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(1) Increasing production to address domestic demand does not mean eliminating imports
(In reviewing the figures for products registered in the first five months of 2026), we have noted that the production has increased, which is a source of pride. What the Royal Government aims to see is maximizing import substitution. Our economy is an open market economy. “Open” means we export (to foreign markets) and other countries export to our markets […] Increasing domestic production to address (domestic demand) is not intended to eliminate imports, but the goal is to substitute imports to the extent possible […] We are now moving toward producing with our own (domestic) capacity to replace imports. We want to see the MSMEs and handicraft sectors substitute (imported goods), especially food, furniture, and consumer goods, (as much as we can) […]
(2) Striving to be autonomous to strengthen toward greater autonomy
Reports (indicate that) following the border issues, local production has gained momentum and support for domestic products has increased. This is a positive point and good news, but one must may ask – is this increase happening owing to anger, or a lack of choice, or a desire to strengthen our own autonomy? (The) answer is that for sustainability, it must be the third point […] We strive because, internally, we want to implement, we want to be autonomous, and we want to grow ourselves. Even if there is no one to be angry with, no one blocking our choices, or if other options exist, we still set the goal to strengthen ourselves toward greater autonomy. This is what constitutes sustainability […]
(3) Customers believe in quality and reasonable-price domestic cement products
What are the internal or external factors that strive us to increase our capacity? […] For example, at a cement company, why were they able to move toward import substitution? They started substituting (imports) not just in 2025 or after we had the “clashes.” They reached the (capacity) to substitute (imports even) before the border problems. They did not thrive because the government banned foreign cement, but because customers believe in and trust domestic products due to the quality and reasonable prices that they can guarantee […] We cannot force 17 million Cambodians to support the products of local MSMEs or cement companies. We also cannot impose a ban on incoming goods because we are a member of the (World Trade Organization) WTO […]
(4) MSMEs set for ambition appropriate to social development and common interest
I believe that citizens are turning to support domestic products […] and the producers must consider quality and reasonable prices […] This quality factor is crucial because it relates to human health and life […] The Royal Government will continue to assist in anyway it can. We have strived to solve many problems, such as reducing taxes and simplifying procedures […] However, if the state were to issue a policy to ban certain products from abroad, regardless of which country they come from, that would not work because we are a WTO member, and secondly, it would close our doors to exporting abroad […] I am asking MSMEs to set a target to strengthen yourselves to move from micro to small, from small to medium, and from medium to large. Set a target to strengthen yourselves. You must have ambition, but it must be an ambition appropriate to social development and the common interest […]
(5) Produced and labeled as Cambodian demonstrates capacity and resilience
I hope that the movement and trend of supporting domestic products, which we have seen in 2025 after the border conflict, will remain and continue for a long time. Regarding the free market, it remains (an interaction between) suppliers and those who need goods […] I believe we still have significant potential to produce (and bring) goods into the market […] There are Cambodian products with “Made in Cambodia” labels—not ones that are produced abroad and then labeled as made in Cambodia. Not taking from abroad, removing the labeling, and relabeling them as Cambodian, but products produced in Cambodia, labeled as Cambodian, which will be on the market more compared to imported goods […] which demonstrates the capacity and resilience of Cambodia itself […]
(6) The state recommends low-interest loans from ARDB, grass-growing land for free for milk cows
We are pushing five priority (agricultural) products – milk, noodles, sugar, […] The state must assist so that they can (progress) since there is markets, for example, raw milk (produced locally), whether used in coffee or at home. We have a domestic market. There are local producers (with) quality that our citizens support. However, they only supply 20%. Therefore, the state must prioritize assisting (production) […] along with the fact that we have the market and producers, we just lack the capacity, which is why we have considered (1) allowing loans from ARDB with zero or very low interest rates, and (2) providing several thousand hectares of land for free to 2-3 companies to grow grass for cows […] but the companies (producing dairy products) must guarantee to expand production and ensure quality to expand the market. This is the formula and between the state and the private sector, the will to help each other […]
(7) To maintain a sustainable market, use the market to capture the market
This is the goal (of the actions), not because of anger toward anyone or a lack of choices, but because we want to strengthen our own autonomy. Even with competition and openness, we acquire the capacity to supply and support domestic products to grow, with good quality and reasonable prices. (By achieving) this goal, there will be sustainability […] This is the vision of our nation. To strengthen ourselves, we must work together to support domestic products. For domestic products (to grow and compete), producers must join in committing that we will strive to build capacity and create products that are healthy, high quality, and reasonably priced so that customers continue to support us. To maintain a sustainable market, we use the market to capture the market […] We compete fairly and equitably, in accordance with international law, with other countries […]
(8) RGC gathers nation’s capital strength to drive national economy and further improve people’s livelihoods
Micro, small, and medium enterprises, most of which are informal, are a major priority for us. For the Royal Government, from previous mandates and continuing into this one, we remain committed to prioritizing the private sector, including assisting MSMEs. Regardless of this mandate or the next, this is a priority of the government led by the Cambodian People’s Party […] The Royal Government (of the Cambodian People’s Party) will continue to assist farmers, MSMEs, and citizens according to existing social policies, helping citizens who are vulnerable by gathering the nation’s capital strength, both human resources and financial capital, to drive the national economy and improve the livelihoods of the people further. The Royal Government will continue to assist by introducing measures to facilitate, encourage, and create conditions for the private sector, especially MSMEs, to thrive even better […]
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(9) Information gathered and assessments conducted to introduce further facilitation policies
In our efforts to improve the investment and business environment and systematically address the main challenges faced by the private sector — especially micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and handicrafts in Cambodia — we have gathered information and conducted assessments to introduce further facilitation policies. From previous mandates, we have adjusted procedures and organized digital systems to better facilitate various types of registration. Recently, I instructed H.E. Hem Vanndy (Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation – MISTII) to review the capacity of laboratories […] and it is not just MISTI; other ministries must do the same […] If procedures are complex, (we must simplify them) while ensuring quality. For quality checks, it should only be done once or twice, not five times […] there is no need for too many inspectors […]
(10) Let us start from a blank sheet of paper
The way I want you to think (about developing a working procedure) is to take a blank sheet of paper (and work on it), rather than relying on what already exists, which is complex. Each ministry and institution have its own decrees, royal decrees, and various regulations supporting their functions. That is what makes it complicated […] Take a blank sheet and outline how to ensure product management with consistency, transparency, and efficiency so that it is not overly complicated or multi-staged […] just organize the structure, tasks, and working groups, and only then (we can proceed to) amend the legal regulations. If we start by being constrained by existing regulations, it is difficult to organize (e.g., saying, “we cannot do this because the Royal Decree does not allow it”). Those (legal documents) were prepared for the situation of the past. Today, the world has changed […] To implement based on regulatory documents written from 15 or 20 years ago will not work […]
(11) Simplify procedures, determine quality standard, and expand capacity to expedite approval for production requests
Regarding food safety – in some countries, a single entity oversees both inspections […] In Cambodia, we cannot discard the Ministry of Health. We cannot let the Ministry of Health stay uninvolved, but the Ministry of Health must (firstly) consult with professional bodies to find ways to simplify procedures or determine which standards can guarantee quality. Secondly, they must expand the capacity of key units. For example, if we have five levels, but only three are needed, then let’s eliminate the two levels not needed and enhance the capacity of the others. If we need to increase personnel or invest more to make that three-level mechanism efficient and fast, we must do it. I told H.E. Hem Vanndy that should we need to expand laboratories and purchase more equipment or machines, we must be bold enough to do so to ensure that products from MSMEs entrepreneurs do not have to wait too long for testing before they can go into productions […]
(12) Ease of doing business, cost, clarity, and predictability – important factors to attract customers and grow businesses domestically and internationally
Making MSMEs and the private sector more confident and facilitating an easier way to do business is essential. The business activities of entrepreneurs are the nation’s competition. There is no discrimination between local and foreign actors. It is not that we offer special services to foreign investors while local ones get nothing. It must be equal for everyone […] We (practice) a free market. Cambodia is a member of the 11-nation ASEAN, and we are members of regional Free Trade mechanisms like RCEP […] We have export/import exemptions with many countries, but do not forget that we are one of many and we must compete with one another […] Ease of doing business, cost, clarity, and predictability of the business environment are important factors that help us expand our potential to attract customers and grow businesses, both domestically and internationally in Cambodia […]
(13) Strengthen positive factors and reduce negative ones to remain strong
Cambodia is neither small nor large within ASEAN. We are bigger than Timor-Leste, Brunei, Singapore, and Laos, but we are smaller than many other in the group […] No country has only positive factors (and) no country has only negative ones. What matters is what we do to strengthen our positive factors and reduce our negative ones so that we remain strong. The difficulties we have faced recently clearly tell us one point – if we are not strong ourselves, if we do not try hard ourselves, no one will help us. If we want to be strong, all sectors must help each other and cooperate; the state helps the private sector, and the private sector helps itself to assist customers by striving to produce quality, honest, and transparent goods, while keeping in mind the health and interests of the consumer […]
(14) A merchant’s sales have problems creates mistrust in products for many
If a seller knows (that the product they are selling is unsafe) and they would not consume it themselves, would they sell it to others? Please think about that. If you do not know, that is one thing, but if you do know, please do not do it. The state does not want to be a body that goes around arresting people. We must cooperate […] We are a Buddhist country, and regardless of the religion, no one wants to harm others […] Whether a King or a farmer, health is equally important. A commander has guards and protectors, but (what is) put into the body (reacts) the same way for everyone […] If one merchant’s sales have problems, it creates mistrust in products for many people […] We must be responsible together […] and work together, whereas the state is striving to reduce procedures to facilitate, and the private sector is working together to strengthen the capacity and quality of production […]
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(15) Over the past more than two years, there have been “tests of the century”
During this challenging period, we have decided to (continuously strengthen ourselves). Cambodian citizens have already seen the results through the growth of domestic production and domestic support, as we have chosen to confront problems and strengthen ourselves to resolve them. However, over the past two years, there have been many major “tests.” Some were “tests of the century” that we have never encountered before, such as the lingering consequences of COVID-19 affecting the real estate sector and the global economy, the influence of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the incitement of insecurity regarding the CLV-DTA issue. In 2025, we also encountered the issue of reciprocal tariffs imposed globally by President Donald Trump. Together with ceasefire negotiations, we have been able to negotiate and reach 19% […] We faced a war of aggression […] We had to choose between negotiating using the law or using armed force. Another “test” was to protect our reputation from online scams. In these two and a half years, we have faced these “century-level” problems […]
(16) RGC’s priority is lives of people, territory, national independence and livelihoods
The three major tests are – firstly, the war of aggression, infringing upon the borders, sovereignty, and the lives of citizens; secondly, the issue of reputation and modern transnational crime; and thirdly, the economic issue. How do we solve them? We must have a clear vision and direction. What do we want as our priority? In solving these three major issues, the Royal Government’s priority is the nation, the people, territory, national independence, livelihoods, and the lives of the people as our main goal. If there is a choice, we must solve it peacefully. We must protect our territory, but we must be patient and resolve it by using international law, to the fullest extent. Where bilateralism is possible, we negotiate bilaterally — whether at sea or on land. Where bilateral doors are closed, such as when Thailand canceled the MOU 2000, we go to international courts, such as UNCLOS, which is under the UN umbrella. Thailand claims territory legally; we claim territory legally. Now we have legal documents together, so let’s find the time to work together […]
(17) “Wouldn’t it be better if that money were used to help poor citizens …”
Regarding the impact on the economy, last year, just by hearing that Cambodia had a conflict, tourists canceled flights, and investors planning to invest in Cambodia had chosen to go to other countries instead. Who wants to come to a country at war? If there is a war, the state would spend to buy bullets […] Wouldn’t it be better if that money were used to help poor citizens, pay for the training of the 1.5 million people (TVET), help strengthen health centers and provincial hospitals as we have set out, and help repair roads? And after fighting, for 10 or 20 years, you are still picking up leftover shells, unexploded ordnance, and cluster munitions […] I thank our citizens for understanding and supporting the Royal Government’s “cool-headed” approach. We found peace, which gave us the opportunity to strengthen our socio-economy during this difficult phase, helping our citizens rather than creating a more difficult environment for them […]
(18) A reputation that took over 10 years to build damaged by foreign newspapers
We know that the “Scam” issue affects the gray economy, but we have no choice. We have had to clean up our name. We strove to build our reputation from the end of the war in 1998 until 2020 — it took over 10 years to go from a country at war to one without one. But in less than a year, foreign newspapers made us victims of negative perceptions, a place people feared. A businessman comes to Cambodia, visits Preah Sihanouk province, sees that it is very nice, but when boarding the plane, he asks the provincial governor or someone – “If I come here, will I be kidnapped?” […] This is the truth. There is nothing to hide. We must acknowledge the problem and work together to clean it up. Why? For the livelihoods of all the people […]
(19) Most newspapers acknowledged anti-scam campaign efforts in Cambodia
A small matter, but it received a lot of publicity […] Toward the end of the previous term, Samdech Techo assigned the task of suppressing these activities to Samdech Krolahom. At the beginning of this term, H.E. Abhisantibundit Sar Sokha and the Ministry of Interior team worked on these tasks. Later, at the beginning of last year, we created a National Committee to assert our political will and determination, with the Prime Minister leading it directly and gathering all ministries and institutions to work together. Now, except for one organization that has never acknowledged (the truth), most newspapers that wrote about scams have acknowledged the anti-scam campaign efforts in Cambodia, and the criminals have fled to other countries, while acknowledging that those countries have their own (scam issues). This is a success. Five months ago, Cambodia was the only one bearing the burden. If we hadn’t cleaned ourselves up and taken strong measures, could we have recovered? Perhaps by now, Cambodia would still be the sole “refuge” (for scammers) […]
(20) Fuel prices capping, tax incentives providing for local production, and caring for displaced people
As far as the economy is concerned, you all know that we cannot stop wars abroad. We hope for a peaceful resolution, but geopolitics is a different matter. What Cambodia can do is to help when problems arise. Every month, the state loses about 50 million USD through fuel tax cuts and subsidies to companies to help suppress (fuel prices). Even so, oil prices are fluctuating a bit […] On the other hand, Samdech Techo’s vision has expanded electricity sources from renewables – hydropower accounts for 62-63% of our power sources […] We can help stabilize (costs) […]
People have had the ability to buy new cars at reasonable prices these days. Previously, ministries suggested that I ban cars that are older than five years from entering […] Our socio-economic situation could not yet allow that […] We don’t want our people to drive used cars; we want them to have the ability to buy new ones, but we don’t use state legal measures to ban (imports). We had to find ways to lower prices or produce locally and help with tax (incentives) so that in the future, they can afford to buy new cars at reasonable prices […]
Another thing is the people who are displaced by war. The state must spend the budget to feed them. We cannot let our people live in (misery) […] 3,000 houses (built in a short time) — there are a few leaks because we had three months to build them before the rainy season comes […] The citizens living there understand, […] but people who are concerned are coming from 1,000 kilometers away […] Some say the UN agencies and other countries gave USD 50 million to help the displaced people and build them houses.
I want to clarify – firstly, there is no USD 50 million coming in cash. Some organizations/countries provide help in kind — like tents and some other things. We have transparency; if you want to see, we have the records. Some helped the refugees directly with food and supplies. It didn’t reach USD 50 million, though. The houses we built are our own money. Only recently did the World Bank or someone give 500,000 dollars — perhaps for 50 houses or so […]
(21) RGC has resisted and hasn’t given up upon facing with century-level problems
I believe that among all the century tests, the socio-economic test is the most long-term and the most difficult, and it is the one the Royal Government prioritizes the most. Regarding the border, we are working to solve it, we negotiate, it takes some time. Regarding scams, we hit them hard. But restoring the economy for the people throughout the country and restoring Cambodia’s economic environment so that Cambodia remains attractive and moves toward the promising future — this is what we must do and do constantly […] In these two and a half years, the “century-level” tests has been hitting Cambodia one after another, even if they have not been perfectly resolved, up to this hour, the Royal Government has resisted the situation. We haven’t given up. We haven’t gone to sleep upon seeing the problem, and we will continue to strive to solve it […] Up to this hour, we believe no one in the country is going without food […]
(22) Use these difficult times to look for weaknesses and perform “surgery” to fix them
Do not just get angry for a moment; do not just work hard because you have no other choice. We must use these difficult times to look for weaknesses, dare to perform “surgery,” and dare to fix them so that we can live long and sustainably. It’s not just talk; we have done it […] Some foreign guests said, “Cambodia should do this for real, and don’t just do it for show.” By now, when they meet (us again), they praise us. Some have even asked to see our “model” and asked us to host the Anti-Online Scam Forum in Cambodia this year. Now, over 30 countries are coming to participate. We are inviting more […] They ask to learn from our experience and implementation, both in terms of legislation and practical application. We must dare to act to remove (negative) perceptions […]
(23) Success comes from clear vision, putting common interest as goal, choosing right people and same will to implement
I have done a lot of works where, at first, people didn’t value it much. They said it wouldn’t succeed — for example, the counter-terrorism unit. It started with 40 people […] Now it has become a leading unit in security. Last year, we started the special tax unit […] Many people, including officials, thought it was not going to be successful. It wouldn’t work. But by now, it has received support, especially the trust of those who went to work there for a while. There are hundreds of gold-standard companies there. Why did it succeed? (it is because we have) clear vision, putting common interest as the goal, choosing the right people, and having the same will to lead implementation. You don’t need many people. You need a small number of people who have a vision, dare to work, and dare to face problems — especially certain habits — to fulfill duties sustainably […]
(24) Reform not just to live, but to grow and to become strong is our vision
The Royal Government and many ministries-institutions have set out directions for leading reform and working (procedures). We have been reforming since 1979 until now. We must continue to reform so that we can live — and not just live, but grow. If we reform just to live, that’s one thing, but if we live and become strong and grow ourselves, that must be our vision […] We must strengthen peace, strengthen development, and strengthen the ability to protect ourselves. A company is the same; it doesn’t live because of the border issue, but it takes the opportunity and the difficult circumstances, when people support (local products), to build capacity and grow from micro to small, to medium, to large (enterprises). From a medium company to a large one, and later, you must set the goal of reaching the stock market […] You must ensure a long-term vision. We cannot live just to survive. As a country, it’s the same […]
(25) Leaving the LDC status to face some problems and to seize additional opportunities
We will leave the group of Least Developed Countries (LDC) in 2029. Now, as an LDC, we can borrow from the World Bank or financial institutions at concessional interest rates. In export, we get GSP. When leaving that group, they will reduce tax conditions […] We will have to borrow at market interest rates or whatever we can negotiate […] Exports might have GSP Plus […] The question is do you want to stay dependent on others and stay poor forever, or leaving the LDC status, facing some difficulties, and strengthening ourselves? We have strived to strengthen the foundation to ensure autonomy and have more opportunities to go out and compete, because at every level, there are challenges and opportunities. If we don’t dare to face some problems, we cannot seize additional opportunities. Why seizing opportunities? It is so that our people and our businesses can have the capacity […]
(26) Pass the lower-middle-income level to upper-middle-income and high-income level in the future
Continuing to be a poor country just to easily borrow money at low interest will not lead to growth. One may ask why Cambodia doesn’t want to stay poor forever to get cheap loans — if we decide that, we will never grow anywhere. We will stay poor for life. We must dare to face difficulties to set goals, adjust internal affairs, adjust procedures, help each other, encourage the private sector, improve the livelihoods of citizens, strengthen the economic base, and improve human resources through education and TVET so that they can gain skills and work in high-tech factories. Now we have car assembly plants that use robots. In the future, it might move to AI […] We will leave LDC status in 2029, and we will strive to further strengthen ourselves to exit the lower-middle-income level to upper-middle-income and reach the high-income level in the future […]
(27) The first-term new government has not collapsed but come together stronger in solving these century-level challenges
The three major tests of this century are interconnected. The challenges we are solving now have not made us collapse. The first-term new government has not collapsed but has come together to be even stronger in solving these challenges […] No one wants a war of aggression. No one wants Cambodia to become a country looked down upon because of scams. No one wants oil prices to rise. But they cannot be prevented. In some places, they are fighting thousands of kilometers (away from us). But we must face the consequences […] Let us stand up and look at our own problems. We must take concrete measures […] If we need to change decrees, royal decrees, or in some places, if we need to change the laws themselves, we must dare to do so because we are the ones who created the laws. Laws that were created 20 years ago might have been appropriate for that situation but we cannot let them prevent us from going forwards […]
(28) The special tax unit is a pilot project with SOP for future replication
At the tax department, I said “I don’t want the state to act as someone sitting there just to arrest (people), and businessmen — whether they are online sellers or those who committed wrongdoing — should not have that mindset.” We must have individual responsibility. Customs, tax, or other ministries with jurisdiction must perform their monitoring and strengthening roles. Sellers have ethics and their own responsibility as partners […] The creation of a special tax unit is not to replace (anyone), but as a Pilot Project. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued an SOP to reform procedures and implement that method to see if it works. When it works, in the future, we can replicate it. Now, there is only one place. In the future, it can be replicated to other places. The goal is that in one or two terms, this procedure will be implemented generally, and there will be compliance […]
(29) A Western company to help become a regional logistics center at the new airport — do not be afraid to take shortcuts
It is the same in customs. We are currently having it studied […] We are attracting a Western company to help us become a regional logistics center at the new airport. Therefore, the request is to follow their standards, including customs standards […] Procedures implemented in Singapore, the US, or other effective countries — we shouldn’t be afraid to take shortcuts. But we cannot implement it all at once. We take one or two places first to implement. Later, take those and replicate them to other places. If we do that and it works, it creates trust, efficiency, and transparency. In speeches, as well as other mentions, regarding the Royal Government’s assistance procedures, added to meetings with the private sector, requests for customs procedures, taxes, and registration procedures — all are concerns of citizens, businesses, and investors […]
(30) Vocational training for entrepreneurs; longer supply of medicines for diabetes and hypertension patients; education officials selected according to new standards
MSMEs are mainly related to the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI), but also involve other ministries-institutions that we must consider as a cluster and as actors whom we must continue to strengthen […] The 1.5 million human resources that Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training has set out to train is to prepare human resources for entrepreneurs […] Every policy and the points that we have set out to implement in this term will come to the three full years within a month and a half […] In strengthening primary health care […] I have instructed an increase of the budget by USD 15 or USD 20 million a year for diabetes and hypertension medication. Whereas before we had five or six days (of supply for each patient), now we have increased the supply for a duration of one month […] In strengthening primary education, we have worked to select and tested officials according to new standards to strengthen quality, efficiency, meritocracy, qualifications, and strengthen services provided to citizens to become resources for the nation […]
(31) “The state doesn’t know how to do business, the state should not do business, nor should it do business in an administrative way”
The other day I went to Chong Kneas. There, the Angkor institution manages investments, but the operators are the community. When oil prices rose, the state increased the subsidy for them. For example, if they earned 100, previously the state gave them 50, and the other 50 was kept for maintenance […] Now we have increased the community share to 65 to help compensate for the price of gas. The state did not increase ticket prices for visitors too […] The Director General of the Angkor institution said that even if oil prices go down, we will continue to give that share to the community because they will eventually take that money and circulate it into the economy anyway […] We also reformed Green Trade into a public institution to increase leadership efficiency to be like the private sector […] The issue of the CTB (Cambodian Tourism Board,) we must give that company independence in decision-making. The minister sitting on the Board is to provide guidance […] The state doesn’t know how to do business, and the state should not do business, nor should it do business in an administrative way. If it has had to do business, it must do it the way the private sector does, but management at some level still makes decisions […]
(32) Three tasks for the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)
We are currently adjusting the structure of ministries-institutions – reducing, strengthening, and merging […] We assigned the task to H.E. Sun Chanthol, H.E. Keo Rattanak, H.E. Chhieng Yanara, H.E. Chea Vuthy, and the leadership to fix it for me as a unit or a small special mechanism to help with the three following big tasks.
Task 1: Prevent and evaluate before issuing licenses. What does that mean? Before giving a license to someone, we must think carefully, study clearly, and evaluate clearly. Also, help look out so that when they get the license, they don’t have problems. For example, if you ask for a license to do something and then you have land issues […] before giving a license to investors, let us do due diligence, which is researching problems and coordinating with all institutions, provinces, and everyone […]
Task 2: Post-license approval monitoring and solving problems after they are operational […] after receiving the license to obtain investment benefits, monitor and check what they can do. Prevent problems before giving, and when given, you must continue to monitor in case there was nothing before, but now there is […] and after they are operational, there must be a mechanism to solve (problems) because from previous terms, we only had occasional forums to meet the Royal Government […] Now we have more (forums to meet) with (investors from) Europe, the US, China, and others […]
Task 3: Reduce bureaucracy and organize structures according to successful models. You don’t have to organize it as a ministry […] just as a unit […] Don’t let the flow become bureaucracy, but a facilitator […] Countries that are doing well, like Singapore or others that are doing well, and have something similar — just take that, draw it out, and then we will write the legal regulatory documents to create it according to the goal […]
(33) Through many challenges, internal solidarity strengthened to create sustainability and autonomy in supplying more local products to domestic market
I am longing to see more participations from the private sector, especially the citizens and brothers and sisters in the MSME sector. The state can only help, the state can only support and issue liberalization policies, but the competition and strengthening of the capacity of MSMEs are for the MSMEs, through the individuals, the companies, associations, and the sector, to join as partners with the state — to think together, to do together, and be responsible together — so that the state can continue to help further when the community can help each other […] Thank you for giving me the opportunity to meet, especially during a period when the economy is facing challenges […] This year we have gone through many difficulties together. We also see internal solidarity as an opportunity to strengthen internal affairs. Please (strengthen) this spirit together so that every sector, both MSMEs and the whole economy — especially the common spirit between consumers and producers — (is strong according to) the same direction, which is to create sustainability and autonomy in supplying the domestic market, leading to the use of more local products than imports in the future […]./.
