Business Environment Scorecard Ranks Provinces and Cities

Friday, December 5th, 2008

The results of a study comparing the business environments of Cambodia’s ten most economically active provinces and municipalities were announced on October 26, 2006 in a seminar for 200 representatives from government, private enterprise, donor agencies and the media. This survey, the 2006 Provincial Business Environment Scorecard (PBES), is a joint initiative of the International [...]

Decentralization letting people make their own decisions

Friday, December 5th, 2008

While the World Bank Social Development team was visiting​​ Kampong Thom province, the World Bank newsletter had an​opportunity to interview Mr. Arnaldo Pellini, Adviser to GTZ, the​German technical cooperation organization, who is working on civil​society and local governance issues, and on a community-based rural​ ​development project. Q. Could you tell us briefly about your work [...]

Grant agreement signed to support basic education

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

A Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF) grant agreement for the Mainstreaming Inclusive Education project, designed to improve the quality, accessibility and relevance of basic education in six rural provinces of Cambodia, was signed September 13, 2005 by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the World Bank and Voluntary Service Overseas Cambodia (VSO). The $1.8 [...]