Cambodia Launches Digital Investment Registration System to Accelerate Approvals

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Aug. 14, 2025) — Cambodia’s Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) officially launched a nationwide training and outreach program Thursday to promote the use of its digital investment registration platform, known as cdcIPM, along with electronic signatures and stamps (e-Signature & e-Stamp).

Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol, First Vice Chairman of the CDC, presided over the event, which was attended by senior officials from relevant ministries, institutions, and provincial administrations. The initiative aims to streamline investment procedures, reduce document fraud, and improve regulatory compliance through digital verification tools.

“The cdcIPM system allows officials and investors to submit and approve investment applications from anywhere, at any time,” Sun said, citing his own experience approving projects remotely while traveling on official missions in Europe and the United States.

The CDC reported that in the first seven months of 2025, it approved 440 investment projects worth approximately $6.7 billion, creating an estimated 312,000 jobs. That figure surpasses the total number of projects approved during all of 2024 and marks the highest volume in the CDC’s 30-year history.

The cdcIPM system was piloted in August 2024 and officially launched on Nov. 27, 2024. Following high-level endorsement from Prime Minister Hun Manet, the CDC formally authorized the use of e-Signatures and e-Stamps on digital documents through Notification No. 1356/25 dated July 18, 2025.

Digital documents generated by cdcIPM are now legally recognized and linked to Cambodia’s national verification portal, verify.gov.kh. The system complies with key legal frameworks, including the Law on Investment, the Law on Electronic Commerce, and relevant sub-decrees.

Officials say the platform will enhance Cambodia’s business environment by accelerating procedures, improving transparency, and boosting investor confidence. Since its launch, 382 investment applications have been submitted through cdcIPM, with 328 already approved.