ADB funds tourism development in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia

10 December 2013
Vietnamnet
Aid and development / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / Government / Industries / International relations / Multilateral development assistance / Tourism
ADB / Asian Development Bank (ADB) / GMS / GMS Economic Cooperation Programme / Greater Mekong Subregion / Mekong river

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 100 million USD aid package to support the development of tourism infrastructure in the three Mekong River countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The decision was made at the annual meeting on tourism development of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) nations in Cambodia on December 6. … GMS comprises of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Thailand and China’s Yunnan province and Guangxi Autonomous region. The grouping receives some 40 million foreign tourists ever year. ADB is the top donor for the GMS Economic Cooperation Programme, which participates in numerous projects including transport connection, trade and tourism, social services access, energy security and the environment.

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