Roland Rajah

Senior Research Advisor

Member Lead Economist and Director of International Economics Program, Lowy Institute, Australia

Email : rrajah@lowyinstitute.org


Roland Rajah


Cambodia's New Growth Strategy 9
Roland Rajah   (2025)

Cambodia was one of the fastest growing economies in the world prior to the pandemic. Given this strong performance, The Royal Government of Cambodia’s Vision 2050 aims for the country to reach high-income country status by mid-century. The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a troubled domestic real estate sector have made it chal...


Inspired by the high and sustained economic growth of the past decades that lifted disposable income and pulled millions of people out of poverty, the Cambodian government has set its ambitious target of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2030 and further a high-income country by 2050. This aspiration terms as ‘Cambodia’s Vision 2030’...