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ADB’s country partnership strategy for Cambodia, 2019–2023 supports the country’s post-pandemic recovery by strengthening the health systems and addressing key constraints to growth, competitiveness, inclusion, and sustainability.

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Cambodia Facts

ADB's Work in Cambodia

Cambodia’s economy grew by an average of 7% per annum during 2010–2019, making it one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. This rapid growth was underpinned by macroeconomic stability, openness to trade and foreign direct investment, and structural transformation led by export-oriented, labor-intensive manufacturing such as garments, travel goods, and footwear. Real gross domestic product contracted by 3.1% in 2020. The country faced its first recession in 1995 but its economy bounced back and grew by around 2% in 2021.

ADB is one of Cambodia’s largest sources of official development assistance, with an average annual lending of $329.8 million from 2016 to 2021. ADB’s support is aligned with the Cambodia’s National Strategic Development Plan 2019–2023.

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Economic Forecasts

Economic Forecasts

Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.

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Poverty in Cambodia

Poverty in Cambodia

Development indicators for Cambodia, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Results of ADB-Supported Operations

Results of ADB-Supported Operations

Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.

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Projects Cofinanced

Projects Cofinanced

Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.

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  • Women Challenge Gender Stereotypes in Rural Cambodia

    ADB’s Second Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Project and its Additional Financing, implemented from 2009 to 2020, paved the way for major changes in Dil’s village. It also benefitted other villages across six provinces around Tonle Sap Lake, where many of Cambodia’s poorest people live.

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Contact: Cambodia Resident Mission (CARM)

No. 29 Suramarit Blvd. (268/19) Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

  Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)

  Tel +855 23 973 200
  Fax +855 23 973 500
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Jyotsana VARMA (Ms)
Country Director
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Anthony Robert GILL (Mr)
Head of the Portfolio Administration Unit
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Sophie Duong T. NGUYEN (Ms)
Country Economist
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Chan Andeth CHETH (Ms)
Senior Finance and Administration Officer
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  About CARM

The Cambodia Resident Mission (CARM), located in Phnom Penh, was established in December 1996. As ADB's principal representative in Cambodia, CARM's primary responsibilities include:

  • Promoting ADB's relations with the government, civil society, and private sector
  • Engaging in policy dialogue and support
  • Analyzing country developments
  • Coordinating aid harmonization with other stakeholders
  • Developing country strategy and programs
  • Assisting in external relations and information dissemination
  • Administering delegated loans and technical assistance projects

  Holidays 2023

CARM will be closed on these dates:

  • Khmer New Year: April 14 (Friday)
  • International Labor Day: May 1 (Monday)
  • Visak Bochea Day: May 4 (Thursday)
  • Royal Plowing Ceremony Day: May 8 (Monday)
  • Pchum Ben Day: October 13, 16 (Friday, Monday)
  • National Independence Day: November 9 (Thursday)
  • Water Festival: November 27, 28 (Monday, Tuesday)
  • Christimas Day: December 25 (Monday)

Last updated: 7 December 2022