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NBC: Informal lenders shouldn’t tarnish all industry

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has made it clear that the whole microfinance industry should not be held accountable for some of the unregulated microloans that are pushing people deeper into debt. ...

Jason Boken
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50771437/nbc-informal-lenders-shouldnt-tarnish-all-industry/

MFIs seek regulator’s support

The apex body for the nation’s microfinance industry announced yesterday that the central bank had tentatively agreed to a number of measures it had requested to ease the burden on microfinance lenders following last week’s unilateral decision to cap annual interest rates at 18 percent ...

Kali Kotoski and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mfis-seek-regulators-support

MFI Increases Loans as Economy Grows

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 ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013041965111/Business/mfi-increases-loans-as-economy-grows.html

Microfinance deal applauded

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 ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110659588/Business/the-national-bank-of-cambodia-hails-a-top-local-firm.html

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