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IFC Pledges More Support for Cambodia’s Microfinance Institutions
During his recent trip to the Mekong region, Executive Vice President and CEO, Lars Thunell pledged greater IFC support for microfinance in Cambodia. At a ceremony announcing IFC advisory services ... more...



Leading Garment Brand Representatives Remain Positive About Sourcing From Cambodia
Twenty-eight representatives from leading garment brands who came to Cambodia October 9-10, 2008 for a two-day meeting of the International Buyers' Forum are recommending that their companies ... more...



Small Business Loans Making Big Differences
Hanh is 27 years old and has two university degrees. Three years ago, she gave up her job in a government ministry and decided to go into business for herself. With a background in fashion design, ... more...



ADR improves framework, builds confidence
The court system in Cambodia is widely perceived to be inefficient and corrupt. Doing Business 2008 reports that enforcement of a commercial contract requires 44 procedures, 401 days, and ... more...



A Mouse Helps Improve Lao Literacy
Improving education levels and literacy are a core part of achieving the Millennium Development Goals. For the development of the private sector, improved education levels will be even more critical ... more...



The Thanh Hoa Bamboo Impact Assessment Report
The first impact study of the Thanh Hoa supply chain development project investigated the introduction of supply chain interventions in bamboo processing on household income and poverty levels. It ... more...



The Business Registration Campaign
As a follow up to the introduction of an SAP for business registration, MPDF helped develop a communication campaign targeted at Bac Ninh’s approximately 54,000 informal household enterprises located ... more...



Cambodia Microfinance Summit: Reaching New Heights
MPDF was instrumental in helping the National Bank of Cambodia host a summit on the future of microfinance in Cambodia. Its objective was to disseminate the importance of microfinance to local ... more...



Handbook on Export Procedures published
This handbook provides clear and concise information on government export procedures in a user-friendly format suited to SMEs with little export experience. These include the procedures at the five ... more...



Stay another day in Cambodia
An event held in Phnom Penh on 22 January 2007, has launched a unique tourist publication. Called Stay another Day Cambodia, this 84-page booklet features the products and services of 40 ... more...

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