http://khmerian.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:46:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://khmerian.com/2009/09/us-gives-money-to-boost-economic-performance/ http://khmerian.com/2009/09/us-gives-money-to-boost-economic-performance/#comments Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:14:01 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=733 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 … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/09/us-gives-money-to-boost-economic-performance/feed/ 0 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/2009/05/smes-need-to-access-financing/ http://khmerian.com/2009/05/smes-need-to-access-financing/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 01:03:18 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=524 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 … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/05/smes-need-to-access-financing/feed/ 0 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/smes-key-to-growth/ http://khmerian.com/2009/03/smes-key-to-growth/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:38:05 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=312 CAMBODIAN economists and trade officials have urged the government to focus on small and medium-sized entreprises rather than foreign investment to boost the economy during the global downturn. “Only small and medium-sized enterprises can be used as a tool to boost our growth,” said Kang Chandararot, director of the Cambodia Institute for Development Study. He … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/03/smes-key-to-growth/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/draft-law-on-leasing-approved-by-council-of-ministries/ http://khmerian.com/2009/01/draft-law-on-leasing-approved-by-council-of-ministries/#comments Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:32:51 +0000 Cambodia Economy http://khmerian.com/?p=64 On Friday, the Council of Ministries approved a draft law on leasing that allows small and medium-sized enterprise or SMEs to lease equipment to business that cannot afford to collateral needed to borrow money to purchase materials, according the Cambodia Daily. After the draft law passed by the National Assembly, entrepreneurs will be able to … Continue reading]]> http://khmerian.com/2009/01/draft-law-on-leasing-approved-by-council-of-ministries/feed/ 0