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Informal lending still thriving

2 July 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Banking and financial services / Economy and commerce
ACLEDA / bank / banking / banking sector / Bun Mony / Cambodia Institute of Development Study / Cambodia Microfinance Association / CMA / Financial system / Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association / Indochina Research / Indochina Research (Cambodia) Ltd / informal credit / interest rate / Kang Chandararot / Karl Johan Remoy / loan / MFI / Microfinance Institution / National Bank of Cambodia / NGO / Nguon Sokha / private lending / private money lender / Transportation / unemployment

The expanding banking sector and the spread of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in rural areas have failed to elbow informal, unlicensed money lending out of the market, industry experts say. Fast and easy access to money – as well as the fear of “losing face” by borrowing ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070266598/Business/informal-lending-still-thriving.html

Discount shops attracting crowds

20 June 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Imports / Investment / Trade
2500 Riel retail shop / business / Chhor Keang Thai / Chinese aid / cosmetics / Dreamland / Geneva / ILO / Independence Monument / Indochina Research (Cambodia) Ltd / Indochina Research Cambodia / International Labour Organization / Karl Johan Remoy / Mart 2500 Riel / Mart 60 Cent / middle class / Olympic Stadium / Phnom Penh / Sihanouk Boulevard / Thailand

Two thousand five hundred – for Mom Dalin, this is more than just a random number or the price of a coffee, it is her way of making a living. The 55-year-old sits at a small desk in her son’s shop on Sihanouk Boulevard, within sight ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062066378/Business/discount-shops-attracting-crowds.html

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