Posts Tagged ‘SMEs’

US Gives Money To Boost Economic Performance

Friday, September 25, 2009 16:14 No Comments

The US provided $7.79 million to the government Wednesday to aid economic growth performance, as international institutions have warned of a shrinking economy.
The funds will be used to expand USAID’s program for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, which seeks to alleviate poverty by increasing productivity of family businesses.
The program has helped some 3,000 farmers increase [...]

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Micro-Loans Decreasing in Slow Economy

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 15:10 No Comments

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 Microfinance [...]

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Commercial banks loan to small enterprises

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 8:00 1 Comment

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 64,000 [...]

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SMEs need to access financing

Thursday, May 28, 2009 8:03 No Comments

Due to the effect of the global economic slowdown, the large-scale investments in Cambodia are slowing down. It is hopeful that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in improving economic development and creating sustainable employment and income, said Cham Prasidh, Ministry of Commerce, at the Tuesday’s meeting in Phnom Penh.
The meeting came [...]

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