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The Development of Government Bond Market in Cambodia

18 August 2016
Cambodia has shown a robust economic growth for the past decade, around 7.5% real growth. In order to maintain this growth, Cambodia needs to strengthen its investment in infrastructure and other areas. The challenge is to beef up public investments; thus, government bonds are being issued to…

CAM Comparative Analysis of Cambodias Legal Framework and Involuntary Resettlement Safeguards in the ADB Safeguard Policy Statement

31 July 2016
Objectives: To avoid involuntary resettlement wherever possible; to minimize involuntary resettlement by exploring project and design alternatives; to enhance, or at least restore, the livelihoods of all displaced persons in real terms relative to pre-project levels; and to improve the standards of…

Toward a Healthier and Datadriven Smart City

10 June 2016
Asus is supporting initiatives toward a healthier and data-driven smart city. In Taiwan, Asus orchestrated the Smart City Framework (SCF) White Paper along with localization of successful stories based on the study of British Standard Institution's Publicly Available Specifications 181 SCF. One of…

Communicating Technical and Vocational Education and Training A View from the Field

7 June 2016
In promoting technical and vocational education and training (TVET), there is no one-size-fits-all communication approach as each TVET audience has different interests, stakes and perspectives, and local cultures and contexts vary. Recruiting experts who can assist in systematic communication…

CAM Cambodias Constitution of 1993 with Amendments through 2008

17 April 2016
This Constitutional Law aims, in accordance with the basic principles of a liberal multi-party democracy, to facilitate the efficient functioning of national institutions in unusual circumstances requiring urgent action.

Women are Ready for Roads

1 January 2016
After years of civil war, Cambodia was transforming into a vibrant market economy. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved funding to rehabilitate 500 kilometers of rural roads in seven provinces, one of the key pieces of infrastructure for Cambodia's mostly rural population to access much needed…

CAM Comparative Analysis of Cambodia Legal Framework and ADB Safeguard Policy Statement ENVIRONMENT

31 December 2015
Policy Principle 1: Use a screening process for each proposed project, as early as possible, to determine the appropriate extent and type of environmental assessment so that appropriate studies are undertaken commensurate with the significance of potential impacts and risks.

Local Governance and Decentralization Reforms in Southeast Asia

25 August 2015
Most countries in Asia and the Pacific have decentralized the delivery of basic services to some extent. Political dynamics, however, remain an important driver based on Southeast Asia’s reform experiences in local government. The local government reforms introduced in the Philippines and Cambodia…

Project Communications in Conflict Prevention

26 March 2015
Stakeholders in Cambodia, Nepal, and Samoa who have been adversely affected by ADB-assisted projects mentioned communications or the lack of it as the main factor for their grievances. In these cases, simply providing information about the project was not enough. Communication processes needed to…

Project Communications in Conflict Prevention

26 March 2015
Investing in communications by creatively allocating or leveraging funds for project communication activities results to conflict prevention. This report examines ADB’s Accountability Mechanism and discusses the role of communications in conflicts featuring ADB-assisted projects in Cambodia, Nepal…