Cambodia: COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program
Details
Funding
Project Description
The principal objective of the Program is to support the Borrower's (Cambodia) countercyclical fiscal policy in response on the COVID-19 pandemic, including by mitigating the adverse impact on poverty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The scope of the Program includes the following social, health and economic measures: (i) providing social assistance to individuals including informal workers and famersthrough the cash handouts program; (ii) strengthen the healthcare sector to cope with potential surges in COVID-19 cases; and (iii) tax relief measures to support small to medium sized enterprises impacted by COVID-19 implemented. The Program is described in more detail in the Policy Letter. The Program is expected to be completed by 30 June 2021.
Progress (as of March 2021)
Contacts
| Contact 1 | |
| Contact Name | Thomas, Jhelum Tini |
|---|---|
| Organization | SERD/ADB |
| Contact 2 | |
| Contact Name | - |
| Organization | - |
| - | |
News and Multimedia
Museum staff wearing PPEs cleaning a room at the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum on 15 June 2020 Phnom Penh , Cambodia.
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A street vendor selling face mask in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Garment workers waiting to be checked after returning from home after the Khmer New Year, 20 April 2020, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Garment workers waiting to be checked after returning from home after the Khmer New Year, 20 April 2020, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Street vendors wearing face mask.
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Tuk Tuk drivers waiting for customers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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COVID-19: Cambodia. A student studying through distance learning in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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COVID-19: Cambodia. Students having an online session via distance learning from the Facebook page of the Ministry of Education or TVK channel on 18 July 2020 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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People doing bank transactions during the COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia.
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Sanitation and temperature checks are enforced at the entrance of a bank in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Construction workers wearing face mask while doing repairs on a road in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on August 15, 2020.
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Cambodian migrants workers arriving from Malaysia at Phnom Penh International Airport on16 June 2020, Cambodia.
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