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Banks report higher lending in Q1

BANKS saw increased lending in the first quarter this year, with bad loan rates declining and demand in key sectors rising, officials said. Lending at Canadia Bank rose 5 percent, to US$405 million, in the first quarter, up from $385 … Continue reading

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ACLEDA stake sold ‘much higher’ than book value: CEO

JARDINES Matheson Group would have paid “much higher” than the book value for its purchase of a 12.25 percent stake in ACLEDA Bank announced Thursday, said the lender’s CEO and President In Channy. Although neither Jardines nor FMO, the Dutch … Continue reading

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ACLEDA stake sale points to maturing banking industry

DIVERSIFIED regional holdings firm Jardine Matheson Group has acquired a 12.25 percent stake in ACLEDA Bank for an undisclosed sum, according to a Thursday announcement, a deal that analysts said represented confidence in Cambodia’s financial sector after a turbulent year … Continue reading

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ADB grants soft loan for financial system reform

According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s announcement, it would be granting a US$10 million soft loan to develop and reform the Cambodian government’s financial system such as the establishment of a financial intelligence unit at the National Bank of … Continue reading

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Microfinance loan up 5.46 percent in 3th quarter

Cambodian Microfinance Association (CMA) released its figures that during the third quarter of this year, Cambodia’s microfinance institutions (MFIs), which included 21 MFIs and small loans from ACLEDA Bank, increased 5.46 percent to 448.1 million, following a 2.7 percent drop … Continue reading

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Foreign Exchange reserves climbed 21 percent

Giving speech at the 30th anniversary ceremony for the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), which was reestablished after the topple of Khmer Rouge regime, the Prime Minister Hun said that despite Cambodia suffered from the global financial crisis, Cambodia’s foreign … Continue reading

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