Central Bank spent $6 million to stabilize riel value

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

In a bid to stop dropping the devaluation of Cambodia’s national currency, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) sold US$6 million to make the value of the riel stable and wanted to retain riel value at about 4,000 riel to every dollar. The National Bank of Cambodia is the Central Bank which is an autonomous [...]

Draft of financial lease law passed by NA

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

On Wednesday, May 27, 2009, the National Assembly passed unanimously the draft law on financial lease that is allow banks to issue leases for equipment, machinery and vehicles to business and enterprises in the wake of the global financial crisis. This law does not apply to land or real estate. Chea Chanto, governor of the [...]