Press Releases

Leading Garment Brand Representatives Remain Positive About Sourcing From Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 13, 2008 – Twenty-eight representatives from leading garment brands came to Cambodia last week for a two-day meeting of the International Buyers' Forum organized by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the ...more

IFC and ILO to Improve Labor Standards and Competitiveness in Vietnam’s Apparel Industry
Hanoi, Vietnam, October 7, 2008 – IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the International Labour Organization today launched the Better Work Vietnam program to improve working conditions for more than 700,000 workers in the Vietnamese apparel ...more

Cambodia Advances 15 Places in Doing Business 2009 Rankings
Phnom Penh, Cambodia, September 10, 2008 – Cambodia has moved up 15 places in Doing Business 2009, a report published today by IFC and the World Bank, that compares the ease of doing business around the world. Cambodia’s significantly higher ...more

IFC helps improve the Financial Sector Infrastructure in Lao PDR
Vientiane, 29 July, 2008 – The Ministry of Justice and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and have agreed today that IFC will help the Government of Lao PDR develop an appropriate regulatory framework ...more

Private Sector dialogues on key issues with Lao Government as Fourth Lao Business Forum is held
Vientiane, 26 June 2008. The 4th Lao Business Forum (LBF) took place in Vientiane on June 26 giving the private and public sectors an opportunity to dialogue on key issues affecting the private sector and hear about government plans to improve the ...more