At the Ministry of Commerce headquarters on July 16, 2026, Secretary of State ម៉ៅ ថូរ៉ា, representing Commerce Minister Cham Nimul, chaired the ministry’s weekly meeting. Leaders and specialist officials from all units joined in person and online.
Participants included Secretaries of State, Undersecretaries of State, the Secretary-General, Directors-General, Deputy Directors-General, heads and deputy heads of departments and institutes, as well as capital and provincial commerce departments and consumer protection and competition branches (ក.ប.ប.).
The meeting’s objectives included:
• Reviewing the results of missions to attract and promote investment in Japan and the Republic of Korea.
• Monitoring progress at the General Directorate responsible for consumer protection and competition, and the Department of Competition Affairs.
• Hearing the work report of the economic attaché attached to Cambodia’s Permanent Representative to the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.
• Reviewing progress at the Kratie Provincial Department of Commerce and the provincial ក.ប.ប. branch.
• Hearing views and proposals from unit leaders to improve working effectiveness and implementation of the ministry’s plans.
The weekly meeting demonstrated the commerce ministry leadership’s attention to monitoring progress, strengthening coordination between units and advancing trade policy implementation, with the aim of improving the investment climate and further developing Cambodia’s commerce sector.
By: Pai Sokhim
