Phnom Penh: H.E. Sar Sokha, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, met with Hem Vanndy, Chair of the Coordinating Committee on Informal Economy Development (CCIED), to review implementation progress and discuss next steps for the National Strategy for Developing the Informal Economy.
According to Agence Kampuchea Presse, during the meeting, H.E. Hem Vanndy, who is also the Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI), reported that as of May 23, 2025, 72,998 informal economy actors had submitted onboarding applications, with 88 percent of them doing so via mobile. He emphasized the crucial role of the Ministry of Interior (MOI) and sub-national administrations in implementing the strategy, given that most informal economy participants operate at the community level.
He further highlighted recent outreach campaigns conducted in five capital-provinces and a pilot street food hygiene project in Kampong Thom. Hem Vanndy called for increased support from the MOI to enhance the understanding of sub-national administrations and to streamline One-Window Service procedures, especially to facilitate the onboarding of informal businesses as outlined in the national strategy.
H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Sar Sokha reaffirmed the MOI's support and cooperation in the strategy's implementation, noting a 12 percent increase in public service delivery by the One-Window Service of the sub-national administrations in 2024-2025.
He offered to share relevant data, highlighting that the MOI possesses extensive nationwide data that could be valuable for national development efforts. H.E. Deputy Prime Minister also proposed including the informal economy as a topic in the MOI's upcoming annual review.