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សមាគមមីក្រូហិរញ្ញវត្ថុកម្ពុជាបានផ្តល់ប្រាក់កម្ចីសរុបចំនួន ៧,៧៣០ ពាន់លានដុល្លារអាមេរិកដល់អតិថិជនជិត ២ លាននាក់ ក្នុងឆមាសទីមួយនៃឆ្នាំនេះ។ ...

​ធនាគារជាតិ​នៃ​កម្ពុជា​ (NBC)​ បាន​ប្រកាស​ដាក់​ដេញថ្លៃ​លុយ​ដុល្លារ​អា​មេ​រិ​ក​ចំនួន​ ៥០​ លាន​ដុល្លារ​ នៅ​ស​ប្តា​ហ៍​នេះ​ ដើម្បី​រក្សា​ស្ថេ​រ​ភាព​អត្រា​ប្តូរ​ប្រាក់​ក្នុងស្រុក​សម្រាប់​ទីផ្សារ​។​ ធនាគារជាតិ​នៃ​កម្ពុជា​ បាន​ធ្វើការ​ជូនដំណឹង​ដល់​ធនាគារ​ ស្ថាប័ន ...

លោកនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ បាន​ធ្វើការ​អំពាវនាវ​ជា​ថ្មី​ដល់​ស្ថាប័នហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ​ទាំងអស់​កុំ​ចាត់វិធានការ​តឹងរ៉ឹង​នឹង​ម្ចាស់បំណុល​នៅ​ពេល​ដែល​ពួក​គេ​ (​កូនបំណុល​)​ ប្រឈម​នឹង​ការ​លំបាក​ក្នុង​ការ​សង​ប្រាក់​កម្ចី​ចំ​ពេល​ដែល​ជំងឺ​កូ​វី​ដ​-១៩​បាន​រីក​រាលដាល ...

គ្រឹះស្ថាន​មីក្រូហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ AEON របស់​ជប៉ុន​គ្រោង​ពង្រីក​សាខា​ប្រតិបត្តិការ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា និង​ធ្វើ​ពិពិធកម្ម​ផលិតផល​ឲ្យ​កាន់តែ​សម្បូរបែប​នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​នេះ បន្ទាប់ពី​ដំណើរការ​អស់​រយៈពេល​ពីរ​ឆ្នាំ​ជាមួយ​នឹង​លទ្ធផល​ល្អ​។ មក ទល់​ពេល​នេះ​គ្រឹះស្ថាន​មីក្រូហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ Aeon ប្រតិបត្តិការ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ដោយ​ផ្តោត​លើ​ការ​ផ្តល់​កម្ចី​បង់​រំលោះ សម្រាប់​ការ​ទិញ​សម្ភារ ...

Cambodian microfinance institution (MFI) Sathapana Limited will receive $15 million in loans to provide additional support to small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), which make up the vast majority of the country’s businesses. The loan comes courtesy of German Investment and Development Company DEG, a subsidiary of ...

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 ...

Cambodia’s largest microfinance institution, (MFI) Prasac, has received a $60.5 million loan to strengthen its capacity in offering broader financial services in the country. On Friday, Prasac signed the agreement for the syndicate loan – provided by more than one lender – with the Netherlands Development ...

When 46-year-old Than Thol got a $900 loan from Samic Microfinance last year, he took advantage of a little-known and  lengthily worded insurance program called Measure for Economic and Accelerated Development for All, or MEADA. MEADA provides coverage for families of mostly lower-income borrowers in the ...

Nearly nine out of 10 Cambodians have confidence in local financial institutions, a trend that stands in sharp contrast to Europe and the US, a poll published last week found. However, industry insiders question the results, as the Kingdom’s financial services are still under-developed. The poll ...

AEON Microfinance (Cambodia) Co Ltd says it has expanded its installment payment services into the agricultural sector, a new business type industry insiders say could be successful, but will still not be enough to strengthen one of Cambodia’s most crucial economic sectors. “We will co-operate with ...

AEON Microfinance (Cambodia) Co, part of Japan-based AEON Group, said sales by instalment for electrical appliances and motorbikes increased by 715 per cent in the first quarter of 2013 year on year, a trend industry experts say will grow further with increasing demand for electronics. Started ...

Major financial institutions show more trust in providing loans to the agricultural sector, evidenced by increasing agricultural loan disbursement, thanks to potential growth in the sector and better preparation of financial report among borrowers, according to industry insiders. Acleda Bank, Cambodia’s largest domestically owned bank, has ...

A new microfinance institution (MFI), ORO Financecorp Plc, is set to open in Cambodia, according to the director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). Cambodia already has 35 registered MFIs, according to a recent report by the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA). Last week, the ...

F1soft Company, a software service provider that makes banking transactions available via phone, had commenced operations in Cambodia, company officials said yesterday during a workshop. Sean Thorninn, a lecturer in economics at the Limkokwing University and expert in Cambodia’s landscape of microfinance institutions (MFI), told ...

More economic activity and a better understanding of using formal financial services among rural residents are leading to good loan performance rates and increases in savings deposits in Cambodia’s microfinance industry, according to industry sources. The loan portfolios of the 35 registered microfinance institutions (MFI) and ...

As rising economic growth spurred demand for personal loans, Prasac, Cambodia’s biggest microfinance institution (MFI), provided $106 million in loans between March, 2012 and March, 2013, an increase of 66 per cent compared with the corresponding period a year earlier.  “Loans [were] mainly used for service ...

US-BASED Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) yesterday signed a deal to provide a $5 million long-term loan to Thaneakea Phum (Cambodia) Ltd (TPC), a local microfinance institution (MFI), to support TPC’s expansion of its home improvement loans for low-income Cambodians. Fernanda Lima, director of US-based socially ...

Officials expressed optimism that microfinance institution Prasac would be able to attract more deposit placing clients, after the inauguration of its new headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Boeung Tompun district yesterday. Representatives from the National Bank of Cambodia  and Prasac expect the new 10-storey building to enhance ...

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and a microfinance industry insider applauded one of Cambodia’s top 10 MFIs Sathapana Limited, for changing the majority shareholder to a commercial bank. They said it proves a positive and strong funding source is essential for MFIs to peruse their ...

Maruhan Japan Bank yesterday became the first commercial bank in Cambodia to make a direct equity investment into a microfinance institution by becoming Sathapana’s majority shareholder, with a 95.1 per cent stake. Financial details were not disclosed. ...

Amret, one of the largest micro-finance institutions (MFIs) in the country, has announced that it is making plans to raise the capital required to become a full commercial bank by 2015, an official at the institution said yesterday. Chea Phalarin, CEO of Amret, said the decision to expand ...

Hattha Kaksekar Limited, one of the country’s largest microfinance institutions (MFIs), is in talks to become a commercial bank by 2014, an official at the micro-lender said yesterday. The move, if successful, will be in line with the Central Bank’s policy to support MFIs in diversifying ...

Sitting in front of her small house in the Chey Thorn commune of Kandal province, 35-year-old Sokhun’s face is etched with worry. She would like to plant crops on her four hectares of land, but she only has enough money to cultivate two of them. She could go to a microfinance finance institution ...

While shopping for a brand-new television, 27-year-old Loek Bunhai recently bought a Sony flat-screen at the Sunsimexco retail outlet on Phnom Penh’s Monivong Boulevard for $345. But with a monthly salary of $300 from his job as a microfinance officer in Phnom Penh, Mr. Bunhai was ...