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Cambodia Microfinance Association Findings Mark Retreat From Poverty Reduction Claims

Cambodia Microfinance Association Findings Mark Retreat From Poverty Reduction Claims

By David Whitehouse
The country's recent microcredit boom has highlighted the wide gap between the theory of microfinance and its reality.

Rising Cambodia Microfinance NPLs Signal Forced Land Sales, Child Labor

Rising Cambodia Microfinance NPLs Signal Forced Land Sales, Child Labor

By David Whitehouse
The rise in non-performing loans only hints at the heavy burden of debt borne by tens of thousands of rural Cambodians.
We Know Microfinance Harms Cambodia’s Poor. What Can Be Done About It?

We Know Microfinance Harms Cambodia’s Poor. What Can Be Done About It?

By David Hutt
Much ink has been spilled identifying the many problems with the sector, but much less so about possible ways forward.

Cambodian Microfinance’s High Repayment Rates Are Built on Misery, Research Finds

Cambodian Microfinance’s High Repayment Rates Are Built on Misery, Research Finds

By David Whitehouse
Boosters of microfinance claim that it can rescue people from rapacious informal lenders. That’s not the case in Cambodia.

Cambodia Microfinance Should be Taxed to Address Climate Change Impact, Research Says

Cambodia Microfinance Should be Taxed to Address Climate Change Impact, Research Says

By David Whitehouse
In contrast to the industry’s claim that microfinance allows borrowers to expand their businesses, many Cambodians "have no choice but to borrow to make ends meet.”

Is Cambodia’s Government Ready to Tackle the Problems in Its Microfinance Sector?

Is Cambodia’s Government Ready to Tackle the Problems in Its Microfinance Sector?

By Molika Heng
Phnom Penh's attempts to relieve its worsening rural debt crisis are yet to have the intended effects.

World Bank-Linked Watchdog to Probe Alleged Cambodian Microfinance Abuses

World Bank-Linked Watchdog to Probe Alleged Cambodian Microfinance Abuses

By Sebastian Strangio
Two Cambodian civil society groups claim that "reckless" micro-lending has contributed to a brewing rural debt crisis.
Can Cambodia’s Looming Microfinance Disaster be Averted?

Can Cambodia’s Looming Microfinance Disaster be Averted?

By David Hutt
A solution to Cambodia's spiraling debt crisis is urgently required, but risks uncovering deeper economic problems.

Cambodia’s Microfinance Industry in Troubled Waters

Cambodia’s Microfinance Industry in Troubled Waters

By Luke Hunt
A conversation with economist Ron Bevacqua about the crisis facing Cambodia's microfinance sector.

The Macro Challenges in Cambodia’s Microfinance Sector

The Macro Challenges in Cambodia’s Microfinance Sector

By David Hutt
A closer look at an alarming trend.

How Developing Asia Is Using Blockchain Pilots

How Developing Asia Is Using Blockchain Pilots

By Alisa DiCaprio and Steven Beck
Why blockchain technology is booming in the Asia-Pacific.
Fiza Farhan: A Pakistani Change-Maker

Fiza Farhan: A Pakistani Change-Maker

By Sonya Rehman
A young entrepreneur is empowering rural Pakistan with microfinance and energy projects

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