Cambodia : Expanding Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Lending Project
Project Details
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Project Officer
Arshad, Basit
Private Sector Operations Department
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Cambodia -
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| Project Name | Expanding Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Lending Project | |||||
| Project Number | 50292-001 | |||||
| Borrower / Company | PRASAC Microfinance Institution Limited |
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| Country / Economy | Cambodia |
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| Location | Nation-wide | |||||
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Private sector development |
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| Sector / Subsector | Finance / Inclusive finance |
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| Gender | Gender equity | |||||
| Responsible ADB Department | Private Sector Operations Department | |||||
| Responsible ADB Division | Portfolio Management Division, PSOD | |||||
| Responsible ADB Officer | Arshad, Basit | |||||
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| Description | ||||||
| Objectives and Scope | ADB supports the growth of PRASAC's financing portfolio for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), providing needed financial products and services to this underserved segment. | |||||
| Status of Development Objectives | Project is on-track in achieving its development objectives | |||||
| Status of Operation/Construction | Operation loan fully disbursed and repaying. | |||||
| Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | ADB's Midterm Review of Strategy 2020 emphasizes ADB's support for the financial sector by helping to develop financial infrastructure, institutions, and products and services. The transaction will contribute to financial sector development by supporting an investment that promotes more inclusive economic growth by fostering MSMEs through enhanced access to long-term finance. |
| Safeguard Categories | |
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| Environment | FI |
| Involuntary Resettlement | FI |
| Indigenous Peoples | FI |
| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | Prasac's policy statement endeavors to effectively manage the environmental and social impacts of all its activities, products and services. It is committed to ensure that activities (from design to maintenance of a financed project) is undertaken in accordance with all applicable national laws on environment, social, health, safety, and any established standards. PRASAC will amend its ESMS to comply with ADBs Safeguard Policy Statement and will apply ADBs prohibited investment activities list. Pursuant to ADBs Social Protection Strategy, PRASAC will also take measures to comply with internationally recognized core labor standards. |
| Involuntary Resettlement | There is no anticipated involuntary resettlement impact based on the exclusion list. |
| Indigenous Peoples | The project is not expected to entail any impact on indigenous peoples. |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | The project's primary stakeholders are MSMEs in Cambodia's rural and semi-urban areas. PRASAC has identified a large unbanked and underserved market in rural areas that can contribute to greater inclusion in productive economic activity if given access to their lending products. PRASAC has assessed the needs of these clients through market research and information outreach activities. PRASAC will continue to work with its clients and untapped markets to improve understanding of their needs and adapt products to serve them better. |
| Timetable for assistance design, processing and implementation | |
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| Concept Clearance | 14 Sep 2016 |
| Credit Committee Meeting | 30 May 2018 |
| Approval | 17 Jul 2018 |
| Last PDS Update | 27 Sep 2022 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Expanding Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Lending Project: Extended Annual Review Report | Extended Annual Review Reports | Nov 2022 |
| Expanding Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Lending Project: Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Initial Poverty and Social Analysis | Feb 2019 |
| Expanding Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprise Lending Project: Report and Recommendation of the President | Reports and Recommendations of the President | Jun 2018 |
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