AKP Phnom Penh, May 26, 2025 --  

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 the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI), during the meeting, H.E. Hem Vanndy, also Minister of MISTI, reported that as of May 23, 2025, a total of 72,998 informal economy actors had submitted onboarding applications—88 percent via mobile. He emphasised the critical 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 also highlighted recent outreach campaigns in five capital-provinces and a pilot street food hygiene project in Kampong Thom, while calling for greater support from MOI to build understanding of sub-national administrations and streamline One-Window Service procedures, especially for informal businesses to onboard the platform, as outlined in the national strategy.

H.E. Deputy Prime Minister reaffirmed the MOI’s support and cooperation in implementing the strategy, 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, noting that the MOI holds extensive nationwide data that could be valuable for national development. H.E. Deputy Prime Minister also proposed including informal economy as a topic in the MOI’s upcoming annual review.

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