Middle-Income Cambodia – Trap or Opportunity: Unleashing Entrepreneurship and Productivity through Formalisation (Part I)
កម្ពុជាក្នុងឋានៈជាប្រទេសចំណូលមធ្យម – អន្ទាក់ ឬកាលានុវត្តភាព៖ ការបង្កើតសក្តានុពលសហគ្រិនភាព និងផលិតភាពតាមរយៈការចុះបញ្ជីក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធផ្លូវការ (ភាគ I)សារគន្លឹះ អត្ថបទប្លុកនេះពិភាក្សាអំពីគំនិតដ៏មានឥទ្ធិពលមួយ ដែលផ្សារភ្ជាប់ទៅនឹងស្នាដៃរបស់លោក ហឺណាន...
Mutual Lessons for Economic Development: India and Cambodia
CDRI Chief Economist Prof. Dr Matthew McCartney recently delivered a public lecture at the Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum (SOSORO), examining India and Cambodia's development experiences and highlighting key lessons for sustaining economic growth a...
CDRI joins the launch of the Global Environmental Think Tank Network in Hangzhou
The Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), represented by Dr Eng Netra, Executive Director, is proud to take part in the International Symposium on Environmental Think Tank Development and Cooperation, held in Hangzhou, China, on 16–17 Oc...
Building Cambodia's Policy Modelling Capacity: Economics and Agriculture-Augmented SAM and CGE Training at CDRI
CDRI conducted an intensive four-day training course on the Cambodia Agriculture-Augmented Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) and Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Capability at the CDRI Library. Sessions took place on 22, 23 and 25 September, and...
Strengthening Resilience in Cambodia: Starting with an Economic Puzzle
ការពង្រឹងភាពធន់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា៖ ចាប់ផ្ដើមពីចម្ងល់សេដ្ឋកិច្ចសារគន្លឹះអត្ថបទប្លុកនេះគឺជាអត្ថបទប្លុកទីមួយនៃកម្រងអត្ថបទប្លុកថ្មីដែលផ្តោតលើភាពធន់ និងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។តាមនិយមន័យ ភាពធន់គឺជា «សមត្ថភាពនៃប្រព័ន្ធមួយដែលមានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ក្រុមហ៊ុន និងរដ្ឋាភិបាល ក្នុ...
CDRI Policy Dialogue: Global Energy Shocks: What Do They Mean for Cambodia’s Economy?
How far do global energy shocks travel through Cambodia's economy, and how can policy help it adapt? On 18 September, CDRI hosted a Policy Dialogue on "The Impact of Ongoing Energy Shocks on the Cambodian Economy" at the CDRI Library. Economists,...
Building Resilience, Advancing Cambodia’s Development Transition
CDRI, represented by Executive Director Dr. Eng Netra and colleagues, joined the Official Launching Ceremony of the "Comprehensive Intervention Program in Response to the Multi-Crises" hosted by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), on 4th Septe...
Advancing Evidence-Based Policy at the Ministry of Interior Summit
CDRI was pleased to participate in the Ministry of Interior’s recent summit, which reviewed the achievements of Commune/Sangkat councils for their 5th mandate. The proceedings, held on September 7–8, 2026, gathered 700 participants in person and an a...
Working Cambodia 2025: A Need for More Quality Jobs
Ms So Hengvotey, Programme Manager, Research Data Hub, CDRIDr Song Sopheak, Senior Director, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, CDRIKey messagesCambodia employed more than 9.1 million people in 2025, with a labour force participation rat...
Building Stronger Research Capacity for Evidence-Based Skills Investment
On 28–29 August 2026, the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) and the Skills Development Fund (SDF) began Phase 1, the Foundation Track, of their Joint Capacity Building Program at the SDF Office, bringing together a young group of SDF res...