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SPTF and Cambodia Microfinance Association Sign Agreement to Strengthen Client Protection in Cambodia’s Financial Services
SPTF and CMA signed the agreement at an event on July 22 at the Hyatt Regency in Phnom Penh along with senior management from the National Bank of Cambodia. Financial inclusion stakeholders from around the world joined the event virtually.
"This new partnership, a first of its kind, will help chart a roadmap for responsible growth, financial stability and customer protection in Cambodia's microfinance and broader financial sector,” said Nitin Madan, the SPTF Director of Responsible Inclusive Finance Facility for Southeast Asia (RIFF-SEA). “The CMA and its members can also apply for co-financing for implementing and strengthening capacity on responsible, inclusive finance practices of financial service providers in Southeast Asia."
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