system, while continuously improving the quality of measuring, quantifying, assessing, and analyzing productive capability, productive capacity, outcomes, and performance across Cambodia’s economic and industrial sectors within the context of national economic productivity.
News(Phnom Penh): On the morning of Wednesday, 23 September 2026, at the Ministry of Commerce, His Excellency KIM Sithan, Permanent Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce, representing Her Excellency CHAM Nimul, Minister of Commerce, presided over the Ministry's Monthly Meeting for September 2026 to review, discuss, and assess the Monthly Commercial Performance Report for September 2026, while setting out key priorities and directions for the implementation of the Ministry's work program for the following month. The monthly meeting was conducted in both in-person and virtual (online) formats, with the participation of the Ministry's leaders, including the Advisors, Secretary of State, Undersecretary of State, Secretary General, Director General, Directors of Departments, Directors of Provincial Departments, and other officials. In addition, a report was also presented on the results of the participation in the 2nd Meeting and Workshop of the Trade and Investment Working Group under the framework of the Greater Mekong Subregion Cooperation, held in Vientiane, Lao PDR.
News(Vientiane, Lao PDR): On Tuesday afternoon, 15 September 2026, His Excellency PENN Sovicheat, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce and Chair of the Working Group on Trade and Investment (WGTI) for Cambodia, led the Cambodian delegation to participate in the Second Meeting of the Working Group on Trade and Investment (2nd WGTI) under the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) framework in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The meeting was held with the aim of reviewing current progress in the implementation of WGTI activities, collecting inputs and recommendations on the draft sector strategy for trade and investment, and discussing capacity-building activities on trade facilitation. As a result of the discussions, the meeting expressed its support for the draft Trade and Investment Strategy (2026–2030), which is expected to be endorsed in the near future, enabling the working group to further strengthen trade and investment cooperation, promote regional value chains, and contribute to regional economic integration among GMS countries.
News(ម៉ានីល, ហ្វីលីពីន)៖ នាព្រឹកថ្ងៃអង្គារ ទី២២ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០២៦ លោកជំទាវ ចម និម្មល រដ្ឋមន្រ្តីក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងជារដ្ឋមន្រ្តីសេដ្ឋកិច្ចអាស៊ានតំណាងកម្ពុជា បានដឹកនាំគណៈប្រតិភូកម្ពុជា ចូលរួមក្នុងកិច្ចពិគ្រោះយោបល់រវាងរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីសេដ្ឋកិច្ចអាស៊ាន និងស្នងការពាណិជ្ជកម្មសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប លើកទី២២។ កិច្ចប្រជុំរៀបចំឡើងក្នុងគោលបំណងពិភាក្សាទៅលើកិច្ចការអាទិភាពរបស់ក្រុមការងារចម្រុះអាស៊ាន-សហភាពអឺរ៉ុបស្តីពីពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងវិនិយោគ ជាពិសេសទៅលើវឌ្ឍនភាពនៃការចរចាលើគោលការណ៍ពាណិជ្ជកម្មឌីជីថល កម្មវិធីការងារស្តីពីពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងវិនិយោគ និងកម្មវិធីកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការសេដ្ឋកិច្ច ព្រមទាំងពិគ្រោះយោបល់ជាមួយក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធុរកិច្ចផងដែរ ដើម្បីពង្រឹងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការអាស៊ាន-សហភាពអឺរ៉ុបឱ្យកាន់តែរីកចម្រើន។