19 June 2011: People living close to and along the borders with Vietnam exchange their goods with Vietnamese via official border posts. Recently, people have filed complaints against mobile customs officers, who they say are confiscating their gasoline and other goods without filing reports. Equity Weekly investigates these claims.

20 March 2011: As the real estate market continues a very slow recovery from the economic downturn of 2008, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has added a Property Tax to raise revenues from land and homeowners.  Many questions remain unanswered: How will tax rates be determined for each property?; Who is exempt?; and in light of the static and depressed nature of today’s real estate market, why is MEF adding this financial burden for struggling homeowners at this time?

06 March 2011: Recently, the government launched an initiative to issue retired government staff ATM cards for their monthly pension payments, to save time and effort in distributing the payments. Mr. Ouy Bounmy provides an update on the initiative and gauges opinions from policymakers.

13 February 2011: This year, rice farmers were very happy to see their rice yields increasing. Their joy was short-lived once the high yield led to plummeting prices on the market. What happens to farmers who borrow with interest from the bank to expand their rice production, only to find that the market price for their product is too low for them to recoup the investment? Equity Weekly investigates.

Small and medium enterprises are considered to be a turnkey in the reduction of poverty and to reduce the gaps between rich and poor. Many enterpises held high hopes in exporting their products, but experts say the market is already here in Cambodia. Small businesses complain of the administrative burdens and ask for guidance.