Cambodian Economy Reviews

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 million at the end of 2009. Business loans have picked up since the last quarter [...]

On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, the National Assembly passed unanimously the draft law on financial lease that is allow banks to issue leases for equipment, machinery and vehicles to business and enterprises in the wake of the global financial crisis. This law does not apply to land or real estate. Chea Chanto, governor of the [...]

THE rate of job creation in the microfinance sector will slow sharply this year as the sector’s previously high levels of loan growth start to slow, the industry body has warned. Bun Mony, chairman of lender Sathapana Limited and a board member of the Cambodian Microfinance Association (CMA), forecasts sector-wide employment growth could be as [...]

In the meeting, representatives and experts said that around 0.6 percent of borrowers from the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) are unable to pay their loans. Although this represents a small percentage, late payments are on the rise. Bun Mony, director of MCA, was quoted by the Cambodia Daily as saying that “most of my borrowers [...]