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Cambodia microfinance
Microfinance Mouthpiece 60 Decibels Drops Case for Defense of Cambodia
By David Whitehouse
The microfinance industry's own boosters are struggling to put a positive spin on the country's debt crisis.
Cambodian Microfinance Loans Based on Rising Land Prices Point to Further NPL Increase
By David Whitehouse
According to forthcoming research, the rate of non-performing loans at the country's microfinance lenders is higher than publicly disclosed,
Cambodian Cyber-Slavery Ends Age of Innocence for Microfinance Investors
By David Whitehouse
The country's epidemic of online scam operations testifies to a lack of state capacity that should have been a red flag for MFI boosters.
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
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.
Will the World Bank’s IFC Uphold or Destroy Its Internal Watchdog’s Independence?
By Naly Pilorge and Vuthy Eang
An investigation into the IFC’s funding of Cambodia’s troubled microfinance sector has implications far beyond the country’s borders.
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
By David Whitehouse
Boosters of microfinance claim that it can rescue people from rapacious informal lenders. That’s not the case in Cambodia.
Western Investors Are Losing the Ability to Shape the Future of Cambodian Microfinance
By David Whitehouse
The industry's foreign financial backers are now aware of the scale of the country's over-indebtedness – but they have lost the ability to do much about it.
Cambodia’s Micro-credit Crisis Reveals the Bankruptcy of the State
By Sam Rainsy
Over the past decade, microfinance has been rolled out against a backdrop of a profoundly weak and corrupt state.
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?
By Molika Heng
Phnom Penh's attempts to relieve its worsening rural debt crisis are yet to have the intended effects.
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