Cambodia and ADB

ADB is helping Cambodia achieve its Vision 2050 to become a high-income country through economic diversification, human development, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.

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Cambodia Facts

ADB's Work in Cambodia

ADB is helping Cambodia achieve its Vision 2050 to become a high-income country through economic diversification, human development, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. ADB is one of the country’s largest sources of official development assistance, with average annual lending of $368.3 million in 2018–2022. The bank’s support is aligned with Cambodia’s National Strategic Development Plan, 2019–2023 and Strategic Framework and Programs for Economic Recovery in the Context of Living with COVID-19 in a New Normal, 2021–2023.

To date, ADB has committed 331 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $4.6 billion to Cambodia.


 
 

Data: Cambodia

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.

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

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.

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

 

ADB Projects in Cambodia View all projects

 
 

Contact: Cambodia Resident Mission (CARM)

Level 10, Vattanac Capital, 66 Preah Monivong Blvd (93), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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


Jyotsana Varma (Ms)
Country Director
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Anthony Robert Gill (Mr)
Head of Country Operations
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Sophie Duong T. Nguyen (Ms)
Senior Country Economist
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Chan Andeth Cheth (Ms)
Senior Finance and Administration Officer
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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

CARM will be closed on these dates:

Last updated: 14 November 2023