Using PayPal unavailable in Cambodia

I always received comments and emails from blog readers and friends who asked me about the process of using Paypal in Cambodia. Why did they ask me? Because they find that I am using Paypay to get paid from advertisers. In fact that I use my sister’s Paypal account in USA because she can withdraw [...]

Acleda bank rating upheld by Global credit risk agency

On Friday, 19 June, 2009, Moody, US-based global credit risk agency, confirmed in its statement that it has kept up the bank’s previous ratings mainly due to the role of Acleda’s shareholders, have has long-term focus and have demonstrated their support to the bank by providing equity and debt financing since its inception.
According to the [...]

Budgetary transaction handled by bank

In a bid of the Cambodia government to enhance national financial accountability and strengthen effective management in public institutions, Ministry of Finance on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding with commercial bank, Acleda, to handle government’s budgetary and revenue transaction, including the payment of government salaries in Kandal and Banteay Meanchey provinces.
“Using the commercial banking [...]

Banker loan to small business

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 [...]

Commercial banks’ ATM network expanded

The global financial crisis did not affect strongly the local commercial banks in Cambodia because most of banks don’t depend on foreign source of finance, and loans from other foreign banks and also don’t buy stocks in the international market. At the mean time, Cambodia has not yet created stock exchange. As Cambodia’s banking sector [...]

SMEs need to gain access to finance

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 [...]