Cambodia allocates US$1.16bil for economic, social supports amid Covid-19 outbreak


Garment factory workers walking to their workplace in Phnom Penh on Sept 20, 2019.The garment, footwear and travel goods industry is Cambodia's biggest export sector, employing about 750,000 people in approximately 1,100 factories and branches.- AFP

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): The Cambodian government has allocated US$1.16 billion to address the economic and social impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, Economy and Finance Ministry Secretary of State Vongsey Vissoth said here on Wednesday (July 8).

"The amount of $564mil has been allocated for health and social assistance and $600mil for economic support through lending to small and medium enterprises," he said during a press conference.

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