Background
An inter-ministerial working group convened to prepare integrated e-services for business licensing across multiple Cambodian ministries, with the Accounting and Auditing Regulator (ACAR) represented at leadership and technical levels. The meeting on 18 August 2026 was organized to examine administrative elements of digitized licensing processes that span several government departments.
The agenda focused on reviewing service fees, approval timeframes, and the validity periods of licenses affecting micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). These three administrative parameters—fees, approval duration, and license validity—directly govern how ministry-issued permits are processed, issued, and renewed in Cambodia when handled through an online platform.
Key Developments
The meeting took place virtually via Zoom at 9:00 AM on 18 August 2026, with H.E. Bou Tharin, Director General of ACAR, providing authorization and Mrs. Nean Bony, Deputy Director General, attending alongside department leadership and IT technical officials. Participants included representatives from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction; Ministry of Interior; Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation; Ministry of Environment; Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training; the General Department of State Assets and Non-Tax Revenue; ACAR; and the Real Estate Business and Pawn Regulator.
Institutional Role
ACAR participated as a regulatory agency coordinating with sectoral ministries to align licensing procedures for MSMEs with planned e-service integration. The inter-ministerial format provides a governance mechanism for cross-cutting administrative alignment and technical interoperability between ministry systems responsible for issuing different types of business permits.
Operational Implications
The items under review—service fees, approval timeframes, and license validity periods—are administrative controls that determine throughput and renewal schedules for permits when implemented in an online service. Any technical design of an integrated e-service will need to accommodate differing approval workflows, fee structures, and validity logic maintained by the respective ministries and regulators.
Source
ACAR social post announcing participation: https://www.facebook.com/acarcambodia/posts/pfbid0KvqWyj3vDji6Q3DY383LXyEZmb2QJV7jAHyBnfTf3pvjbNPCQmVkU4wDMS3gP1cpl
