To promote and facilitate the ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐๐ more effectively, SME Bank of Cambodia has amended and relaxed some credit criteria as follows:
- Increased loan size from USD 600,000 to unlimited.
- Reduced annual interest rates:
โ๏ธ ๐.๐๐% for KHR Lending.
โ๏ธ๐.๐๐% for USD Lending up to USD 1 million.
โ๏ธ๐.๐๐% for USD Lending over USD 1 million.
- Increased the tenor up to 10 years.
This scheme aims to support targeted enterprises and businesses operating in Siem Reap (irrespective of their registration in Phnom Penh or any other province) that serve both local and international tourists, either directly or indirectly.
The scheme encompasses businesses in the following categories:
โก๏ธ Businesses in hospitality and entertainment that cater to tourism purposes.
โก๏ธ Businesses that supply products and services to support the tourism sector.
โก๏ธ Businesses that develop the physical infrastructure facilitating the tourism sector.