Thursday, October 30, 2014

AFD To Sign US$6 Million Agreements with 3 Cambodian MFIs


30 October 2014

Three agreements for a total amount of US$6 million will be signed between the French Development Agency (AFD) and three microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cambodia.

The agreements will help 25,000 households in rural areas acquire solar equipment and have access to electricity. The signing ceremony will be held on 31 October 2014, at 03:00 pm, at AFD office in Phnom Penh. Currently, MFIs are playing important role in the Cambodian micro-economy. Cambodia Microfinance Association, up to the 2nd quarter of this year, the country has in total 42 MFIs. They have provided loans to some 1.66 million people in a total amount of US$1.63 billion, while the deposits reached US$653.7 million with 1,021,923 depositors.

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