The World Bank’s Cambodia office has organized consultations on its new Governance and Anti-Corruption (GAC) Strategy with four separate groups of stakeholders – government, donor, civil society, and private sector on January 11 – 12, 2007. These consultations were part of a very active on-going dialogue on these issues in Cambodia. The Government’s Rectangular Strategy [...]
Phnom Penh, June 3, 2005 — The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved the Cambodia Trade Facilitation and Competitiveness Project to promote economic growth by reducing transaction costs associated with trade and investment. The project, which is financed by a $10 million grant from the International Development Association, as well as $330,000 from the Kingdom [...]
Prime Minister Hun Sen has repeatedly warned that a failure to improve land management and stop “land grabbing” could lead to a “farmers’ revolution.” While the World Bank is supporting the government to title more land under its Land Management and Administration Project, the issue of what to do about existing land disputes remains a [...]