Press release on the setting of interest rate cap

On 13 March 2017, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) issued a press release on the setting of interest rate cap of 18 percent per annum for microfinance institutions, deposit-taking MFIs and licensed rural credit institutions to help the poor, curb over-indebtedness and reduce poverty, protect clients from over-interest rates from MFIs and promote the use of credit more effectively. The measure was set to come into effect on 01 April 2017.

National Bank of Cambodia

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