This press review is a compilation of recent articles released in July divided by date & sectors:

29/07/21

• Tourism – Working group set up to map recovery pathway for tourism – Phnom Penh Post

28/07/21

• Banking & Finance – Cambodia launches macroeconomic surveillance database system testing – Khmer Times

27/07/21

• Banking & Finance – Loan reforms now valued at $5.5 billion – Khmer Times
• Covid-19 – Delta variant ‘local cases’ detected inside Cambodia – Khmer Times
• Energy – Government signs nuclear power agreement with China and Russia – Khmer Times

26/07/21

• Banking & Finance – UN Development Programme recommends bond issuance, sin tax to develop economy – Khmer Times
• Covid-19 – Phnom Penh authorities gear up to jab children aged 12-17 – Phnom Penh Post

23/07/21

• Tax – Vehicle tax payment via mobile app launched – Khmer Times

22/07/21

• Transportation & Infrastructure – Covid crisis forces shelving of four regional airports – Khmer Times
• Tax – Fiscal revenue decreases amid Covid pandemic – Khmer Times
• Energy – Petrol prices may fall after oil-producing countries agree to output increases – Khmer Times

21/07/21

• Covid-19 – Gov’t relaxes Covid-19 rules for industrial sector – Phnom Penh Post

20/07/21

• Tourism – Seven provinces targeted for eco-tourism sustainability – Khmer Times

19/07/21

• Banking & Finance – Kingdom’s development funding trending to domestic financing – Khmer Times

18/07/21

• Growth & Business – Jabs for kids bring hope for school reopenings– Phnom Penh Post▪Covid-19 – Ministry: Get your second shot – Phnom Penh Post

17/07/21

• Covid-19 – Visa A holders get to quarantine at Himawari Hotel – Phnom Penh Post

15/07/21

• Growth & Business – Critical stage to mitigate Covid impact, says ADB – Khmer Times

14/07/21

• Growth & Business – Asia-Europe Meeting goes virtual as Covid continues to spread – Khmer Times
• Covid-19 – Cambodia calls for 21-day interval between first and second doses for Sinopharm and Sinovac Covid-19 vaccines – Khmer Times
• Trade – Kingdom probes ACFTA for gains – Phnom Penh Post

13/07/21

• Transportation & Infrastructure – Conference on ‘smart cities’ being created across nation – Khmer Times
• ICT – Single Portal’s Phase II in August – Phnom Penh Post

12/07/21

• Covid-19 – Cambodia introduces automated system for ordering COVID-19 antigen rapid test kit – Khmer Times
• Growth & Business – New investment law draft ready to make Cambodia more attractive – Khmer Times

09/07/21

• Transportation & Infrastructure – Phnom Penh to expand radius by 100 kilometers to enlarge population to six million people by 2035 – Khmer Times
• Growth & Business – ASEAN Tourism Forum moved to Sihanoukville – Phnom Penh Post
• Covid-19 – Restrictions imposed in capital amid Covid outbreak – Phnom Penh Post

08/07/21

• Growth & Business – ASEAN National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) discusses reopening of regional tourism – Khmer Times
• Tourism – Phnom Penh most likely target for travel bubble – Khmer Times

07/07/21

• Growth & Business – Government preparing to discuss new draft investment law – Khmer Times

06/07/21

• ICT – Cambodia waits on the government to release 5G policy – Khmer Times
• Growth & Business – Asia and Europe must work together to promote multilateralism: Sokhonn – Khmer Times

05/07/21

• Banking & Finance – Upside outweighs risks in move to a cashless society, expert says– Khmer Times
• Tourism – Cambodian tourism sector envisages new normal – Khmer Times
• Tax – Trade body sorts out new EU VAT rules – Phnom Penh Post
• Trade – Ratification of FTA with China in sight – Phnom Penh Post

04/07/21

• Growth & Business – 27 companies join digital trade fair, pitch products – Phnom Penh Post
• Growth & Business – Draft social protection law unveiled – Phnom Penh Post

02/07/21

• Tax – Online retailers adjusting to new EU taxation laws – Khmer Times