SMEs to Generate at Least 1 Million More Jobs

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen expressed his hope that SMEs will further absorb at least 1 million workforces as the Royal Government is preparing to provide scholarships to 1.5 million students for vocational training.

While presiding over a get-together and solidarity dinner with more than 5,000 SMEs and handicraft representatives at Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre in Phnom Penh on April 10, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said SMEs play a key role in job creation in Cambodia.

At the same time, the Premier urged the Ministry Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation to work with the Ministry of Commerce, the Federation of Associations of Small and Medium Enterprises of Cambodia (Fasmec) and the Samdech Techo Foundation Association for the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in Cambodia on capacity building of entrepreneurs.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen also encouraged SMEs entrepreneurs to increase their capacity and enhance their competitiveness.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse