SME Bank participated in a seminar “Supporting SMEs: Legal and Financial Insights for Sustainable Growth”

SME Bank’s CEO, Dr. Lim Aun, participated as a panelist in a seminar “Supporting SMEs: Legal and Financial Insights for Sustainable Growth” on 18 August 2023. This event was organized by the Center for Advanced Research and Legal Studies (“CARLS”) of AVI, in collaboration with AmCham Cambodia, KE, and CWEA. Recognizing the importance of Cambodia SMES as drivers of economic development, this seminar was conducted to provide SMEs with practical knowledge and skills in both commercial laws and financial management to ensure legal compliance and long-term commercial and financial sustainability.

On May 20,2024, in Tokyo, H.E Dr. PHAN Phalla, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Economy and Finance and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SME Bank of Cambodia presided over and led the delegates that included the Board of Directors, and the senior management of the Bank. The delegation paid a visit to the Policy Research Institute (PRI), the Ministry of Finance, Japan; and the Micro Business and Individual Unit, Japan Finance Corporation (JFC-Micro).
The Cambodia SME Scheme is to assist viable SMEs impacted by the economic challenges during the Covid-19 period. With Cambodia SME Scheme, it is envisaged that SMEs will have accessibility to financing at a reasonable cost.