Phnom Penh: Mr. Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), said that the Royal Government has put in place a mechanism to provide opportunities for direct dialogue between the state and the private sector.
Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol’s statement on the occasion of leading a high-ranking Cambodian delegation to meet with Mr. Kim Doo Sik, President of the Foreign Investment Ombudsman (FIO) on June 18, 2026.
The Foreign Investment Ombudsman (FIO) is an independent mechanism to resolve concerns and complaints that was established by the Government of the Republic of Korea in 1999 under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act of the Republic of Korea. But it is an independent institution, and its employees are not civil servants, but professionals in each field.
FIO is responsible for providing consulting services to companies that intend to invest or have invested in Korea, resolving all difficulties, concerns, and complaints faced by foreign investors, with the aim of improving the investment environment and facilitating the successful operation of foreign companies.
During the working discussion, the FIO President mentioned the “Home Doctor” system, which is a successful Korean mechanism for assigning experts directly to each case to examine challenges and coordinate solutions for foreign investors in a timely manner. On this occasion, the President also expressed support for participating in providing technical assistance in setting up a similar system in Cambodia.
In response to the high value and attention paid to foreign investment, as well as from Korea itself, the Deputy Prime Minister further informed that the K.A.C. A “Korea Desk” has been set up to provide consultation services and relevant information to Korean investors.
At the same time, the Royal Government has also put in place mechanisms that provide opportunities for direct dialogue between the public and private sectors, including: the Government-Private Sector Forum (G-PSF), the Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD), and the Business Breakfast Briefing (P-PS Breakfast Briefing), in which state institutions have closely collaborated with international chambers of commerce, reflecting Cambodia’s strong commitment to protecting and facilitating foreign investors.
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