http://khmerian.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:22:52 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://khmerian.com/2009/08/micro-loans-decreasing-in-slow-economy/ http://khmerian.com/2009/08/micro-loans-decreasing-in-slow-economy/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:10:18 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=691 Outstanding debt for microfinance loans dipped slightly in the first half of the year, with less people borrowing in a slow economy, according to a national group of microfinance lenders. Outstanding loans were down at least $20 million for the first half of 2009, the first-ever decrease in nearly a decade, according to the Cambodian … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/08/micro-loans-decreasing-in-slow-economy/feed/ 0 http://khmerian.com/2009/06/commercial-banks-loan-to-small-enterprises/ http://khmerian.com/2009/06/commercial-banks-loan-to-small-enterprises/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 01:00:47 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=578 Cambodia commercial banks are playing an important role in providing loans for Cambodia’s small and medium enterprises to drive the economic growth, but small enterprises lack the formal financial support to expand their business, it is because the banking and financing sector do not access the remote rural areas. According to studies, there are around … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/06/commercial-banks-loan-to-small-enterprises/feed/ 1 http://khmerian.com/2009/06/new-mfi-to-issue-property-loans/ http://khmerian.com/2009/06/new-mfi-to-issue-property-loans/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:57:10 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=551 WHILE most banks remain reluctant to provide real estate loans to customers amid the global financial downturn, a new microfinance institution set to launch June 8 says it will channel lending to house purchases and construction. “For the first time, home financing will be available to middle- and lower-income Cambodians,” Talmage Payne, CEO of newcomer … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/06/new-mfi-to-issue-property-loans/feed/ 3 http://khmerian.com/2009/05/banking-on-an-economic-crisis/ http://khmerian.com/2009/05/banking-on-an-economic-crisis/#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 09:21:35 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=468 EXACTLY one year after the subprime mortgage crisis first hit in the United States in July 2007, Cambodia’s central bank took measures to reduce liquidity in its undeveloped financial system by doubling reserve requirements from 8 percent to 16 percent. This move showed Phnom Penh was clearly out of sync with the world’s major financial … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/05/banking-on-an-economic-crisis/feed/ 1 http://khmerian.com/2009/03/microfinance-recruitment-slowing/ http://khmerian.com/2009/03/microfinance-recruitment-slowing/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:16:00 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=330 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 … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/03/microfinance-recruitment-slowing/feed/ 0 http://khmerian.com/2009/03/lenders-faced-with-the-repayment-of-microfinance-loans/ http://khmerian.com/2009/03/lenders-faced-with-the-repayment-of-microfinance-loans/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:20:20 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=299 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 … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/03/lenders-faced-with-the-repayment-of-microfinance-loans/feed/ 0 http://khmerian.com/2009/03/credit-crunch-hits-mfis/ http://khmerian.com/2009/03/credit-crunch-hits-mfis/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 10:42:35 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=264 MICROFINANCE organisations said they expect slower growth and higher interest rates as the credit crunch hits foreign lenders who had been a key source of funding to local MFIs. The main threat, sources said, stems from the decrease in available capital as foreign backers trim their emerging market investments, leaving microfinancers less able to serve … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/03/credit-crunch-hits-mfis/feed/ 0 http://khmerian.com/2009/02/microfinance-lending-down/ http://khmerian.com/2009/02/microfinance-lending-down/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:04:29 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=175 MICROLENDERS reported slower loan growth in 2008 at the Banking Cambodia conference last week, adding that a stronger deposit base would put the sector on a solid footing for 2009. Hout Ieng Tong, chairman of the Cambodia Microfinance Association, said loans declined to US$438 million in 2008 from $470 million the previous year, speaking at … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/02/microfinance-lending-down/feed/ 0 http://khmerian.com/2009/02/low-interest-rate-and-increase-in-loans-are-important-to-boost-agriculture-sector/ http://khmerian.com/2009/02/low-interest-rate-and-increase-in-loans-are-important-to-boost-agriculture-sector/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:01:40 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=76 Agriculture sector has expanded gradually thanks to productivity gains, reflecting an increase in the area under irrigation, the use of improved agricultural inputs and greater commercialization of farming. By the way, without financing, farmers cannot adjust to changing market conditions or capitalize on opportunities to commercialize their existing agriculture activities. Increase in loans is important … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/02/low-interest-rate-and-increase-in-loans-are-important-to-boost-agriculture-sector/feed/ 2 http://khmerian.com/2009/01/national-bank-cut-reserve-requirement-from-16-to-12/ http://khmerian.com/2009/01/national-bank-cut-reserve-requirement-from-16-to-12/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:29:21 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=36 Commercial Banks and real estate agencies applauded the move, which the National Bank of Cambodia slashes bank reserve requirement from 16 percent to 12 percent, eliminated restrictions on real estate lending effective on Feb 01. The Central Bank tripled the minimum capital requirement for all commercial banks on September 19, 2008 in a bid to … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/01/national-bank-cut-reserve-requirement-from-16-to-12/feed/ 0