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Key Figures<br />

2010 2009 2008<br />

Number of Borrowers 238,535 224,708 226,262<br />

Operating Provinces 15 14 14<br />

Operating Districts 100 91 75<br />

Operating Villages 5,409 4,708 3,490<br />

% of Woman Borrowers 84% 84% 83%<br />

Total Staff 1,288 964 768<br />

Total Assets<br />

KHR 354,237Million<br />

(US$ 87,401Thousand)<br />

KHR 296,293 Million<br />

(US$ 71,070 Thousand)<br />

KHR 284,436 Million<br />

(US$ 69,677 Thousand)<br />

Loan Portfolio*<br />

KHR 270,119 Million<br />

(US$ 66,647 Thousand)<br />

KHR 221,570 Million<br />

(US$ 53,147 Thousand)<br />

KHR 222,641 Million<br />

(US$ 54,555 Thousand)<br />

Equity plus Quasi<br />

Equity**<br />

KHR 90,284 Million<br />

(US$22,275 Thousand)<br />

KHR 71,256 Million<br />

( US$ 17,092 Thousand)<br />

KHR 59,687 Million<br />

(US$ 14,626 Thousand)<br />

Net Income / Average<br />

Total Assets<br />

Net Income / Net<br />

Financial Income<br />

Operational Self-<br />

Sufficiency***<br />

Financial Self-<br />

Sufficiency ****<br />

6.4% 4.4% 6.5%<br />

31.1% 22.05% 31.6%<br />

142% 125% 145%<br />

136% 119% 139%<br />

Net Financial<br />

Income<br />

KHR 64,372 Million<br />

(US$15,883 Thousand)<br />

KHR 62,005 Million<br />

(US$ 14,873 Thousand)<br />

KHR 46,032 Million<br />

(US$ 11,279 Thousand)<br />

Salary / Net<br />

Financial Income<br />

Borrowers per<br />

Credit Agent<br />

24.7% 21% 20%<br />

398 511 540<br />

Average Loans<br />

Portfolio Per<br />

Credit Agent<br />

KHR 387.03 Million<br />

(US$ 95 Thousand)<br />

KHR 503.57 Million<br />

(US$ 121Thousand)<br />

KHR 410.30 Million<br />

(US$ 101 Thousand)<br />

Portfolio-at-Risk > 30<br />

days*****<br />

0.63% 3.71% 0.49%<br />

Average Amount<br />

Per Group Loan<br />

KHR 0.78 Million<br />

(US$ 0.19 Thousand)<br />

KHR 0.76 Million<br />

(US$ 0.18 Thousand)<br />

KHR 0.65 Million<br />

(US$ 0.16 Thousand)<br />

Average Amount Per<br />

Individual Loan<br />

KHR 2.79 Million<br />

(US$ 0.69 Thousand)<br />

KHR 2.18 Million<br />

(US$ 0.52 Thou<br />

sand)<br />

KHR 2.40 Million<br />

( US$ 0.59 Thousand)<br />

Exchange rate KHR 4,053 per US$ KHR 4,169 per US$ KHR 4,081 per US$<br />

Note:<br />

* Loan Portfolio: Gross loan outstanding.<br />

** Equity plus Quasi Equity: Total equity includes subordinated debt.<br />

*** Operational Self-Sufficiency: Measures how well an MFI covers its costs through operating revenues.<br />

Formula: Financial Income/ (Financial expense+ Operational expense+ Loan loss provision)<br />

**** Financial Self-Sufficiency: Measures how well an MFI can cover its cost, taking into account a number of adjustments to operating revenues and<br />

expense. The purpose of most of these adjustments is to model how well the MFI could cover its costs if its operations were unsubsidized and it was<br />

funding its expansion with commercial-cost liabilities.<br />

Formula: Financial Income/ (Financial expense + Operational expense+ Loan loss provision + (Average Equity-Average Fixed Asset)*Inflation Rate<br />

- ***** Portfolio-at-Risk > 30 days: (Portfolio at risk >30 days to 365 days (of overdue principle) + Restructure loan) / gross loan portfolio.<br />

Microfinance Institution “Amret”


Table of Content<br />

PAGE 01<br />

<strong>Vision</strong> and Mission<br />

PAGE 17<br />

Risk Management<br />

PAGE 02<br />

Message from Chairman<br />

PAGE 03<br />

Shareholders<br />

PAGE 04<br />

Board of Directors<br />

PAGE 07<br />

Milestones<br />

PAGE 20<br />

Branch Network<br />

PAGE 21<br />

Organizational Chart, Staff,<br />

and Staff Development<br />

PAGE 24<br />

Social & Environmental<br />

Responsibility<br />

PAGE 26<br />

Our Clients<br />

PAGE 08<br />

Notes from GM<br />

PAGE 28<br />

Audited Financial Statements<br />

PAGE 10<br />

Management Team<br />

PAGE 73<br />

Ratio and Information Contained<br />

PAGE 12<br />

Business Management Review<br />

PAGE 84<br />

Contact Details<br />

Microfinance Institution “Amret”


<strong>Vision</strong> and Mission<br />

<strong>Vision</strong><br />

To be an outstanding financial institution that improves<br />

the living standards of the population and contributes to<br />

the economic and social development of Cambodia<br />

Mission<br />

To provide a wide range of financial services for low<br />

income people as well as micro, small and medium<br />

enterprises - while at the same time achieving a high level<br />

of financial and social performance<br />

1<br />

Annual Report 2010<br />

Microfinance Institution “Amret”


Message from Chairman<br />

The year 2010 was very<br />

satisfactory in many<br />

respects for Amret. After<br />

a 3.5% contraction of<br />

its loan portfolio in<br />

2009, the credit activity<br />

rebounded in 2010.<br />

In particular, individual<br />

loans, which volume<br />

grew by about 51%<br />

over the year and now<br />

account for about 43% of Amret’s Gross Loan Portfolio,<br />

have met a very strong demand. In the meantime, the<br />

quality of the loan portfolio improved very significantly<br />

with PAR 30 settling back to pre-crisis levels. Deposit<br />

collection, for which Amret had received a license from<br />

the National Bank of Cambodia during the course of 2009,<br />

also performed very well in 2010. As at 31 December<br />

2010, Amret had been entrusted with the equivalent of<br />

USD 15.2 million from 18,660 depositors. This success is a<br />

great source of satisfaction, given the strategic importance<br />

of saving collection, both to reduce the institution’s<br />

dependency to external loans and to increase its outreach.<br />

We are confident that Amret will do even better in the<br />

future, especially in collecting savings in rural areas. The<br />

combination of the performances registered on the credit<br />

and deposit activities resulted in a significant improvement<br />

of the profitability of the company. Amret posted a KHR<br />

20.03 billion net profit in 2010, up from KHR 13.67 billion<br />

in 2009. Such achievements were made possible by<br />

the expansion of Amret’s branch network. Four additional<br />

outlets were opened in 2010, two of which are located<br />

in Battambang province, which became the 15 th province<br />

covered by the network.<br />

The governance of a microfinance institution such as<br />

Amret requires an acute perception of the macro-economic<br />

environment in which it operates. In 2010, the Cambodian<br />

economy eventually resumed its expansion after suffering<br />

harsh consequences of the international economic<br />

downturn in 2009. According to the IMF, the economic<br />

output grew by an estimated 4.7% in 2010 and is<br />

expected to further expand by 6.8% in 2011. The shortage<br />

of credit, which had hampered long-term investments in<br />

2009, came to an end in 2010, as evidenced by a 10%<br />

growth of the volume of domestic credit registered over<br />

the year. The Cambodian informal and semi-formal<br />

sector, which constitutes the core market of microfinance<br />

institutions such as Amret, also recovered its dynamism<br />

and the demand for credit consequently picked-up in the<br />

second semester of 2010, during which the Cambodia<br />

Microfinance Association registered a 24% increase of the<br />

aggregated loan portfolio of its members. In this context<br />

of strong growth, the risk of over indebtedness should<br />

not be underestimated. Experience from other countries<br />

where aggressive sale practices and insufficient credit<br />

worthiness assessment have put the entire microfinance<br />

sector in jeopardy must be born in mind. In order to<br />

minimize these risks, Amret is collaborating with its peers<br />

and the National Bank of Cambodia towards the inception<br />

of a credit bureau, and hopes these efforts will materialize<br />

in 2011.<br />

In 2011, Amret will aim at consolidating its position<br />

as a leading deposit taking microfinance institution in<br />

Cambodia. This objective will be achieved by further<br />

strengthening the credit methodology to maintain the<br />

quality of the portfolio, and by intensifying efforts to attract<br />

deposits, especially in rural areas. In terms of geographical<br />

coverage, Amret intends to expand to more remote areas,<br />

where competition is less intense and unmet demand<br />

for financial services more abundant. These objectives<br />

are fully consistent with Amret strategy, which consists<br />

in becoming the leading provider of financial services to<br />

the agricultural sector and to small and medium-scale<br />

enterprises in rural areas.<br />

Finally, I take the opportunity of this publication to<br />

congratulate the management and the staff of Amret in<br />

the name of the Board of Directors for their commitment<br />

along the year which contributed to Amret very good<br />

performances in 2010.<br />

Dr. Claude FALGON,<br />

Chairman<br />

Microfinance Institution “Amret” Annual Report 2010 2


Shareholders<br />

Advans S.A. SICAR is an investment company<br />

(Société d’investissement en capital à risque)<br />

registered in Luxembourg. Its objective is to invest<br />

equity in microfinance institutions or microfinance<br />

banks in developing or emerging countries.<br />

Botta, which is a staff company, is registered as<br />

a private limited company and under Cambodian<br />

law; its registered office is in Phnom Penh,<br />

Cambodia. The company was created to invest in<br />

Amret only, and approved as a new shareholder<br />

by current shareholders due to attracting a longterm<br />

commitment from staff. Even if it is a small<br />

percentage, it is a long-term investment.<br />

FMO ( Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij voor<br />

Ontwikkelingslanden N.V.) is the entrepreneurial<br />

development bank of The Netherlands, created<br />

by a deed of incorporation in 1970. Its registered<br />

office is in The Hague, Netherlands. Its objective<br />

is to contribute to the development of business in<br />

developing countries in the interest of long term<br />

and sustainable economic and social progress in<br />

conformity with the intention of the governments of<br />

such countries.<br />

GRET (Groupe de Recherche et d’Echanges<br />

Technologiques) is a non-profit private organization<br />

based in France. Its objective is to contribute<br />

to sustainable and fair development, and to the<br />

alleviation of poverty and structural inequalities.<br />

GRET supports social and economic development<br />

projects in about 30 developing countries.<br />

LFP (La Fayette Participations) is a private limited<br />

company Incorporated under French law that was<br />

created by the consultancy firm ‘HORUS Development<br />

Finance’; its registered office is in Paris, France. Its<br />

objective is to provide financial services to the poor<br />

living in developing countries and wishes to become<br />

active in Cambodia.<br />

Oikocredit Ecumenical Development Co-operative<br />

Society, U.A. incorporated under the laws of the<br />

Kingdom of Netherlands is a co-operative society<br />

founded in 1975; its registered office is in Amersfoot,<br />

Netherlands. Its objective is to mobilize financial<br />

credit and resources in order to further development<br />

of the poor areas in the world, and to promote<br />

economic growth together with social justice and<br />

self-reliance.<br />

Proparco (Société de Promotion et de Participation<br />

pour la Coopération Economique) is incorporated<br />

under French law; its registered office is in Paris,<br />

France. Its objective is to promote the development<br />

of private sectors and, in a general manner, of<br />

a competitive productive sector in developing<br />

countries, and to execute all activities of a financial<br />

company.<br />

The distribution of shares is as follows:<br />

Shareholder Number of Shares Face Value<br />

KHR 1,360,000/share<br />

(KHR’000)<br />

Share Capital (%)<br />

Advans (previously<br />

known as LFI) 2,661 3,618,960 31.80<br />

Botta 181 246,160 2.16<br />

FMO 1,056 1,436,160 12.62<br />

GRET 1,623 2,207,280 19.39<br />

LFP 340 462,400 4.06<br />

Oikocredit 1,056 1,436,160 12.62<br />

Proparco 1,450 1,972,000 17.32<br />

Total 8,367 11,379,120 100%<br />

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Microfinance Institution “Amret”


Board of Directors<br />

Chairman: Dr. Claude FALGON, French, born in 1947.<br />

Appointed to the Board in August 2001 and became Chairman on 22 February<br />

2005. He obtained a PhD in economics at Michigan State University, USA,<br />

a post-doctorate in Management Science, ICG Paris, France and an MSc in<br />

Agriculture Economics, INA Paris, France. He served Horus-enterprises SA,<br />

and Horus-Development Finance, consulting service in finance sector. He<br />

represents Advans S.A. SICAR.<br />

Mr. Steven DUCHATELLE, French, born in 1973.<br />

Appointed to the board on 31 March 2008. He graduated from HEC School of<br />

Management in Paris. Following this, he obtained, in 1997, a Master Degree<br />

in General Management, in the field of Finance. From 1998 to 1999, he<br />

worked for BNP China as an Assistant to the China Group Chief Operations<br />

Officer. Then during 2000 and 2001, he used to be a consultant of financial<br />

service practice for Mercer Management Consulting, Paris. After that, he<br />

lived his work life as a consultant at Horus Development Finance for four<br />

years, by 2001. He has become a Head of Investment Unit in the same<br />

company since 2006.<br />

Mr. Adriaan VAN DER POL, Netherlander, born in 1948.<br />

Appointed to the Board on 31 March 2008. He obtained three degrees:<br />

NOIB-Nijenrode, Breukelen, Netherlands in 1972, a Bachelor of Business<br />

Administration (International Business) and a Master Degree of Business<br />

Administration (Finance) from the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon<br />

(USA). He has worked for ABN AMRO Bank, International Dept from 1975<br />

and has been Country Manager for ABN AMRO Bank in Pakistan, Denmark<br />

and lastly in Kenya till 2002. Since 2002, he is active as an international<br />

banking consultant and holds several company directorships in the financial<br />

sector.<br />

Microfinance Institution “Amret” Annual Report 2010 4


Ms. Marjorie A. MARASIGAN, Filipino, born in 1964.<br />

Appointed to the board on 01 December 2009. She obtained Bachelor Degree<br />

of Science in Agriculture from Gregorio Araneta University Foundation, in<br />

1986, and Master degree in Business Management from National College of<br />

Business Administration of Quezon City, Philippines. She worked from1996<br />

to 2000 as Micro credit/Micro enterprise Specialist for United Nations<br />

Development Program, and was promoted to be the Project Manager/MFI<br />

Specialist from 2000 to 2003. She worked as a MFI Capacity Building Specialist<br />

from 2003 to 2005 for the same UNDP based in Vanuatu, South Pacific.<br />

October 2005, she was employed by CARD MRI Development Institute Inc.<br />

– Bay, Languna, Philippines, as a Training Manual Development Consultant.<br />

Based in Australia, the Foundation for Development Cooperation sought her<br />

consultation on microfinance for the months of June to July 2006. From July<br />

to October 2008, she did the advisory for CREDIT MFI based in Cambodia.<br />

Since November, 2008, she has been working for Oikocredit Philippines in<br />

the role of Country Manager.<br />

Mr. Emerson Mar, Cambodian, born in 1972<br />

Appointed to the board on 17 December 2009. He obtained Bachelor of<br />

Arts Degree, Political Science from Stony Brook University, New York in May<br />

1995 .He received Master of Business Administration from Oswego State<br />

University, New York in May 1999 and the Certificate of Business Project<br />

Management from New York University in May 2005. From January 2000<br />

to May 2002, he worked as revenue analyst for Central Park Conservancy,<br />

New York. He worked as Contract Manager for Medical and Health Research<br />

Association from July 2002 to July 2006. From 2006 to June 2007, he was<br />

employed by East West Management Institute/USAID, Phnom Penh as<br />

Consultant. He worked as Director of Policy, advocacy, Resource mobilization<br />

for Khmer HIV/AIDS NGO Alliance from October 2008 to March 2009. Since<br />

then, he has been working as Director of Training and Resource Mobilization<br />

for Integrating Human to Quality, Cambodia.<br />

Mr. CHEA Phalarin, Cambodian, born in 1967.<br />

General Manager of Amret Co., Ltd. Appointed to the Board on 10 July 2000.<br />

He obtained his BBA in 1991 at Economics Science Institute in Phnom Penh,<br />

and his MBA in 2002 at National University of Management (NUM) & UTARA<br />

University of Malaysia. He worked for the Cambodian government from<br />

1991 to 1995 at the Ministry of Agriculture, since when he has worked for<br />

Amret as a Credit officer, General Trainer. He became the General Manager<br />

at the end of 1997.<br />

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Resigned Directors in year 2010:<br />

Mr. Patrice MOLLIE, French, born in 1943.<br />

Appointed to the Board on 14 July 2009. He obtained three degrees: a<br />

Diploma from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1964), a Diploma from Ecole<br />

Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique, Paris (1967) and a Master of<br />

Sciences from Standford University, Califonia USA (1968). From 1995 to<br />

2004, he was employed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to<br />

be Finance Manager being responsible for ALM, Capital market funding,<br />

Treasury, Accounting and Budget. Then from 2004 to 2007, he became<br />

General Secretary of AFD and was responsible for Finances, Accounting,<br />

Budget, Risk Management, Procurement and Information System. Nowadays,<br />

he retired from AFD. He is also a member of the Proparco Investment<br />

Committee and President of NGO “Prisoniers Sans Frontières”.<br />

Mr. Patrice MOLLIE had resigned from a director of Amret effective<br />

on 26 March 2010.<br />

Mr. Christian BARON, French, born in 1961.<br />

Appointed to the Board in February 2005. He obtained a DESS in Economics<br />

University Paris I Sorbonne and a DESE of the Conservatoire National des<br />

Arts et Métiers of Paris. He has been in charge of financial and non financial<br />

services programs for small enterprises development for about 20 years.<br />

He worked first for with the “Centre International de Développement et de<br />

Recherche ”. He joined GRET headquarters seven years ago as a Program<br />

Manager in the “Microfinance and Small Enterprise Department”.<br />

Mr. Christian BARON had resigned from a director of Amret effective<br />

on 30 September 2010<br />

Microfinance Institution “Amret” Annual Report 2010 6


Milestones<br />

Amret, as a leading microfinance institution in Cambodia, was formerly known as “EMT”.<br />

Its historical background is as follows:<br />

1991: GRET, a French NGO, sets up an experimental project to deliver microcredit to the<br />

rural population of Cambodia. The first experimental phase (EXPE I) is launched, with<br />

a single financial product known as Solidarity Credit (SC).<br />

1995: Initialization of a second experimentation phase (EXPE II). Solidarity Credit is<br />

modified under new procedures while an Individual Credit (IC) product is launched.<br />

Meanwhile, GRET plans to transform the project into a microfinance institution.<br />

1996: Conception of the name Ennatien Moulethan Tchonnebat (EMT).<br />

1998 End of EXPE I. All activities transfer to EXPE II. As EMT becomes operationally<br />

self-sufficient, a new organizational chart is designed that transfers management<br />

responsibilities from technical assistants to local staff.<br />

1999: EMT borrows from commercial banks for the first time.<br />

2000: EMT becomes a private limited company, “Ennatien Moulethan Tchonnebat Ltd.”, with<br />

a registered share capital of KHR 330 million from 2 shareholders of GRET and SIDI.<br />

2001: EMT receives its MFI license from the National Bank of Cambodia.<br />

2002: EMT legally admits two new shareholders, Proparco and La Fayette Participations and<br />

considers investing in a new Management Information System (MIS).<br />

EMT launches a Certificate Deposit (CD) product in two branches.<br />

2003: EMT redesigns Individual Business Loans to meet market needs, and lowers the<br />

interest rate from 4% to between 3.5% and 3.0%, according to loan amounts.<br />

Conclusion of permanent expatriate technical support.<br />

I&P joins EMT as a new shareholder<br />

2004: EMT is renamed as “Amret” on June 14, 2004.<br />

2005: Amret rolls out a new MIS “Microbanker Windows Version”.<br />

Amret diversifies individual loans into (1) Business Loan, (2) Educational Loan, (3)<br />

Home Improvement Loan and (4) Household Consumption Loan.<br />

Amret introduces the front-office operations - the conventional banking operations<br />

whereby the borrowing clients come to institutional branches.<br />

2006: Advans S.A (Formely LFI) becomes a shareholder.<br />

2007: Botta - the staff investment company- becomes a shareholder.<br />

2008: SIDI and I & P exit, but three new shareholders come in: Proparco, FMO<br />

and Oikocredit<br />

2009: Amret obtained the license of deposit taking from public in January 2009<br />

By end of the year, all branches of Amret are ready to collect savings from the public.<br />

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Microfinance Institution “Amret”


Notes from GENERAL MANAGER<br />

The impact of economic<br />

crisis in 2009-<br />

2010 had been passed<br />

around 2 nd quarter<br />

2010. From that<br />

period, we noticed<br />

that the economic<br />

activities had been<br />

recovered in the<br />

country. Consistently<br />

to the positive economic<br />

growth, Microfinance had returned fast its role<br />

to contribute the economic development. Practically,<br />

the average loan portfolio growth in the sector<br />

was 22% that made loan outstanding increased<br />

from KHR 221,570 million equivalent to US$ 53.15<br />

million in 2009 to KHR 270,119 million equivalent<br />

to US$ 66.65 million in 2010 while saving collection<br />

had shown a significant increase which was from<br />

US$3 million in 2009 to US$15 million in 2010.<br />

This shows that public is more confident on<br />

Microfinance and gets to use bank and microfinance<br />

services. At the meantime, we have a concern of<br />

competition which is increasing rapidly as each<br />

MFI increases a big growth rate and entrance of<br />

7 new comers in year 2010 (totally, 25 licensed<br />

MFIs by Dec 2010). However, with lesson learned<br />

in year 2009 and 2010, MFI stakeholders have<br />

paid attention to the negative impact which may<br />

happen again so that we are committed to set up<br />

Credit Bureau, which is estimated to function in<br />

year 2011, and Microfinance Association reinforced<br />

the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) among<br />

its members to avoid negative impact to the<br />

sector, especially standing at a corner of the client<br />

protection.<br />

After the crisis, Amret started to grow mainly in<br />

second semester of the year. Practically, we have<br />

loan portfolio growth at 22% at the end of 2010<br />

compared to loan outstanding by December 2009.<br />

With a defensive strategy of prudential growth,<br />

portfolio quality of Amret remarkably improved<br />

which indicated by portfolio at risk (PAR) 30 days<br />

evolved from 3.71% by end of year 2009 to 0.63%<br />

by end of year 2010. The PAR improvement is due<br />

to good quality of new loan disbursed since year<br />

2009 and 2010, and it impacted from partly write<br />

off 2.2%. Meanwhile, we still maintained a good<br />

market share in term of number of loan clients of<br />

238,535 which is 27.5% among the 25 licensed<br />

MFIs and Acleda bank in our 15 operating provinces.<br />

To be along with loan portfolio growth, we still<br />

continued a prioritized strategy to mobilize saving.<br />

After a roll out of saving service last year, the<br />

saving amount has increased to US$ 15 million<br />

that rose 500% comparing to saving amount by<br />

the end of 2009. To fuel the long term saving and<br />

to satisfy customers, Amret introduced and test<br />

Inter-branch Money transfer in all branches and<br />

furnished commercial staff with crossed selling<br />

skills.<br />

Standing in a recovered economic context, we<br />

achieved a good level of profitability in which we<br />

gained KHR 20,026 million, equivalent to US$ 4.94<br />

million, an increase of 46.45% compared to 2009<br />

(KHR 13,674 million around US$ 3.28 million), in<br />

which RoAA is 6.4% and RoAE is 25.1%.<br />

To finance our growth, we still face an issue to raise<br />

funds in the local currency because most of microentrepreneurs<br />

want to borrow loan in local currency<br />

due to their cash flow is in the same currency. For<br />

a solution, Amret still keeps a back-to-back system<br />

with Central Bank (NBC) and Foreign Trade Bank<br />

of Cambodia. Positively, we note that there are<br />

more Foreign Financial institutions could lend us<br />

directly loans in local currency such as Oikocredit,<br />

Hivos Triodos Fonds and Triodos Doen, FMO and<br />

Norfund. However, the supply of financial resource<br />

in local currency still less than demands. Therefore,<br />

the increasing move to lend in US Dollars is an<br />

adapted strategy for growth; especially for loan in<br />

big amount.<br />

Microfinance Institution “Amret” Annual Report 2010 8


Furthermore, Amret had reformed our Organizational<br />

Chart by establishing a new department,<br />

called Credit Department that will responsible<br />

to develop and to support Credit products and<br />

technical support to commercial staff. Meanwhile,<br />

we also reformed Management committees such<br />

as ALCO, Risk Management committee, Credit Risk<br />

committee under supervision of Board committee<br />

which is called Risk Oversight committee to be<br />

complied with New Prakas of Internal Control issued<br />

by Central Bank. In the project of Core Banking<br />

System, we had nearly completed 2 nd stage which is<br />

software selection and we will start implementation<br />

next year.<br />

To maintain and improve creditability and transparency,<br />

Amret was inspected by Central bank<br />

regularly and was rate on Financial performance<br />

by M-Cril, an Indian Rating Company recognized by<br />

CGAP, in November 2010, and it was graded ,<br />

specifying that it has “strong capacity to meet its<br />

financial obligations, very good operations, stable<br />

even if it could be affected by major internal and<br />

external events”.<br />

With the aforementioned achievement, transparency<br />

and a prospective environment, Amret<br />

will prudentially grow in the following years.<br />

Accompanied by ambitious objectives, we are<br />

challenging to mobilize savings, to diversify other<br />

financial services in existing and new operating<br />

areas, and maintaining good portfolio quality in the<br />

following years. However, we are quite optimistic<br />

that we will achieve and overcome those challenges<br />

thanks to the adaptable strategies with our strong<br />

team commitment of staff, managers and the Board<br />

of Directors.<br />

At last, we would like to sincerely thank all clients,<br />

creditors, suppliers, donors, local authorities,<br />

governmental institutions, staff and management,<br />

the board of directors and other stakeholders who<br />

have been supporting us so far to achieve the<br />

outstanding goals.<br />

Chea Phalarin,<br />

General Manager<br />

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management team<br />

Mr. CHEA Phalarin<br />

General Manager<br />

Mr. Dos Dinn<br />

Chief Operations Officer<br />

Ms. Lim Sopha<br />

Head of Finance<br />

Mr. Phat Reatana<br />

Head of Risk Management & Copliance<br />

Mr. Tan Youhay<br />

Head of Operations<br />

Mr. Sreng Channy<br />

Head of Information Technology<br />

Mr. Julien Mahé<br />

Head of Credit<br />

Mr. Tieng Sreng<br />

Head of Training<br />

Mr. Nou Bunnarith<br />

Head of Provincial Office<br />

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Business Management Review<br />

1- Political and Economic Environment<br />

in 2010<br />

In 2010, Cambodia’s economy has been recovering<br />

following a difficult post-economic crisis period in<br />

2009. Before the crisis, the country experienced to<br />

enjoy its average annual economic growth of 10.2%<br />

from 2005 to 2008 before slightly grow at the rate<br />

of 0.1% in 2009 when Cambodia was strongly hit<br />

by world financial crisis. Being highly reliant on<br />

world economy, Cambodia’s economy has started<br />

recovering in 2010 in line with global economic<br />

recovery. The economic grew at the rate of 5.5% in<br />

2010 due to rebound in agriculture, agro-industry,<br />

garment, and tourism sector which are the main<br />

pillars driving economic growth. Gross GDP is about<br />

US$ 11,315 million and per capital income is US$<br />

788 in 2010.<br />

Inflation was at moderate and manageable level-<br />

3.1% in December 2010 over December 2009. The<br />

annual inflation is estimated to be about 4% in 2010.<br />

The Riel exchange rate was remarkably fluctuated<br />

within the year- sharply depreciated in the mid-year<br />

to be 4,241 Riels per US$ and instantly appreciate<br />

back to be 4,050 Riels per US$ at the end of the<br />

year. The fall and rise of Riel’s value was mainly<br />

resulted from seasonal fluctuation and instability<br />

of US$’s value. Cambodia’s financial and banking<br />

sector remains strong and healthy. Liquidity in<br />

the banking sector has increased, due to increase<br />

deposit faster than credit allocation for economic<br />

activities. The sector’s development has supported<br />

the economic growth in all areas of the Kingdom.<br />

Agriculture grew continuously even during and<br />

after the crisis. In 2010, the sector grew by<br />

4.5% due to high priority given by the Royal<br />

Government of Cambodia to grow the sector. The<br />

rice export increased by around 45% in 2010 over<br />

the corresponding period in 2009, benefited from<br />

the recent rice production and export promotion<br />

policy of the government. Manufacturing and agroindustry<br />

sectors continue to grow. The garment<br />

sector which was severely affected by the 2009<br />

crisis grew by approximately 30% in 2010. Tourism<br />

sector also has a high potential for growth. The<br />

tourist arrivals in Cambodia increased by 16% to be<br />

2.5 million tourists in 2010.<br />

Along with the world economic recovery, Cambodia<br />

economy is expected to further accelerate in<br />

2011. The government, international development<br />

agencies and research institutes forecast the<br />

economic growth within the range from 6% to 7%.<br />

The better economic performance in 2011 is driven<br />

by an improvement of paddy sector, a significant<br />

recovery of garment industry, a continued growth<br />

momentum in the agro-industry, and enhanced<br />

performance in the service sector.<br />

Key Economic Indicator<br />

Key Economic Indicator 2011f 2010e 2009 2008 2007<br />

Growth and Consumer Prices<br />

GDP Growth (% change, yoy) 6.0 5.5 0.1 6.7 10.2<br />

Nominal GDP (US$ million) 12,538 11,315 10,391 10,286 8,754<br />

GDP per Capita (US$) 861 788 739 739 593<br />

Consumer Price Index (% change, yoy) 4.0 4.0 5.3 12.5 14.0<br />

Trade and Investment<br />

Export(US$ million) 5,689 4,947 4,196 4,708 4,088<br />

Import(US$ million) 7,040 6,384 5,830 6,508 5,432<br />

Foreign Direct Investment (US$ million) 666 553 511 795 866<br />

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Public Sector<br />

Government Revenue (% of GDP) 13.0 12.1 11.5 12.6 11.5<br />

Government Expenses (% of GDP) 17.8 17.6 17.8 15.1 14.4<br />

Financial Market<br />

Liquidity (US$ billion) 5.6 4.8 3.89 2.83 2.82<br />

Credit to Private Sector (% change, yoy) NA 28 5 53 79<br />

Deposit (% change, yoy) NA 27 32 2 77<br />

Credit by MFI (% change, yoy) NA 43 8 73 74<br />

Exchange Rate (KHR/US$, eop) 4,161 4,050 4,169 4,081 4,003<br />

e= estimation<br />

f= forecast<br />

Source: NIS (2007-2009), EIC (2010-2011), National Bank of Cambodia (2007-2010), Cambodia Microfinance Association (2010)<br />

2- Financial Sector Developments<br />

The number of licensed MFIs has now reached 25,<br />

up from 20 in 2009. By the end of 2010, total lending<br />

and the number of clients from the kingdom’s 25<br />

microfinance institutions increased dramatically by<br />

40% and 21% respectively, compared to year end<br />

2009.<br />

In addition, the number of portfolios deemed at-risk<br />

and non-performing loans of the industry decreased<br />

to 1.07%, down from 2.85% in 2009.<br />

Besides loan products, some MFIs are pushing<br />

savings to finance their growth as the number of<br />

Microfinance Taking Deposit is increasing. Since the<br />

beginning of 2009, there have been five Microfinance<br />

Institutions that have received a license for taking<br />

deposits (two in 2009 and 3 in 2010), and a few<br />

other MFIs are proposing to do so to National Bank<br />

of Cambodia. Looking at the deposit side, from the<br />

total deposit outstanding, 171 billion Riels ( US$ 42<br />

million) had been collected from 240,153 depositors<br />

by the end of 2010 which represents four times and<br />

43% increase respectively from 2009.<br />

The financial sector suffered a severe setback<br />

during the height of the crisis in 2009. However, by<br />

the middle of 2010 the business activity came back<br />

strongly with a signal of an improving domestic<br />

economy. Having somewhat recovered from the<br />

crisis, the portfolio quality of MFIs had noticeably<br />

become better, and an over liquidity situation is no<br />

longer a challenge for those institutions as in 2009,<br />

which was the time the interest rate of those MFIs<br />

had been reduced to ease the disbursement and<br />

attract good clients.<br />

* Source: National Bank of Cambodia<br />

3- Lending Performance<br />

Amret has been delivering comprehensive credit<br />

packages, including solidarity credit (joint-liability<br />

group loan) and individual credit (business loan,<br />

consumption loan and home improvement loan)<br />

that are specifically tailored to the needs of people<br />

around the country for a better and more secure<br />

future.<br />

Loan<br />

During 2010, Amret disbursed a total of 263,309<br />

loans for KHR 332,427 million (US$ 82.02 million)<br />

up from 241,507 loans and KHR 265,398 million<br />

(US$ 63.66 million) last year, or growth 9.03% and<br />

28.84% respectively. The reasons behind this are<br />

the commitment of our staff to achieve company<br />

targets, the good economic condition of Cambodia<br />

(recovery from the recession in mid 2010), and the<br />

product features of the loan like repayment method,<br />

place to receive and to repay loan, duration of the<br />

loan and the simplicity of our service to clients.<br />

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Borrower<br />

In terms of borrowers, Amret achieved 6.15%<br />

growth from last year. The main proportion of the<br />

clients between Solidarity Credit (SC) and Individual<br />

Credit is still dominated by SC clients and is around<br />

82.52%, down from 84.30% last year. Amret is still<br />

focusing on micro and small loans in rural and semiurban<br />

areas.<br />

December<br />

2010<br />

December<br />

2009<br />

December<br />

2008<br />

Change In<br />

2010<br />

(% Δ)<br />

2010<br />

Key Indicators<br />

Total Number of Borrowers 238,535 224,706 226,262 13,829 6.15%<br />

Number of Borrowers SC 196,884 189,442 183,293 7,442 3.92%<br />

Total Number of IC Borrowers 41,651 35,267 42,969 6,384 18.08%<br />

Number of Borrowers ICBO 27,658 22,766 28,681 4,892 21.47%<br />

Number of Borrowers ICFO 13,322 12,404 14,281 918 7.38%<br />

Number of Borrowers<br />

Bio digester 671 94 577 613.83%<br />

Borrower Portfolio:<br />

December 2010<br />

• Number of SC Borrowers 82.54%<br />

• Number of ICBO Borrowers 11.59%<br />

• Number of ICFO Borrowers 5.58%<br />

• Number of Bio Digester Borrowers 0.28%<br />

December 2009<br />

• Number of SC Borrowers 84.34%<br />

• Number of ICBO Borrowers 10.14%<br />

• Number of ICFO Borrowers 5.52%<br />

(Loan Portfolio)<br />

All value amounts are in million US dollars<br />

December<br />

2010<br />

December<br />

2009<br />

December<br />

2008<br />

Change In<br />

2010<br />

(% Δ)<br />

2010<br />

Key Indicators<br />

Total Loan Portfolio 66.65 53.15 55.66 13.50 25.40%<br />

Portfolio SC 37.92 34.67 29.91 3.25 9.37%<br />

Loan Portfolio IC Total 28.71 18.47 25.75 10.24 55.44%<br />

Loan Portfolio ICBO Total 14.58 9.27 12.62 5.51 57.28%<br />

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Loan Portfolio ICBO in Riel 5.57 6.27 12.61 -0.70 -11.16%<br />

Loan Portfolio ICBO in US$ 9.01 3.00 0.01 6.01 200.30%<br />

Loan Portfolio ICFO Total 13.78 9.20 13.13 4.58 49.78%<br />

Loan Portfolio ICFO in Riel 1.03 1.15 2.95 -0.12 -10.43%<br />

Loan Portfolio ICFO in US$ 12.75 8.00 10.00 4.75 59.38%<br />

Loan Bio digester Total 0.37 0.05 0.32 640.00%<br />

Loan Bio digester in Riel 0.16 0.00 0.16<br />

Loan Bio digester in US$ 0.21 0.05 0.16 320.00%<br />

Loan Portfolio<br />

December 2010<br />

• Loan Portfolio SC 56.91%<br />

• Loan Portfolio ICBO 21.86%<br />

• Loan Portfolio ICFO 20.67%<br />

• Loan Portfolio Bio Digester 0.55%<br />

17.44%<br />

17.31%<br />

65.24%<br />

December 2009<br />

• Loan Portfolio SC 65.24%<br />

• Loan Portfolio ICBO 17.44%<br />

• Loan Portfolio ICFO 17.31%<br />

4- Saving Mobilization<br />

Trend of deposit performance<br />

Deposit products are continuously updated by<br />

integrating with new branch structures to meet the<br />

needs of target customers and provide effective<br />

customer service and customer satisfaction.<br />

With a full rollout of Happy Account (savings account),<br />

Wealthy Account (Fixed Deposit Account), and Goal<br />

Account (Contractual Savings Account) within 50<br />

branches in Amret, the total deposit balance of KHR<br />

61,560 million (US$ 15.188 million) at the end of<br />

2010 had increased sharply by 503% compared to<br />

the balance of KHR 12,209 million (US$ 2.93million)<br />

at the end of 2009. Moreover, number of accounts<br />

increased from 3,293 in year 2009 to 21,600 in<br />

year 2010.<br />

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5- Other Financial Products and Service<br />

Bio-digester loan:<br />

By 2009, Amret has cooperated with National<br />

Bio-digester Program (NBP), is a joint program<br />

between MAFF and Netherlands Development<br />

Organization (SNV), to contribute in a sustainable<br />

rural development program in order to reinforce<br />

an establishment of permanent and clean energy<br />

sources in the rural communities of Cambodia.<br />

A household bio-digester loan is designed to<br />

particularly target a specific group of household<br />

who need loans for improving household condition<br />

through a creation of substitution of conventional<br />

fuel sources (fuel wood, charcoal, kerosene, battery<br />

charging), creating additional production of organic<br />

fertilizer for fish feed or agricultural production,<br />

improving health and hygiene due to reduced<br />

indoor air pollution and better waste management<br />

of dung and human waste, and reducing workload<br />

for women in 2-3 hours per day.<br />

Domestic Transfer:<br />

By July 2010, Inter-Branch Money Transfer started<br />

its pilot test with 17 selected branches including 1<br />

branch in Phnom Penh and another 16 branches in<br />

the 4 provinces of Kampong Cham, Kampot, Prey<br />

Veng, and Svay Rieng.<br />

As a result by Dec 2010, Amret had a total of 690<br />

transactions, and the amount to be transferred was<br />

US$ 256,020.<br />

In order to meet customer demand within the current<br />

market, Inter-Branch Money Transfer services will<br />

be rolled-out faster with all Amret branches by the<br />

end of Feb 2011.<br />

Transfer Performance in 2010 (Jul-Dec)<br />

The target group of bio-digester loans are the low or<br />

middle income households who are residing in the<br />

villages, districts or provincial towns, and having at<br />

least 2 adult cows or 6 pigs or be able to collect<br />

excrement of animal 20Kg per day.<br />

Bio-digester<br />

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Risk Management<br />

1- Organization to Face Risk<br />

v Risk Management and Compliance Department<br />

At the end of year 2009, the Risk Management<br />

and Compliance Department (RCD) was created<br />

for responding to growth, new challenges and<br />

risks. The goal of RCD is to minimize risks for<br />

long-term business activities by strengthening<br />

the Internal Control capacity and its implementation<br />

to identify and anticipate potential<br />

risks to avoid any unexpected loss.<br />

To achieve this goal, many practical tools were<br />

developed and followed-up by three Units,<br />

namely, Operational Risk Unit, Credit Risk Unit,<br />

and Com-pliance Unit.<br />

Besides creating a new department, Amret has<br />

two other main committees to play important<br />

roles in minimizing business risks. Those<br />

committees are the Risk Management Committee<br />

and Asset Liability Committee.<br />

v Risk Management Committee<br />

The Risk Management Committee was established<br />

in 2003. The Risk Management Committee<br />

focuses on general risks such as Operations,<br />

Information Technology, Personnel, Strategy,<br />

Finance, Environment, and Communications.<br />

1- One director from Board (Mr. Christian BARON)<br />

as Chairperson<br />

2- General Manager as Member<br />

3- Chief Operations Officer Member<br />

4- All Heads of Departments as Members<br />

The committee met two times during the year 2010<br />

– in June and December, to identify any risks and<br />

prepare action plans to reduce them. Significant<br />

risks are highlighted to the Board of Directors<br />

depending on their likelihood and impact to Amret<br />

by the chairman of this committee.<br />

The Risk Management Committee concluded<br />

that, as a result of the risk mitigation strategies<br />

implemented by management and BoD, the level of<br />

risks was kept low and controlled.<br />

v ALCO Committee<br />

As financial risk become more and more important,<br />

the Asset and Liability Management Committee was<br />

set up in 2008. The purpose of Amret’s ALCO is to<br />

monitor and advise on balance sheet management<br />

to optimize return whilst ensuring that appropriate<br />

levels of liquidity are maintained and that the<br />

institution is not exposed to undue levels of interest<br />

rate and capital risk.<br />

The committee comprises of the following members:<br />

1. Board Member (Mr. Steven Duchatelle)<br />

Chairman<br />

2. Board Member (Mrs. Marjorie Marasigan)<br />

Member<br />

3. General Manager Member<br />

4. Chief Operations Officer Member<br />

5. Head of Finance Member<br />

6. Head of Risk Management and Compliance<br />

Member<br />

7. Head of Internal Audit Observer<br />

8. Deputy Head of Finance Member<br />

9. Treasury Manager Member<br />

10. Economic Analyst Observer<br />

11. Secretary to ALCO, Asset and Liability<br />

Management Officer Secretary<br />

The Committee meets every month at management<br />

level, excluding two board members, and chaired<br />

by the General Manager, and four times a year at<br />

Board level.<br />

v Audit Committee<br />

The mission of the Audit Committee is to ensure the<br />

effectiveness and efficiency of internal audit tasks<br />

and the internal control system, and ensure the<br />

adequacy of reporting and decision tools.<br />

The committee comprises of:<br />

q Board director, Mr. Adriaan Van der Pol<br />

as Chairperson,<br />

q Board director, Mr. Christian Baron<br />

as Deputy Chairperson,<br />

q General Manager as observer, and<br />

q Head of Internal Audit as reporter<br />

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The Audit Committee meets quarterly a year. The<br />

Internal Audit Department reports to the committee<br />

on finding issues for the year and provides<br />

recommendations for improvement. The Audit<br />

Committee approved an internal audit plan for<br />

2011 in December 2010.<br />

2- Credit Risk<br />

Portfolio at Risk (PAR>30) takes into account the<br />

value of all loans outstanding that have one or<br />

more installments of principal or interest past due<br />

more than 30 days. This item includes the entire<br />

unpaid principal balance, including both past due<br />

and future installments.<br />

The overall performance of the portfolio quality is<br />

improving in 2010. PAR has decreased from 3.71%<br />

in December 2009 to 0.63% in December 2010.<br />

The non-performing loan rate is improving in all<br />

provincial offices where it had deteriorated in 2009.<br />

The major reasons behind the good quality of the<br />

portfolio are both internal and external factors.<br />

The increase in employment, business activities<br />

and income generation during 2010 economic<br />

recovery has been a favorable factor concerning<br />

the repayment capacity of the clients. At the same<br />

time, to improve portfolio quality, management<br />

has strengthened training methodology to new<br />

credit agents, and improved loan assessment<br />

methodology and credit policy in Amret as a whole.<br />

One bad loan recovery unit and a committee were<br />

set up to deal with delinquency problems.<br />

Evolution of Portfolio at Risk (PAR) in US$’000<br />

PAR December 2010 December 2009 December 2008<br />

Total PAR (>30 days) 423 2,040 270<br />

In percentage 0.63% 3.70% 0.49%<br />

Solidarity Credit 247 730 20<br />

In percentage 0.65% 2.01% 0.07%<br />

Individual Credit 176 1,310 250<br />

In percentage 0.61% 6.79% 0.98%<br />

Evolution of Write-Off in US$’000<br />

Write-off December 2010 December 2009 December 2008<br />

Total Loan Portfolio 66,647 53.147 54.555<br />

Total Write-Off 1,453 292.34 11.51<br />

3- Financial Risk<br />

Amret has large exposure of liability in US$ and<br />

uses back-to-back mechanisms to hedge the<br />

foreign exchange risk. Amret intends to decrease<br />

the currency mismatch through development of<br />

deposits in local currency, increasing its borrowing<br />

capacity in local currency as well as increasing<br />

lending in US$ for large loans.<br />

In terms of liquidity, the prudent stance on loan<br />

disbursement has led Amret to engage in active<br />

liquidity management to avoid possible overliquidity.<br />

In line with deposit growth, Amret is<br />

strictly taking action on liquidity management by<br />

establishing a back-up fund facility and liquidity<br />

contingency plan.<br />

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4- Compliance Risk<br />

Amret has recently made some major changes in<br />

both its organization and structure to support the<br />

growth and maintain the momentum.<br />

The Risk Management Department created a<br />

Compliance Unit to be in charge of anti-money<br />

laundering and combating the financing of<br />

terrorist activities. It is responsible for ensuring all<br />

Amret’s Operations activities comply with internal<br />

policies and procedures, and national regulations.<br />

Moreover, it is also responsible for conducting a<br />

regular compliance check on prudential ratios and<br />

covenants of donors, creditors and shareholders.<br />

5- Rating<br />

Amret had contracted with several Rating Agencies<br />

for doing credit ratings that were implemented by<br />

Microfinanza from Italy and M-Cril from India. This<br />

assignment was done in the fourth quarter of the<br />

years 2008, 2009, and 2010.<br />

Amret obtained rating grade A for the years 2007<br />

and 2008 rated by Microfinanza, meaning that the<br />

company has a strong capacity to meet its financial<br />

obligations, has very good operations, and is stable<br />

even if it were to be affected by major internal or<br />

external events.<br />

In year 2009 and 2010, Amret contracted with<br />

M-Cril for Credit Rating and obtained the same grade<br />

for both years, α−, meaning that the company is<br />

reasonably safe and has good systems.<br />

In conclusion, Amret has obtained the same grade<br />

for the financial rating for the last four years, 2007-<br />

2010<br />

Moreover, in year 2010, Amret also contracted<br />

with M-Cril for Social Rating and obtained grade<br />

β, meaning that the Amret has a good level of<br />

outreach, client friendly products, and respected<br />

brand name.<br />

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anch Network<br />

Amret is operating in 15 provinces with 50 branches<br />

across the country including Phnom Penh, the<br />

capital of Cambodia. In 2010, Amret opened 4 new<br />

branches: Chamkar Leu (Kampong Cham), Steung<br />

Meanchey (Phnom Penh), Mongreusei (Battambang)<br />

and Battambang (Battambang).<br />

Branch network and operating areas<br />

December<br />

2010<br />

December<br />

2009<br />

December<br />

2008<br />

Number of Operating Provinces* 15 14 14<br />

Number of Operating Districts 100 91 75<br />

Number of Provincial Offices** 9 7 7<br />

Number of Branches 50 46 43<br />

Number Of Village Associations (VA) 3,818 3,724 2,955<br />

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Organizational Chart, Staff, and Staff Development<br />

21Organizational Chart<br />

General Assembly<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Annual Report 2010<br />

Risk Oversight<br />

Committee<br />

General Direction<br />

Asset & Liability<br />

Management Committee<br />

Credit Risk<br />

Committee<br />

Operatationl Risk<br />

Committee<br />

Business Division<br />

Operations<br />

Department<br />

Financial Audit Unit<br />

Operational Audit<br />

Unit<br />

IT Audit Unit<br />

Training<br />

Department<br />

Credit Department<br />

CBS Training Unit<br />

Finanacial Service<br />

Relationship Unit<br />

Branches<br />

Credit Product<br />

Training Unit<br />

Financial Service<br />

Development Unit<br />

Audit Committee<br />

Internal Audit<br />

Department<br />

Finance Department<br />

Recruitment &<br />

Selection Unit<br />

Development Unit<br />

Administration<br />

Unit<br />

Procurement Unit<br />

Credit Risk Unit<br />

Compliance Unit<br />

IT<br />

Department<br />

Accounting Unit<br />

Treasury Unit<br />

Risk Management &<br />

Compliance Department<br />

Operational Risk<br />

Unit<br />

Software<br />

Development Unit<br />

Network<br />

Administration Unit<br />

Computer<br />

Maintenance Unit<br />

Customer<br />

Service Unit<br />

Human Resources<br />

and Administration<br />

Department<br />

Financial Service<br />

Department<br />

Marketing<br />

Department<br />

Marketing Unit<br />

Benefit and<br />

Compensation Unit<br />

Branch Set-Up Unit<br />

Budget and Financial<br />

Projection Unit<br />

Financial Services<br />

Training Unit<br />

Market<br />

Research Unit<br />

Bad Loan<br />

Recovery Unit<br />

Planning Unit<br />

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Amret Staff<br />

The number of Amret staff gradually grew to 1,288<br />

staff members in 2010 from 964 in 2009.<br />

At the end of 2010, there are 358 female staff<br />

members, or 27.8 percent of the total staff.<br />

Capacity Development<br />

Since capacity development plays an important role<br />

in strengthening staff to ensure working quality<br />

in Amret, the Training Secretariat has organized<br />

training for newly recruited staff on Amret’s basic<br />

products and financial services. Amret also provides<br />

training to existing staff ranging from the Generalized<br />

Credit Agent to Provincial Manager on inception<br />

training, coaching, refresher training and promotional<br />

training programs.<br />

Besides internal training within the company, each<br />

staff member is also given an opportunity to attend<br />

a short course or degree program. There were 94<br />

training courses conducted during the year for<br />

many staff. The training courses are related to<br />

financial management, retail banking, management,<br />

leadership, practical auditing and so on.<br />

The staff turnover in 2010 is stable and recorded<br />

at an acceptable rate of 8.4 percent, while it was<br />

8 per cent in 2009 and 11.7 percent in 2008.<br />

To be competitive with the labor market, the existing<br />

human resource policies and procedures has been<br />

improved such as Performance Appraisal, Incentive<br />

Package, and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)<br />

Amret also sends some managers and staff on<br />

study tours to learn best practices of microfinance<br />

and banking from other well-experienced countries.<br />

In order to strengthen relationships with other<br />

institutions, Amret has also its own International<br />

Visiting Program (IVP) to share experiences with<br />

other international visitors from various institutions.<br />

As result, in 2010, there were several groups from<br />

Laos, Germany, Japan, and Vietnam.<br />

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social & Environmental Responsibility<br />

In line with our vision, Amret contributes to respect<br />

for the Social and Environmental welfare both<br />

internally and externally; hence, leading to sustainable<br />

private sector development which stimulates the<br />

sustainable economic growth of the country.<br />

Amret is committed to providing healthy and<br />

sustainable financial services, while enhancing the<br />

environmental and social ethics toward our clients,<br />

staff and community.<br />

v Amret has developed the Social and Environmental<br />

policy which is to offer a guideline that<br />

Amret can implement to minimize the negative<br />

impacts on the society and environment.<br />

v Loan for Bio-digester is another program serving<br />

the reduction of deforestation, natural resource<br />

degradation and greenhouse gas emissions -<br />

methane (CH4), causing the global warming.<br />

On top of that the waste from the process biodigester<br />

energy can be used to fertilize soil that<br />

helps the farmer households’ economy as well.<br />

In 2010, Amret disbursed a total of 671 loans<br />

for Bio-digester for a total of US$ 359,257 with<br />

226 females who led and used renewal energy<br />

to reduce GHG emission.<br />

v We conduct courses for raising awareness of<br />

social and environmental concepts for all<br />

newly recruited and existing staff, both at<br />

headquarters and branches, aimed at upgrading<br />

their knowledge of society and environment<br />

risk/impact. The courses include useful topics<br />

such as usage of paper and water, energy<br />

consumption, waste management, health and<br />

safety working practices, Social Performance<br />

Management (SPM), and E&S aspects which<br />

are relevant to MFI’s activities.<br />

Social ethics is another issue of concern in addition<br />

to the environment. Amret enforces social ethical<br />

practice within our organization from the management<br />

to the staff level. To maintain this practice, Amret<br />

rigorously adopts key principles such as:<br />

v<br />

v<br />

v<br />

v<br />

Amret has a corporate culture, Anti-Money<br />

Laundering (AML) policy and Human Resource<br />

Management policies including Internal Rule,<br />

Disciplinary & Grievance Policy, Leave Policy,<br />

Salary Policy, Incentive Policy, Provident Fund<br />

Policy, Performance Appraisal Policy, Insurance<br />

Policy, Recruitment Policy, Internship Policy,<br />

and Sexual Harassment Policy to ensure all<br />

staff are treated fairly, and to enforce a common<br />

relationship among staff as well as toward clients<br />

and the community as a whole.<br />

Amret pays attention to health and safety of all<br />

staff. We have a full time nurse to provide<br />

first aid and medical treatment and to coordinate<br />

insurance claims for employees. All departments<br />

and branches are equipped with fire-fighting<br />

equipment and a fire hose. We trained our staff<br />

both in Head Office and branches to know how<br />

to use and to keep fire-fighting equipment<br />

safely.<br />

Amret has Shop Stewards elected by employees<br />

solely responsible for presenting to the employer<br />

and labor inspectors all complaints, criticisms<br />

and grievances; making sure that the provisions<br />

relating to health and safety of work are<br />

enforced; and suggesting measures that would<br />

be beneficial to contributing towards protecting<br />

and improving health, safety and working<br />

conditions.<br />

Rejecting discrimination against skin color,<br />

religion, sex, and political allegiances, and only<br />

focusing on their competence and morals,<br />

Amret provides equal opportunities to staff and<br />

public to apply for new and high positions in<br />

Amret. On top of that Amret is promoting<br />

gender equality by setting a target number of<br />

female staff to be selected per year to be in<br />

balance with male staff number.<br />

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v As part of social responsibility toward<br />

communities, we participated in charity<br />

programs such as offering financing and gifts<br />

in kind to national events such as the<br />

Water Festival, Red Cross, Krousar Thmei, PSE<br />

organization, and cooperation with SIPAR, a<br />

French NGO that has set up and developed<br />

programs in the field of education in Cambodia<br />

for 20 years, focusing on literacy and library<br />

services for both the formal and non-formal<br />

education sector. Amret provided 41 group<br />

and 15 individual internships for thesis<br />

research, and supported 64 volunteers (45<br />

female and 19 male) who were students<br />

from various domestic universities and academic<br />

institutions as well as international organizations<br />

to learn and to get real practical experience<br />

from the institution.<br />

v<br />

Amret has always been responsive to changing<br />

market demand and has prioritized the needs<br />

of clients while refining existing products or<br />

developing new products. In responding to<br />

this, Amret regularly conducts some survey<br />

projects such as client satisfaction surveys and<br />

exit surveys to follow up the evolution of client<br />

need as well as to identify complaints from<br />

clients, and to find out the reason why clients<br />

left Amret. As part of our social responsibility<br />

toward clients, we have diversified more<br />

products to respond to clients’ needs; in practice,<br />

we offer saving, money transfer and money<br />

exchange for existing clients. We joined a<br />

World Bank project to offer financial services to<br />

SME Agriculture.<br />

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Our Clients<br />

Trying hard will achieve results one day. It is a<br />

saying that emerges from one family in Svay<br />

Village, Rokar Commune, Kandal Steung District,<br />

Kandal Province. Mrs. Sao Laiy, 51 years old and<br />

her husband Mr. Moun Sokha, 52 years old, are<br />

parents of 5 children, 2 boys and 3 girls. Their<br />

main occupation is farming, and they have a few<br />

small irregular substitution business activities. With<br />

support from Amret for years, her family’s living<br />

standard has strongly improved.<br />

In 1993, her family joined a liability group from<br />

Amret to access a micro-loan of KHR 200,000 in<br />

order to buy fertilizer for farming. By having a clear<br />

business plan, her family seems to be successful<br />

with the business and she continued onto the<br />

second cycle of the loan of KHR 500,000 in order<br />

to buy fertilizer for a hectare of farm land, and to<br />

buy a machine for offering battery charging service<br />

to generate more income. With this fruitful process,<br />

she started to increase the loan amount up to KHR<br />

1,000,000 in the third cycle to start up their new<br />

business by purchasing equipment such as tables,<br />

chairs, utensils and so on, for offering hiring service.<br />

Currently she is borrowing an individual loan of US$<br />

500. Furthermore, she stated that she can save<br />

approximately KHR 10 million per annum.<br />

As result of their clear business plan, industry,<br />

and high commitment, as well as the support from<br />

Amret, the family has become the outstanding<br />

farmer and small entrepreneur in the village.<br />

Currently, her family owns three machines (one for<br />

battery charging and another two for hiring service),<br />

a truck, a motorbike, and a new appropriate house.<br />

Her oldest son and daughter have been married,<br />

the third daughter is running her own business as a<br />

tailor, the fourth and the youngest children are sent<br />

to high school, grade 11 and grade 9. She added<br />

that she planned for her children to have access<br />

to schooling in order to gain higher education,<br />

Bachelor or Master Degree.<br />

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Audited Financial Statements<br />

and Auditor’s Report<br />

As at 31 December 2010<br />

29. Report of the Board of Directors<br />

32. Report of the Independent Auditors<br />

34. Balance Sheet<br />

35. Income Statement<br />

36. Statement of Changes in Equity<br />

37. Statement of Cash Flows<br />

38. Notes to the Financial Statements<br />

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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

The Board of Directors of Amret Co., Ltd. (“the<br />

Company” or “Amret”) is pleased to present its<br />

report and the Company’s financial statements as<br />

at and for the year ended 31 December 2010.<br />

THE COMPANY<br />

Amret was initially established in 1991 as an<br />

experimental project by the French NGO Groupe de<br />

Recherche et d’ Echanges Technologiques (“GRET”).<br />

All assets, liabilities and reserves of the Project<br />

were transferred to Amret on 1 July 2000.<br />

The Company has become a licensed micro-finance<br />

institution (“MFI”) after being duly registered with<br />

the Ministry of Commerce as a private limited liability<br />

company under registration number Co. 820/00E<br />

dated 10 July 2000. In 2001, Amret received its first<br />

MFI license from the National Bank of Cambodia.<br />

On 27 April 2007, the National Bank of Cambodia<br />

(“NBC”) renewed its license to conduct microfinance<br />

business for an indefinite period following<br />

NBC Prakas B7-06-209 dated 13 September 2006.<br />

On 22 January 2009, NBC also granted Amret the<br />

license to become a micro-finance deposit-taking<br />

institution.<br />

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND DIVIDENDS<br />

The net profit for the year ended 31 December 2010<br />

was KHR20,025 million (2009: KHR13,675 million).<br />

On 21 June 2010, the Board of Directors declared<br />

dividends amounting to KHR2,051 million representing<br />

15% of 2009 net profit of KHR13,675<br />

million.<br />

RESERVES AND PROVISIONS<br />

There were no material movements to or from<br />

reserves and provisions during the year other than<br />

those disclosed in the financial statements.<br />

BAD AND DOUBTFUL LOANS<br />

Before the financial statements of the Company<br />

were drawn up, the directors took reasonable steps<br />

to ascertain that action had been taken in relation<br />

to the writing off of bad loans and the making of<br />

provisions for bad and doubtful loans, and satisfied<br />

themselves that all known bad loans had been<br />

written off and that adequate provisions had been<br />

made for bad and doubtful loans.<br />

At the date of this report, the directors are not<br />

aware of any circumstances which would render<br />

the amount written off for bad loans or the amount<br />

of the provision for bad and doubtful loans in the<br />

financial statements of the Company inadequate to<br />

any material extent.<br />

CURRENT ASSETS<br />

Before the financial statements of the Company<br />

were drawn up, the directors took reasonable steps<br />

to ascertain that any current assets, other than<br />

loans, which were unlikely to be realized in the<br />

ordinary course of business at their value as shown<br />

in the accounting records of the Company, have<br />

been written down to an amount which they might<br />

be expected to realize.<br />

At the date of this report, the directors are not<br />

aware of any circumstances which would render<br />

the values attributed to the current assets in the<br />

financial statements of the Company misleading in<br />

any material respect.<br />

VALUATION METHODS<br />

At the date of this report, the directors are not aware<br />

of any circumstances that have arisen which would<br />

render adherence to the existing method of valuation<br />

of assets and liabilities in the financial statements<br />

of the Company misleading or inappropriate in any<br />

material respect.<br />

CONTINGENT AND OTHER LIABILITIES<br />

At the date of this report, there is:<br />

v no charge on the assets of the Company which<br />

has arisen since the end of the financial year<br />

which secures the liabilities of any other person;<br />

and<br />

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v no contingent liability in respect of the Company<br />

that has arisen since the end of the financial<br />

year other than in the ordinary course of microfinance<br />

business.<br />

No contingent or other liabilities of the Company<br />

have become enforceable, or is likely to become<br />

enforceable within the period of twelve months after<br />

the end of the financial period which, in the opinion<br />

of the directors, will or may have a material effect<br />

on the ability of the Company to meet its obligations<br />

as and when they become due.<br />

CHANGE OF CIRCUMSTANCES<br />

At the date of this report, the Board of Directors is<br />

not aware of any circumstances, not otherwise dealt<br />

with in this report or the financial statements of the<br />

Company, which would render any amount stated in<br />

the financial statements misleading.<br />

ITEMS OF UNUSUAL NATURE<br />

The results of the operations of the Company for<br />

the financial period were not, in the opinion of the<br />

Board of Directors, substantially affected by any<br />

item, transaction or event of a material and unusual<br />

nature.<br />

There has not arisen in the interval between the end<br />

of the financial period and the date of this report<br />

any item, transaction or event of a material and<br />

unusual nature likely, in the opinion of the Board of<br />

Directors, to affect substantially the results of the<br />

operations of the Company for the current financial<br />

period in which this report is made.<br />

EVENTS SINCE THE BALANCE SHEET DATE<br />

No significant events occurred after the balance<br />

sheet date requiring disclosure or adjustment other<br />

than those already disclosed in the accompanying<br />

notes to the financial statements.<br />

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

The members of the Board of Directors during the<br />

year and at the date of this report are:<br />

Dr. Claude Falgon Chairman; Director of Advans<br />

S.A., SICAR<br />

Mr. Chea Phalarin Director and General Manager of<br />

the Company<br />

Mr. Steven Duchatelle Director; Head of Investment<br />

Unit in Horus Development Finance<br />

Mr. Adriaan Van Der Pol Director; Managing Director<br />

for Financial Service, Banking and Financial Institutions<br />

and SR Consultant<br />

Ms. Marjorie Marasigan Director; Country Manager<br />

of Oikocredit Philippines<br />

Mr. Emerson Mar Director; Director of Training and<br />

Resource Mobilization of Integrating Human to<br />

Quality, appointed on 26 February 2010<br />

Mr. Christian Baron Director; Program Manager of<br />

the “Microfinance and Small Enterprise Development”<br />

of Groupe de Recherche et d’ Echanges Technologiques<br />

in France, resigned effective 30 September 2010<br />

Mr. Patrice Mollie Director; Consultant, Representative<br />

for Proparco, resigned effective 26 March 2010<br />

AUDITORS<br />

The auditors, Ernst & Young (Cambodia) Ltd., have<br />

expressed their willingness to accept reappointment<br />

as auditors.<br />

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS<br />

No members held any interest in the equity of the<br />

Company. No arrangements existed to which the<br />

Company is a party with the object of enabling the<br />

members to obtain an interest in the Company or in<br />

any body corporate.<br />

DIRECTORS’ BENEFITS<br />

During and at the end of year, no arrangement<br />

existed, to which the Company was a party, whose<br />

object was to enable the directors of the Company<br />

to acquire benefits by means of the acquisition of<br />

shares in or debentures of the Company or any<br />

other body corporate.<br />

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No director of the Company has received or become<br />

entitled to receive any benefit (other than a benefit<br />

included in the aggregate amount of emoluments<br />

received or due and receivable by the directors as<br />

disclosed in the financial statements) by reason of a<br />

contract made by the Company or with a firm which<br />

the director is a member, or with a Company which<br />

the director has a material financial interest other<br />

than those disclosed in the financial statements.<br />

STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS’<br />

RESPONSIBILITY IN RESPECT OF THE FINANCIAL<br />

STATEMENTS<br />

The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring<br />

that the financial statements give a true and fair<br />

view of the financial position of the Company as at<br />

31 December 2010, and of its financial performance<br />

and its cash flows for the year then ended. The Board<br />

of Directors oversees preparation of the financial<br />

statements by Management who is required to:<br />

v adopt appropriate accounting policies which are<br />

supported by reasonable and prudent judgments<br />

and estimates and then apply them consistently;<br />

Management is responsible for ensuring that proper<br />

accounting records are kept which disclose, with<br />

reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial<br />

position of the Company and to ensure that the<br />

accounting records comply with the registered<br />

accounting system. It is also responsible for<br />

safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence<br />

for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and<br />

detection of fraud and other irregularities.<br />

The Board of Directors confirms that the Company<br />

has complied with these requirements in preparing<br />

the financial statements.<br />

APPROVAL OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

We hereby approve the accompanying financial<br />

statements which give a true and fair view of the<br />

financial position of the Company as at 31 December<br />

2010, and of its financial performance and its cash<br />

flows for the year then ended, in accordance with<br />

Cambodian Accounting Standards and relevant<br />

regulations and guidelines issued by NBC.<br />

On behalf of the Board of Directors<br />

v comply with Cambodian Accounting Standards,<br />

and relevant regulations and guidelines issued<br />

by NBC or, if there has been any departure in<br />

the interests of fair presentation, ensure this<br />

has been appropriately disclosed, explained<br />

and quantified in the financial statements;<br />

v maintain adequate accounting records and an<br />

effective system of internal controls;<br />

v prepare the financial statements on a going<br />

concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume<br />

that the Company will continue operations in<br />

the foreseeable future; and<br />

Mr. Chea Phalarin<br />

General Manager<br />

Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia<br />

23 March 2011<br />

v set overall policies for the Company, ratify all<br />

decisions and actions by the Board of Directors<br />

that have a material effect on the operations<br />

and performance of the Company, and ensure<br />

they have been properly reflected in the<br />

financial statements.<br />

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT<br />

Reference: 14444013-60777058<br />

To: The Shareholders and the Board of<br />

Directors of Amret Co., Ltd.<br />

We have audited the accompanying financial<br />

statements of Amret Co., Ltd. (“the Company”),<br />

which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 December<br />

2010, the income statement, statement of changes<br />

in equity and statement of cash flows for the year<br />

then ended, and a summary of significant accounting<br />

policies and other explanatory information.<br />

Management’s responsibility for the<br />

financial statements<br />

The Company’s management is responsible for<br />

the preparation and fair presentation of these<br />

financial statements in accordance with Cambodian<br />

Accounting Standards and relevant regulations and<br />

guidelines issued by the National Bank of Cambodia,<br />

and for such internal control as management<br />

determines is necessary to enable the preparation<br />

of financial statements that are free from material<br />

misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.<br />

Auditors’ responsibility<br />

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on<br />

these financial statements based on our audit. We<br />

conducted our audit in accordance with Cambodian<br />

International Standards on Auditing. Those standards<br />

require that we comply with ethical requirements<br />

and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable<br />

assurance about whether the financial statements<br />

are free from material misstatement.<br />

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain<br />

audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures<br />

in the financial statements. The procedures selected<br />

depend on the auditors’ judgment, including the<br />

assessment of the risks of material misstatement<br />

of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or<br />

error. In making those risk assessments, the auditors<br />

consider internal control relevant to the Company’s<br />

preparation and fair presentation of the financial<br />

statements in order to design audit procedures<br />

that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not<br />

for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the<br />

effectiveness of the Company’s internal control. An<br />

audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness<br />

of accounting policies used and the reasonableness<br />

of accounting estimates made by the management,<br />

as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the<br />

financial statements.<br />

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained<br />

is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for<br />

our audit opinion.<br />

Opinion<br />

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true<br />

and fair view of the financial position of the Company<br />

as at 31 December 2010, and of its financial<br />

performance and cash flows for the year then<br />

ended in accordance with Cambodian Accounting<br />

Standards and relevant regulations and guidelines<br />

issued by the National Bank of Cambodia.<br />

Maria Cristina M. Calimbas<br />

Partner<br />

Ernst & Young (Cambodia) Ltd.<br />

Certified Public Accountants<br />

Registered Auditors<br />

23 March 2011<br />

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BALANCE SHEET<br />

as at 31 December 2010<br />

Assets<br />

Notes<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Cash on hand 3 9,430,111 2,326,699 8,222,550 1,972,308<br />

Balances with NBC 4 35,093,438 8,658,633 40,689,743 9,760,073<br />

Balances with other banks 5 23,656,410 5,836,765 5,695,045 1,366,046<br />

Placements with a bank 6 7,092,750 1,750,000 18,856,495 4,523,025<br />

Loans and advances - net 7 268,404,155 66,223,576 213,359,202 51,177,549<br />

Other assets 8 7,051,012 1,739,702 6,350,222 1,523,199<br />

Deferred tax assets - net 25(IV) 787,203 194,227 879,162 210,881<br />

Intangible assets 9 39,238 9,681 42,314 10,150<br />

Property and equipment 10 2,682,224 661,787 2,198,129 527,256<br />

Total assets 354,236,541 87,401,070 296,292,862 71,070,487<br />

Liabilities and shareholders’<br />

equity<br />

Liabilities<br />

Deposits from customers 11 61,559,853 15,188,713 12,208,997 2,928,519<br />

Bank overdraft 12 7,825,257 1,930,732 - -<br />

Borrowings 13 176,529,581 43,555,288 197,853,999 47,458,383<br />

Income tax liability 25 4,367,253 1,077,536 3,211,519 770,333<br />

Other liabilities 14 8,699,385 2,146,406 7,773,831 1,864,676<br />

Subordinated debt 16 4,032,971 995,058 4,032,971 967,371<br />

Provision for retirement<br />

benefits 17 4,970,726 1,226,431 3,988,391 956,678<br />

Total liabilities 267,985,026 66,120,164 229,069,708 54,945,960<br />

Liabilities and shareholders’<br />

Share capital 18 11,379,120 2,807,580 10,242,500 2,456,824<br />

Share premium 18 5,535,835 1,365,861 5,618,423 1,347,667<br />

Retained earnings 62,102,950 15,322,712 45,846,830 10,997,081<br />

Statutory reserve 18 2,285,868 563,994 2,285,868 548,301<br />

Currency risk reserve 18 1,892,982 467,057 1,653,068 396,514<br />

Legal reserve 18 1,137,912 280,758 1,024,250 245,682<br />

Capital strengthening<br />

reserve 18 1,916,848 472,944 552,215 132,458<br />

Total shareholders’ equity 86,251,515 21,280,906 67,223,154 16,124,527<br />

Total liabilities and<br />

shareholders’ equity 354,236,541 87,401,070 296,292,862 71,070,487<br />

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INCOME STATEMENT<br />

for the year ended 31 December 2010<br />

Operating income<br />

Notes<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Interest income 19 83,654,633 20,640,176 83,948,312 20,136,319<br />

Interest expense 20 (19,282,332) (4,757,546) (21,942,876) (5,263,343)<br />

Net interest income 64,372,301 15,882,630 62,005,436 14,872,976<br />

Fees and commission<br />

income 21 157,259 38,801 37,028 8,882<br />

Fees and commission<br />

expense 22 (4,698,260) (1,159,206) (5,174,882) (1,241,277)<br />

Net fees and commission<br />

income (4,541,001) (1,120,405) (5,137,854) (1,232,395)<br />

Other operating income 23 1,087,247 268,258 376,953 90,418<br />

Total operating income 60,918,547 15,030,483 57,244,535 13,730,999<br />

Operating and other<br />

expenses 24 (35,781,873) (8,828,490) (32,586,050) (7,816,275)<br />

Operating profit 25,136,674 6,201,993 24,658,485 5,914,724<br />

Grant income 14 353,985 87,339 546,779 131,153<br />

Allowance for losses on<br />

loans and advances 7(a) (93,294) (23,019) (7,998,289) (1,918,515)<br />

Profit before tax 25,397,365 6,266,313 17,206,975 4,127,362<br />

Income tax expense 25 (5,371,829) (1,325,396) (3,532,264) (847,269)<br />

Net profit for the year 20,025,536 4,940,917 13,674,711 3,280,093<br />

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY<br />

for the year ended 31 December 2010<br />

Share<br />

capital<br />

Share<br />

premium<br />

Statutory<br />

reserves<br />

Currency<br />

risk reserve<br />

Legal<br />

reserve<br />

Capital<br />

strengthening<br />

reserve<br />

Retained<br />

earnings Total<br />

KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000<br />

As at 1 January 2010 10,242,500 5,618,423 2,285,868 1,653,068 1,024,250 552,215 45,846,830 67,223,154<br />

Issuance of share capital<br />

(Note 18) 216,250 837,782 - - - - - 1,054,032<br />

Transfer from share<br />

premium to share<br />

capital (Note 18) 920,370 (920,370) - - - - - -<br />

Transfers to currency<br />

risk, legal and capital<br />

strengthening reserves - - - 239,914 113,662 1,364,633 (1,718,209) -<br />

Dividends (Note 15) - - - - - - (2,051,207) (2,051,207)<br />

Net profit - - - - - - 20,025,536 20,025,536<br />

As at 31 December 2010 11,379,120 5,535,835 2,285,868 1,892,982 1,137,912 1,916,848 62,102,950 86,251,515<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 2,807,580 1,365,861 563,994 467,057 280,758 472,944 15,322,712 21,280,906<br />

As at 1 January 2009 10,242,500 5,618,423 2,285,868 1,441,028 817,047 - 35,249,147 55,654,013<br />

Transfers to currency<br />

risk, legal and capital<br />

strengthening reserves - - - 212,040 207,203 552,215 (971,458) -<br />

Dividends (Note 15) - - - - - - (2,105,570) (2,105,570)<br />

Net profit - - - - - - 13,674,711 13,674,711<br />

As at 31 December 2009 10,242,500 5,618,423 2,285,868 1,653,068 1,024,250 552,215 45,846,830 67,223,154<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 2,456,824 1,347,667 548,301 396,514 245,682 132,458 10,997,081 16,124,527<br />

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS<br />

for the year ended 31 December 2010<br />

Notes<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Net cash generated from<br />

operating activities 26 34,222,864 8,443,834 29,933,858 7,180,104<br />

Investing activities<br />

Purchase of property and<br />

equipment 10 (1,862,231) (459,470) (1,674,304) (401,608)<br />

Proceeds from disposal of<br />

property and equipment 39,999 9,869 2,600 624<br />

Net cash used in<br />

investing activities (1,822,232) (449,601) (1,671,704) (400,984)<br />

Financing activities<br />

Proceeds from borrowings 104,009,556 25,662,363 106,362,401 25,512,689<br />

Repayment of borrowings (125,333,973) (30,923,753) (119,140,474) (28,577,710)<br />

Proceeds from shares<br />

issued 18 1,054,032 260,062 - -<br />

Dividends paid 15 (2,051,207) (506,096) (2,105,570) (505,054)<br />

Net cash used in<br />

financing activities (22,321,592) (5,507,424) (14,883,643) (3,570,075)<br />

Net increase in cash and<br />

cash equivalents 10,079,040 2,486,809 13,378,511 3,209,045<br />

Cash and cash equivalents<br />

at beginning of year 3 28,266,338 6,780,124 14,887,827 3,648,083<br />

Net exchange difference - 194,053 - (77,004)<br />

Cash and cash<br />

equivalents<br />

at end of year 3 38,345,378 9,460,986 28,266,338 6,780,124<br />

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

as at and for the year ended 31 December 2010<br />

1. CORPORATE INFORMATION<br />

Mr. Steven Duchatelle<br />

Director<br />

Amret Co., Ltd. (“the Company” or “Amret”), a licensed<br />

micro-finance institution (“MFI”), was incorporated<br />

and registered in the Kingdom of Cambodia.<br />

Establishment and operations<br />

Amret was initially established in 1991 as an<br />

experimental project by the French NGO Groupe de<br />

Recherche et d’ Echanges Technologiques (“GRET”).<br />

All assets, liabilities and reserves of the experimental<br />

project were transferred to Amret on 1 July 2000.<br />

The Company has become a licensed MFI after<br />

being duly registered with the Ministry of Commerce<br />

as a private limited liability company under registration<br />

number Co. 820/00E dated 10 July 2000.<br />

In 2001, Amret received its first MFI license from<br />

the National Bank of Cambodia (“NBC”). On 27 April<br />

2007, NBC renewed the license of the Company to<br />

conduct micro-finance business for an indefinite<br />

period following NBC Prakas B7-06-209 dated 13<br />

September 2006. On 22 January 2009, NBC also<br />

granted Amret the license to become a microfinance<br />

deposit-taking institution.<br />

The Company’s main activities are to provide microfinance<br />

services to the economically active low<br />

income population of Cambodia through its head<br />

office in Phnom Penh and its various branches in<br />

the Kingdom of Cambodia.<br />

Paid-up capital<br />

The actual paid-up capital of the Company as at 31<br />

December 2010 is KHR’000 16,914,955.<br />

Board of Directors<br />

The members of the Board of Directors (“BOD”)<br />

during the year and at the date of this report, except<br />

mentioned otherwise, are:<br />

Dr. Claude Falgon<br />

Chairman<br />

Mr. Chea Phalarin<br />

Director and<br />

General Manager<br />

Mr. Adriaan Van Der Pol Director<br />

Ms. Marjorie Marasigan Director<br />

Mr. Emerson Mar<br />

Director, appointed<br />

on 26 February 2010<br />

Mr. Christian Baron Director, resigned<br />

effective<br />

30 September 2010<br />

Mr. Patrice Mollie<br />

Director, resigned<br />

effective<br />

26 March 2010<br />

Location<br />

The head office of the Company is located at No.<br />

35BA – 35BB – 35BC, E0 – E4, Street 169, Sangkat<br />

Vealvong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of<br />

Cambodia.<br />

Employees<br />

As at 31 December 2010, the Company has a total<br />

of 1,288 employees (2009: 964 employees).<br />

2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES<br />

2.1 Basis of preparation<br />

The financial statements of the Company have been<br />

prepared on the historical cost basis. The financial<br />

statements are presented in Khmer Riel (“KHR”);<br />

and all values are rounded to the nearest KHR<br />

thousand, except when otherwise indicated.<br />

The Company maintains its records in KHR.<br />

Transactions in currencies other than KHR are<br />

translated into KHR at the exchange rate ruling at<br />

the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and<br />

liabilities denominated in currencies other than KHR<br />

at the balance sheet date are translated into KHR at<br />

the rates of exchange ruling at that date. Exchange<br />

differences arising on translation are recognized in<br />

the income statement.<br />

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2.1.1 Presentation of financial statements<br />

The financial statements of the Company have been<br />

prepared in accordance with Cambodian Accounting<br />

Standards and relevant regulations and guidelines<br />

of NBC.<br />

The accompanying financial statements, including<br />

their utilization, are not designed for those who<br />

are not informed about the Kingdom of Cambodia’s<br />

accounting principles, procedures and practices<br />

and furthermore are not intended to present the<br />

financial position and results of operations and cash<br />

flows in accordance with accounting principles and<br />

practices generally accepted in countries other than<br />

the Kingdom of Cambodia.<br />

The accounting policies set out below have been<br />

consistently applied by the Company during the<br />

year.<br />

2.2 Significant accounting judgments<br />

and estimates<br />

In applying the Company’s accounting policies,<br />

management has used its judgment and made<br />

estimates in determining the amounts recognized<br />

in the financial statements, as follows:<br />

2.2.1 Impairment losses on loans and<br />

advances to customers<br />

When preparing the financial statements, the<br />

quality of loans and advances is reviewed and<br />

assessed to determine their classification and level<br />

of impairment losses (see Note 2.3.10.1).<br />

2.2.2 Retirement benefits<br />

Retirement benefits liability is determined under<br />

a defined benefit plan. The obligation is measured<br />

based on the service costs to reporting date (see<br />

Note 2.3.14).<br />

2.3 Summary of significant accounting<br />

Policies<br />

2.3.1 Foreign currency translation<br />

The Company’s functional and presentation currency<br />

is KHR.<br />

The translation of KHR into United States dollar<br />

(“US$”) is solely for management’s use only and is<br />

based on the closing exchange rate of KHR4,053 per<br />

US$1 ruling at the reporting date (2009: KHR4,169:<br />

US$1), as announced by NBC. Such translation<br />

should not be construed as a representation that<br />

the KHR amounts represent, or have been or could<br />

be, converted into US$ at that or any other rate.<br />

2.3.2 Financial instruments – initial<br />

recognition and subsequent<br />

measurement<br />

2.3.2.1 Initial recognition of financial<br />

instruments<br />

The classification of financial instruments at initial<br />

recognition depends on the purpose for which<br />

the financial instruments were acquired and<br />

their characteristics. All financial instruments are<br />

measured initially at their fair value plus, in the<br />

case of financial assets and financial liabilities not<br />

at fair value through profit and loss, any directly<br />

attributable incremental costs of acquisition or<br />

issue.<br />

2.3.2.2 Financial assets<br />

The Company’s financial assets include cash and<br />

short-term deposits, balances with NBC and other<br />

banks, loans and advances to customers and other<br />

receivables.<br />

2.3.2.3 Loans and advances<br />

“Loans and advances” are financial assets with fixed<br />

or determinable payments and fixed maturities<br />

that are not quoted in active market. They are<br />

not entered into with the intention of immediate<br />

or short-term resale and are not classified as<br />

“financial investments held-for-trading”, designated<br />

as “Financial investments - available-for-sale” or<br />

“financial assets designated at fair value through<br />

profit and loss”. After initial measurement, loans and<br />

advances to customers are subsequently measured<br />

at the amount of principal less any amounts written<br />

off and provisions for losses on loans.<br />

2.3.2.4 Financial liabilities<br />

The Company’s financial liabilities include deposits<br />

from customers, borrowings, debts and certain<br />

other payables.<br />

2.3.3 Financial instruments - derecognition<br />

2.3.3.1 Financial assets<br />

A financial asset (or, where applicable a part of a<br />

group of similar financial assets) is derecognized<br />

where:<br />

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v the rights to receive cash flows from the assets<br />

have expired; or<br />

v the Company has transferred its rights to<br />

receive cash flows from the assets or has<br />

assumed an obligation to pay received cash<br />

flows in full without material delay to a third<br />

party under a “pass-through” arrangement; and<br />

either (a) the Company has transferred<br />

substantially all the risks and rewards of the<br />

assets, or (b) the Company has neither<br />

transferred nor retained substantially all the<br />

risks and rewards of the assets, but has<br />

transferred control of the asset.<br />

2.3.3.2 Financial liabilities<br />

A financial liability is derecognized when the<br />

obligation under the liability is discharged or<br />

cancelled or expires. When an existing financial<br />

liability is replaced by another form by the same<br />

lender on substantially different terms, or the terms<br />

of an existing liability are substantially modified,<br />

such an exchange or modification is treated as<br />

a derecognition of the original liability and the<br />

recognition of a new liability, and the difference in<br />

the respective carrying amounts is recognized in<br />

the income statement.<br />

2.3.4 Determination of fair value<br />

For financial instruments of the Company that<br />

are not listed in an active market, the fair value<br />

is determined by using appropriate valuation<br />

techniques. Valuation techniques include net<br />

present value techniques, market observable price<br />

list, and other relevant valuation models.<br />

2.3.5 Impairment of financial assets<br />

The Company assesses at each balance sheet<br />

date whether there is any objective evidence that<br />

a financial asset or a group of financial assets is<br />

impaired. A financial asset or a group of financial<br />

assets (except loans and advances to customers,<br />

see Note 2.3.10) is deemed to be impaired if, and<br />

only if, there is objective evidence of impairment<br />

as a result of one or more events that has occurred<br />

after the initial recognition of the asset (an incurred<br />

“loss event”) and that loss event (or events) has an<br />

impact on the estimated future cash flows of the<br />

financial assets or the group of financial assets that<br />

can be reliably estimated.<br />

2.3.6 Offsetting financial instruments<br />

Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset<br />

and the net amount reported in the balance sheet<br />

if, and only if, there is a currently enforceable legal<br />

right to offset the recognized amounts and there is<br />

an intention to settle on a net basis, or to realize<br />

the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.<br />

This is not generally the case with master netting<br />

agreements, and the related assets and liabilities<br />

are presented gross in the balance sheet.<br />

2.3.7 Operating leases<br />

Payments made under operating leases are<br />

recognized in the income statement on a straightline<br />

basis over the term of the lease.<br />

2.3.8 Cash and cash equivalents<br />

For cash flow statement purposes, cash and cash<br />

equivalents consist of cash and bank balances,<br />

demand deposits and short- term highly liquid<br />

investments with maturities of three months or less<br />

when purchased, and that are readily convertible<br />

to known amounts of cash and subject to an<br />

insignificant risk of changes in value.<br />

2.3.9 Balances and placements with banks<br />

Balances and placements with banks are carried at cost.<br />

2.3.10 Loans and advances<br />

Loans and advances to customers are stated in the<br />

balance sheet as the amount of principal less any<br />

amounts written off and provisions for losses on<br />

loans.<br />

Loans are written off when there is no realistic<br />

prospect of recovery. Any recovery of loans and<br />

advances previously provided for decreases the<br />

amount of the allowance for losses on loans and<br />

advances charged to the income statement.<br />

Loans classified as substandard, doubtful or loss are<br />

considered as non-performing.<br />

Loan classifications and provisions for losses on loans.<br />

The Company follows the mandatory credit classification<br />

and provisioning as required by NBC Prakas<br />

No. B7-02-186 dated 13 September 2002. The<br />

Prakas requires licensed micro- finance institutions<br />

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to classify their loan portfolio into four classes based<br />

on number of days past due of principal and/or<br />

interest repayment. The mandatory level of specific<br />

provisioning is provided depending on the loan<br />

classification, regardless of the assets (except cash)<br />

pledged as collateral, as follows:<br />

Classification number of days past due rate of provision<br />

CLoans (less than one year)<br />

v Standard Nil to less than 30 days 0%<br />

v Substandard 30 days or more but less than 60 days 10%<br />

v Doubtful 60 days or more but less than 90 days 30%<br />

v Loss 90 days or more 100%<br />

Loans (more than one year)<br />

v Standard Nil to less than 30 days 0%<br />

v Substandard 30 days or more but less than 180 days 10%<br />

v Doubtful 180 days or more but less than 360 days 30%<br />

v Loss 360 days or more 100%<br />

Additionally, the Company also makes a general risk<br />

provision by providing for any difference between<br />

100% of the portfolio at risk (past due loans for<br />

30 days or more) and the mandatory specific<br />

level of provisioning as required by NBC above.<br />

Management believes that this more reasonably<br />

reflect the provision necessary to absorb risks<br />

relating to problems in the macroeconomic<br />

environment, natural disasters, and widespread<br />

deterioration in rural household income, which<br />

would render customers incapable of reimbursing<br />

their outstanding loans.<br />

2.3.11 Property and equipment and<br />

intangible assets<br />

Property and equipment, and intangible assets,<br />

are stated at cost excluding day-to-day servicing,<br />

less accumulated depreciation/amortization and<br />

provision for impairment in value, if any. Changes<br />

in the expected useful life are accounted for by<br />

changing the depreciation period or method, as<br />

appropriate and treated as a change in accounting<br />

estimate.<br />

Depreciation and amortization<br />

Depreciation of property and equipment and<br />

amortization of intangible assets are calculated as<br />

follows:<br />

Straight-line basis:<br />

Intangible assets 10%<br />

Declining balance basis:<br />

Office improvements 20%<br />

Office equipment 25%<br />

Information technology (“IT”) equipment 50%<br />

Furniture and fittings 25%<br />

Motor vehicles 25%<br />

An item of property and equipment and intangible<br />

assets is derecognized upon disposal or when no<br />

future benefits are expected from its use. Any gain<br />

or loss on de-recognition of the asset (calculated as<br />

the difference between the net disposal proceeds<br />

and the carrying amount of the asset) is recognized<br />

in the income statement in the period the asset is<br />

derecognized.<br />

2.3.12 Deposits from customers<br />

Deposits from customers are stated at placement value.<br />

2.3.13 Borrowings and subordinated debt<br />

Borrowings and subordinated debt are carried at cost.<br />

2.3.14 Retirement benefits<br />

The Company provides for retirement benefits<br />

which are conditional on the employee remaining<br />

in the service of the Company up to retirement age<br />

and the completion of a minimum service period as<br />

follows:<br />

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Number of working years<br />

year<br />

Percentage (%) of December salary of the preceding<br />

Within 5 years 100<br />

After 5 years but not more than 10 years 120<br />

More than 10 years 130<br />

This retirement benefit will be fully paid to the employee upon retirement age, or if employee resigns<br />

before retirement age, they are entitled to the following portion of retirement benefits:<br />

Number of working years<br />

Percentage (%) of total retirement benefits provided for the employee<br />

Within 3 years -<br />

After 3 years but not more than 6 years 25<br />

After 6 years but not more than 12 years 50<br />

More than 12 years 75<br />

No separate fund is maintained i.e. there is no<br />

separate interest-bearing bank account or any<br />

other asset for the fund. The Company adjusts the<br />

past service obligation at an estimated inflation<br />

rate determined by management. This adjustment<br />

is done at December of each year of service. The<br />

liability recognized in the balance sheet in respect<br />

of this defined benefit plan will be paid to employee<br />

upon termination of employment with the Company.<br />

2.3.15 Recognition of income or expense<br />

Revenue is recognized to the extent that it is<br />

probable that the economic benefits will flow to the<br />

Company and the revenue can be reliably measured.<br />

The following specific recognition criteria must also<br />

be met before revenue is recognized:<br />

2.3.15.1 Interest income and expense<br />

Interest income from loans and advances to<br />

customers, and balances with NBC and other banks<br />

are recognized on an accrual basis, except for<br />

loans and advances to customers that have been<br />

classified as substandard, doubtful or loss. Interest<br />

accruing to these loans shall instead be credited to<br />

an interest in suspense account.<br />

Interest expense on borrowings and deposits of<br />

customers are recognized on an accrual basis.<br />

2.3.15.2 Fee and commission income<br />

The Company earns fee and commission income<br />

from a diverse range of services it provides to its<br />

customers, mainly from loan and deposits processing.<br />

Fee and commission income is recognized on a cash<br />

basis.<br />

2.3.15.3 Grants<br />

Grants received to subsidize the Company’s<br />

operating expenses are released to the income<br />

statement on a systematic and rational basis,<br />

matching the related costs which they are intended<br />

to compensate.<br />

Grants received for the purchase of property and<br />

equipment are amortized to the income statement<br />

over the useful life of the assets. The unamortized<br />

grants are shown as deferred grant income.<br />

2.3.16 Corporate income tax<br />

Current tax<br />

Current tax assets and liabilities for the current<br />

and prior periods are measured at the amounts<br />

expected to be recovered from or paid to the<br />

taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws<br />

used to compute the amount are those that are<br />

enacted at the balance sheet date.<br />

Deferred tax<br />

Deferred tax is provided using the balance sheet<br />

liability method on temporary differences at the<br />

balance sheet date between the tax base of assets<br />

and liabilities and their carrying amount for financial<br />

reporting purposes.<br />

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable<br />

temporary differences, except where the deferred<br />

tax liability arises from the initial recognition of an<br />

asset or liability in a transaction which at the time of<br />

the transaction affects neither the accounting profit<br />

nor taxable profit or loss.<br />

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Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible<br />

temporary differences to the extent that it is<br />

probable that future taxable profits will be available<br />

against which these differences can be utilized,<br />

except where the deferred tax arises from the initial<br />

recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction<br />

which at the time of the transaction affects neither<br />

the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss.<br />

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is<br />

reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to<br />

the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient<br />

taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of<br />

the assets to be recovered. Unrecognized deferred<br />

income tax assets are re-assessed at each balance<br />

sheet date and are recognized to the extent that it<br />

has become probable that future taxable profit will<br />

allow the deferred tax assets to be recovered.<br />

2.3.17 Provisions<br />

Provisions are recognized when the Company has<br />

a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a<br />

result of a past event, and it is probable that an<br />

outflow of resources embodying economic benefits<br />

will be required to settle the obligation and a<br />

reliable estimate can be made on the amount of the<br />

obligation.<br />

2.3.18 Dividends<br />

Dividend are recognized as a liability and deducted<br />

from equity when they are approved by the<br />

Company’s shareholders. Interim dividends are<br />

deducted from equity when they are declared and<br />

no longer at the discretion of the Company.<br />

3. CASH ON HAND<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Cash on hand in<br />

foreign currencies<br />

(“FC”) 4,963,158 1,224,564 4,150,809 995,637<br />

Cash on hand in KHR 4,466,953 1,102,135 4,071,741 976,671<br />

9,430,111 2,326,699 8,222,550 1,972,308<br />

For cash flow statement purposes, cash and cash equivalents comprise:<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Cash on hand 9,430,111 2,326,699 8,222,550 1,972,308<br />

Balances with NBC:<br />

Current accounts 5,258,857 1,297,522 14,348,743 3,441,771<br />

Balances with<br />

other banks:<br />

Current accounts 23,654,979 5,836,412 5,687,514 1,364,239<br />

Term deposits (less<br />

than three months<br />

maturity) 1,431 353 7,531 1,806<br />

38,345,378 9,460,986 28,266,338 6,780,124<br />

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4. BALANCES WITH NBC<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Current accounts<br />

in KHR 3,533,776 871,891 1,328,724 318,716<br />

in FC 1,725,081 425,631 13,020,019 3,123,056<br />

Term deposits in FC<br />

(over three months’<br />

maturity) 24,318,000 6,000,000 24,597,100 5,900,000<br />

Reserve deposits 4,378,669 1,080,353 719,650 172,619<br />

Statutory deposit 1,137,912 280,758 1,024,250 245,682<br />

35,093,438 8,658,633 40,689,743 9,760,073<br />

Term deposit<br />

The term deposit of US$6 million, equivalent to KHR<br />

24.32 billion, is pledged for borrowings at NBC, as<br />

disclosed in Note 13 (a) ii.<br />

Reserve deposits<br />

The Company is required to maintain certain cash<br />

reserves with NBC in the form of compulsory<br />

deposits, computed at a minimum of 8% of customer<br />

deposits according to NBC Prakas No. B7-07-163<br />

dated 13 December 2007.<br />

Interest rates<br />

Annual interest rates on balances with NBC are<br />

summarized as follows:<br />

2010 2009<br />

Current accounts Nil Nil<br />

Term deposit 0.19 - 0.37% 0.23 - 1.31%<br />

Statutory deposit 3% 3%<br />

Reserve deposits Nil Nil<br />

On 14 January 2011, the Company deposited<br />

US$147,000 to cover for the remaining reserve<br />

deposits requirement as at 31 December 2010.<br />

Statutory deposit<br />

Under NBC Prakas No. B7-07-163 dated 13 December<br />

2007, licensed micro-finance institutions are required<br />

to maintain a statutory deposit of 10% of registered<br />

capital. This deposit is not available for use in the<br />

Company’s day-to-day operations but it is refundable<br />

when the Company voluntarily ceases to operate the<br />

business in Cambodia.<br />

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5. BALANCES WITH OTHER BANKS<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Current accounts with<br />

local banks in FC 20,256,126 4,997,810 3,338,334 800,752<br />

Current accounts with<br />

local banks in KHR<br />

3,398,853 838,602 2,349,180 563,487<br />

Savings accounts with<br />

local banks in KHR 1,431 353 5,315 1,275<br />

Savings accounts with<br />

local banks in FC - - 2,216 532<br />

23,656,410 5,836,765 5,695,045 1,366,046<br />

Savings accounts earn annual interest rates ranging from 0.50% to 0.75% in 2010 and 1.10% to 2.00% in<br />

2009.<br />

6. PLACEMENTS WITH A BANK<br />

This account represents term deposit with Foreign Trade Bank (“FTB”) which earns an annual interest of<br />

5% in 2010 and 2009.<br />

7. LOANS AND ADVANCES - NET<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Solidarity loans 153,701,705 37,922,947 144,547,037 34,671,873<br />

Individual loans 116,378,998 28,714,285 77,020,083 18,474,474<br />

Staff loans 37,997 9,375 2,740 657<br />

Gross loans and advances 270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

Provisions for losses on loans<br />

and advances:<br />

Specific (1,176,016) (290,159) (3,818,136) (915,840)<br />

General (538,529) (132,872) (4,392,522) (1,053,615)<br />

(1,714,545) (423,031) (8,210,658) (1,969,455)<br />

Net loans and advances 268,404,155 66,223,576 213,359,202 51,177,549<br />

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Further analyses of loans and advances are as follows:<br />

(a) Provisions for losses on loans and advances:<br />

Specific provision<br />

2010<br />

KHR’000<br />

2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

At 1 January 3,818,136 136,106<br />

Movements during the year:<br />

Charges 93,294 4,937,083<br />

Transfer of amount from general provision 3,853,993 -<br />

Amount written off (5,934,534) (1,218,790)<br />

Recovery (654,873) (27,336)<br />

Exchange difference - (8,927)<br />

At 31 December 1,176,016 3,818,136<br />

General provision<br />

At 1 January 4,392,522 1,335,029<br />

Movements during the year:<br />

Transfer of amount from specific provision (3,853,993) -<br />

Charges - 3,061,206<br />

Exchange difference - (3,713)<br />

At 31 December 538,529 4,392,522<br />

Total provisions for losses on loans as at 31 December 1,714,545 8,210,658<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 423,031 1,969,455<br />

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(b)<br />

Grading of the loan portfolio and the related specific provision for losses on loans and advances as<br />

at 31 December 2010:<br />

Principal<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

Provision<br />

KHR’000<br />

Principal<br />

KHR’000<br />

Provision<br />

KHR’000<br />

Standard loans:<br />

Secured 115,704,857 - 71,744,610 -<br />

Unsecured 152,699,298 - 141,614,593 -<br />

Substandard loans:<br />

Secured 195,587 19,559 2,085,797 208,580<br />

Unsecured 29,544 2,954 295,675 29,567<br />

Doubtful loans:<br />

Secured 445,694 133,708 2,872,097 861,629<br />

Unsecured 34,180 10,255 341,039 102,312<br />

Loss loans:<br />

Secured 70,857 70,857 320,317 320,317<br />

Unsecured 938,683 938,683 2,295,732 2,295,731<br />

Total 270,118,700 1,176,016 221,569,860 3,818,136<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 66,646,607 290,159 53,147,004 915,840<br />

See Note 29.1 on Credit risk for analysis of quality of loans.<br />

(c)<br />

Analysis of loan portfolio by industry sector:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Non-financial institutions:<br />

Agriculture, forestry<br />

and fishing 163,699,276 40,389,656 138,535,701 33,229,960<br />

Trade and commerce 43,252,795 10,671,797 36,622,235 8,784,417<br />

Construction 15,904,094 3,924,030 11,853,175 2,843,170<br />

Services 12,729,900 3,140,859 9,133,156 2,190,731<br />

Transportation 12,305,312 3,036,100 8,773,564 2,104,477<br />

Manufacturing 7,176,908 1,770,764 7,348,397 1,762,628<br />

Personal essentials:<br />

Household/family 12,711,700 3,136,368 8,566,955 2,054,918<br />

Staff loans 37,997 9,375 2,740 657<br />

Other lending 2,300,718 567,658 733,937 176,046<br />

270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

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(d)<br />

(e)<br />

(f)<br />

For analysis of loan portfolio by maturity, see Note 31 on Liquidity analysis.<br />

For analysis of loan portfolio by currency, see Note 32 on Foreign exchange risk.<br />

Analysis of loan portfolio by residency, relationship, exposure, location and interest rates are as follows:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Residence status:<br />

Residents 270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

Non-residents - - - -<br />

270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

Relationship:<br />

Related parties - - - -<br />

Non-related parties 270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

Exposure:<br />

Large - - - -<br />

Non-large 270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

Provincial offices:<br />

Kandal 49,836,295 12,296,150 41,883,628 10,046,445<br />

Prey Veng 43,314,665 10,687,063 56,436,838 13,537,260<br />

Takeo 42,004,230 10,363,738 33,038,169 7,924,723<br />

Kampot 41,318,838 10,194,631 33,008,950 7,917,714<br />

Kampong Cham 36,554,073 9,019,016 20,195,909 4,844,305<br />

Kampong Speu 28,779,194 7,100,714 30,148,528 7,231,597<br />

Svay Rieng 21,800,130 5,378,764 - -<br />

Siem Reap 6,255,837 1,543,508 6,857,838 1,644,960<br />

Battambang 255,438 63,023 - -<br />

270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

Annual interest rates:<br />

Loans in KHR 30.00 - 42.00% 30.00 - 42.00%<br />

Loans in US$ 21.60 - 37.20% 21.60 - 42.00%<br />

Biogas loans 14.40% 14.40%<br />

Staff loans 14.40% 14.40%<br />

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8. OTHER ASSETS<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Accrued interest receivable 5,066,191 1,249,985 4,473,901 1,073,135<br />

Prepaid expenses 899,355 221,899 854,746 205,024<br />

Advances to staff 427,054 105,367 438,159 105,099<br />

Accounts receivable 125,846 31,050 16,274 3,904<br />

Deposits 62,905 15,521 114,536 27,473<br />

Others 469,661 115,880 452,606 108,564<br />

7,051,012 1,739,702 6,350,222 1,523,199<br />

9. INTANGIBLE ASSETS<br />

Intangible assets comprise software cost and license fee, with details as follows:<br />

2010<br />

KHR’000<br />

2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

Cost<br />

As at 1 January 321,349 321,349<br />

Addition 3,344 -<br />

Disposal - -<br />

As at 31 December 324,693 321,349<br />

Accumulated amortization<br />

As at 1 January 279,035 251,638<br />

Charges 6,420 27,397<br />

Disposal - -<br />

As at 31 December 285,455 279,035<br />

Net book value as at 31 December 39,238 42,314<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 9,681 10,150<br />

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10. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT<br />

Office<br />

improvements<br />

KHR’000<br />

Office<br />

equipment<br />

KHR’000<br />

IT equipment<br />

KHR’000<br />

Furniture<br />

and fittingst<br />

KHR’000<br />

Motor vehicles<br />

KHR’000<br />

Total<br />

KHR’000<br />

Cost<br />

As at 1 January 2010 699,558 599,032 1,784,201 310,493 2,009,933 5,403,217<br />

Additions 273,309 194,362 448,777 70,624 871,817 1,858,889<br />

Disposals - (14,243) (57,295) - (135,511) (207,049)<br />

Reclassification - 394,038 (394,038) - - -<br />

As at 31 December 2010 972,867 1,173,189 1,781,645 381,117 2,746,239 7,055,057<br />

Accumulated depreciation<br />

As at 1 January 2010 281,320 215,918 1,218,161 186,504 1,303,185 3,205,088<br />

Charges 188,463 186,624 452,650 56,661 488,382 1,372,780<br />

Disposals - (13,619) (55,905) - (135,511) (205,035)<br />

Reclassification - 275,294 (275,294) - - -<br />

As at 31 December 2010 469,783 664,217 1,339,612 243,165 1,656,056 4,372,833<br />

Net book value<br />

As at 31 December 2010 503,084 508,972 442,033 137,952 1,090,183 2,682,224<br />

As at 31 December 2009 418,238 383,114 566,040 123,989 706,748 2,198,129<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1)<br />

As at 31 December 2010 124,126 125,579 109,063 34,037 268,982 661,787<br />

As at 31 December 2009 100,321 91,896 135,773 29,741 169,525 527,256<br />

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11. DEPOSITS FROM CUSTOMERS<br />

Savings deposits:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

in KHR 1,711,104 422,182 710,539 170,434<br />

in FC 5,692,059 1,404,406 1,535,477 368,308<br />

Term deposits:<br />

in KHR 7,911,000 1,951,887 1,602,694 384,431<br />

in FC 46,245,690 11,410,238 8,360,287 2,005,346<br />

61,559,853 15,188,713 12,208,997 2,928,519<br />

Further analyses of deposits above are as follows:<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

For analysis of deposits portfolio by maturity, see Note 31 on Liquidity risk.<br />

For analysis of deposits portfolio by currency, see Note 32 on Foreign exchange risk.<br />

Annual interest rates for deposits denominated in KHR and US$ are as follows:<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR US$ KHR US$<br />

Savings deposits:<br />

Liquid savings/happy accounts 4 - 5% 3.5 - 4.5% 4 - 5% 3.5 - 4.5%<br />

Term deposits/wealthy accounts:<br />

Within 1 month 6% 5% 6% 5%<br />

After 1 month but not more than 3 months 6.5 - 7% 5.5 - 6% 7% 6%<br />

After 3 months but not more than 6 months 7.5 - 8.5% 6.5 - 7% 8.5% 7%<br />

After 6 months but not more than 12 months 8.5 - 9.5% 7 - 8% 9.5% 8%<br />

After 12 months but not more than 36 months 8.5 - 10% 7.5 - 8.5% 10% 8.5%<br />

Term deposits/goal accounts:<br />

After 3 months but not more than 5 months 6 - 6.5% 5 - 5.5% 6 - 6.5% 5 - 5.5%<br />

After 6 months but not more than 8 months 6.5 - 7.5% 5.5 - 6.5% 6.5 - 7.5% 5.5 - 6.5%<br />

After 9 months but not more than 11 months 7 - 8% 6 - 7% 7 - 8% 6 - 7%<br />

After 12 months but not more than 36 months 7.5 - 8.5% 6.5 - 7.5% 7.5 - 8.5% 6.5 - 7.5%<br />

12. BANK OVERDRAFT<br />

This account represents an overdraft facility maintained with FTB and bears annual interest of 10%.<br />

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13. BORROWINGS<br />

2010 2009<br />

Note<br />

KHR’000 US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000 US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Instituto De Credito Oficial i 38,989,537 9,619,920 15,777,580 3,784,500<br />

NBC ii 24,000,000 5,921,539 23,500,000 5,636,843<br />

Global Microfinance Facility iii 20,265,000 5,000,000 20,845,000 5,000,000<br />

Triodos Investment Management iv 16,026,500 3,954,231 20,284,500 4,865,555<br />

Proparco v 14,861,000 3,666,667 16,676,000 4,000,000<br />

Microfinance Loan Obligations S.A vi 12,159,000 3,000,000 12,507,000 3,000,000<br />

Nederlandse Financierings-Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden.N.V. (“FMO”) vii 11,076,167 2,732,832 16,436,000 3,942,432<br />

Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries viii 8,252,000 2,036,023 12,378,000 2,969,057<br />

BlueOrchard ix 8,106,000 2,000,000 8,338,000 2,000,000<br />

The OPEC Fund for International Development x 6,980,157 1,722,220 18,760,492 4,499,998<br />

Oikocredit xi 6,734,017 1,661,490 5,268,034 1,263,621<br />

PlaNet Finance xii 4,053,000 1,000,000 6,253,500 1,500,000<br />

Alterfin xiii 4,053,000 1,000,000 4,169,000 1,000,000<br />

Solidarité internationale pour le développement et l'investissement xiv 614,075 151,511 1,842,226 441,887<br />

GRET xv 360,128 88,855 1,082,967 259,767<br />

FTB - - 9,900,000 2,374,670<br />

Investisseur et Partenaire pour le Développement - - 3,001,900 720,053<br />

Global commercial Microfinance Consortium Ltd. - - 833,800 200,000<br />

176,529,581 43,555,288 197,853,999 47,458,383<br />

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13. BORROWINGS (continued)<br />

(a)<br />

i<br />

ii<br />

iii<br />

Details of borrowings are as follows:<br />

Terms and conditions<br />

Credit limit is Euro (“EUR”) 7,300,000. In 2010, the Company made additional borrowing amounting<br />

to US$4,598,220 equivalent to EUR3,300,000. Total borrowings will be repaid in full in March<br />

2021. No collateral has been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

Credit limit is KHR’000 24,000,000. This borrowing is guaranteed by the Company’s term<br />

deposit at NBC amounting to US$6,000,000 equivalent to KHR’000 24,318,000. This borrowing<br />

will be repaid in full in 2010 and 2011, respectively.<br />

Credit limit is US$5,000,000. This borrowing will be repaid in full in June 2013. No collateral has<br />

been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

iv Credit limits are KHR’000 14,000,000 and US$500,000. Borrowings of KHR’000 6,000,000,<br />

KHR’000 2,000,000, KHR’000 6,000,000 and US$500,000 will be repaid in full in April 2011, July<br />

2011, January 2012 and January 2012 respectively. No collateral has been pledged to secure<br />

these borrowings.<br />

v<br />

vi<br />

Credit limit is US$4,000,000. Borrowing of US$3,666,667 will be repaid in full in March 2016. No<br />

collateral has been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

Credit limit is US$3,000,000. Outstanding borrowings amounting to US$1,000,000, US$1,500,000<br />

and US$500,000 will be repaid in full in April 2011, October 2012 and December 2012, respectively.<br />

No collateral has been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

vii Credit limits are KHR’000 22,159,000 and US$500,000. Borrowings of KHR’000 4,059,667,<br />

KHR’000 4,490,000 and US$500,000 will be repaid in full in October 2011, April 2012 and April<br />

2017, respectively. No collateral has been pledged to secure these borrowings.<br />

viii<br />

ix<br />

x<br />

xi<br />

xii<br />

xiii<br />

xiv<br />

xv<br />

(b)<br />

(c)<br />

(d)<br />

Credit limit is KHR’000 12,378,000. Borrowing will be repaid in full in July 2012. No collateral has<br />

been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

Credit limit is US$2,000,000 which is equivalent to KHR’000 8,106,000. This borrowing will be<br />

repaid in full in May 2012. No collateral has been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

Credit limits are US$4,000,000 and US$1,500,000. Borrowings of US$1,555,556 and US$166,664<br />

will be repaid in full in April 2011 and March 2014. No collateral has been pledged to secure these<br />

borrowings.<br />

Credit limits are EUR2,000,000 and US$1,000,000. These borrowings will be repaid in full in<br />

October 2011 and December 2013, respectively. No collateral has been pledged to secure this<br />

borrowing.<br />

Credit limit is US$1,000,000 which is equivalent to KHR’000 4,053,000. Borrowing will be repaid<br />

in full in January 2012. No collateral has been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

Credit limit is US$1,000,000 which is equivalent to KHR’000 4,053,000. This borrowing will be<br />

repaid in full in March 2012 respectively. No collateral has been pledged to secure these borrowings.<br />

Credit limit is KHR’000 2,456,302. This borrowing will be repaid in full in April 2011. No collateral<br />

has been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

Credit limit is US$500,000 which is equivalent to KHR’000 2,026,500. This borrowing will be<br />

repaid in full in April 2011. No collateral has been pledged to secure this borrowing.<br />

For analysis by maturity, see Note 31 on Liquidity risk<br />

For analysis by currency, see Note 32 on Foreign exchange risk.<br />

Annual interest rates on borrowings during the year are summarized as follows:<br />

2010 2009<br />

Borrowings in KHR 10.51 - 16.57% 6 - 12.92%<br />

Borrowings in US$ 4.16 - 9.97% 4.54 - 9.01%<br />

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14. OTHER LIABILITIES<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Accrued interest expense 3,655,911 902,026 2,464,474 591,143<br />

Accrued bonus/incentives 1,954,014 482,115 2,009,078 481,909<br />

Accrued commissions for<br />

Credit Committee 1,865,940 460,385 1,976,370 474,063<br />

Accrued other operating<br />

expenses 680,179 167,821 708,890 170,039<br />

Withholding tax payable 225,551 55,650 327,626 78,586<br />

Payable to staff association 164,084 40,485 129,288 31,012<br />

Deferred grant income 153,706 37,924 158,105 37,924<br />

8,699,385 2,146,406 7,773,831 1,864,676<br />

Deferred grant income<br />

Deferred grant income represents the unamortized part of the grant subsidies received from donors for the<br />

Company’s management information system, with the following movements:<br />

FMO<br />

KHR’000<br />

AFD<br />

KHR’000<br />

Total<br />

KHR’000<br />

At 1 January 2010 158,105 - 158,105<br />

Additions - 11,364 11,364<br />

Released to income statement - (11,410) (11,410)<br />

Exchange difference (4,399) 46 (4,353)<br />

At 31 December 2010 153,706 - 153,706<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 37,924 - 37,924<br />

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Grant Income<br />

Total grant income recognized during the year<br />

amounted to KHR’000 353,985. This amount consists<br />

of KHR’000 11,410 released from deferred income<br />

tax to the income statements, and another grant<br />

income received during the year from FMO<br />

amounting to KHR’000 342,575 which was directly<br />

recognized to the income statements.<br />

15. DIVIDENDS PAID<br />

On 21 June 2010, the Board of Directors declared<br />

dividend amounting to KHR’000 2,051,207 which<br />

represent 15% of net income in 2009. The dividend<br />

was fully paid in August 2010 to existing shareholders<br />

as at 31 December 2009. Dividend per share<br />

amounts to KHR250,330.<br />

On 3 June 2009, the Board of Directors declared<br />

dividend amounting to KHR’000 2,105,570 which<br />

represents 15% of net income in 2008. The dividend<br />

was paid in August 2009 to existing shareholders as<br />

at 31 December 2008. Dividend per share amounts<br />

to KHR256,965.<br />

16. SUBORDINATED DEBT<br />

The subordinated debt resulted from the transfer<br />

of the credit fund, liabilities and reserves as at 30<br />

June 2000 granted by Agence Française pour le<br />

Dévéloppement (“AFD”) to the Company. The terms<br />

and conditions of the subordinated debt agreement<br />

dated 27 December 2000 between the Ministry of<br />

Economy and Finance (“MoEF”) and the Company<br />

are as follows:<br />

i. The subordinated debt will not be repayable<br />

to the MoEF unless Amret ceases to provide<br />

credit to the rural population of Cambodia<br />

or unless it decides to repay all or part of<br />

the debt; and<br />

ii. The debt is considered as “Tier II Capital” in<br />

the context of Prakas No. B7-00-006 issued<br />

by the National Bank of Cambodia, and shall<br />

be included in computing the Company’s<br />

capital adequacy ratio.<br />

The Company pays an annual management fee of<br />

0.5% of the subordinated debt on a pro-rata basis.<br />

17. PROVISION FOR RETIREMENT BENEFITS<br />

The movement in provision for retirement benefits is shown below.<br />

2010<br />

KHR’000<br />

2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

As at 1 January 3,988,391 1,823,211<br />

Additions 1,080,577 2,183,540<br />

Payments (98,242) (18,360)<br />

As at 31 December 4,970,726 3,988,391<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 1,226,431 956,678<br />

18. PAID-UP CAPITAL AND RESERVES<br />

Ordinary shares issued and fully paid<br />

On 5 November and 1 December 2009, the Board of Directors and shareholders, respectively, approved the<br />

issuance of 173 additional shares for a total cash consideration amounting to KHR’000 1,054,032. The new<br />

shares were issued on 26 February 2010<br />

On the same dates, the Board of Directors and shareholders, respectively, also approved the increase in<br />

par value from KHR’000 1,250 to KHR’000 1,360. The number of shares did not change while total shares<br />

amount increased by KHR’000 920,370, which is a transfer from share premium.<br />

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Number<br />

of shares<br />

Par<br />

value<br />

KHR’000<br />

Total shares<br />

amount<br />

KHR’000<br />

At 1 January 2010 8,194 1,250 10,242,500<br />

Issuance of 173 shares at par value on<br />

26 February 2010<br />

173 1,250 216,250<br />

8,367 1,250 10,458,750<br />

Transfer from share premium to share capital - - 920,370<br />

Share capital at 31 December 2010 8,367 1,360 11,379,120<br />

Share capital at 31 December 2009 8,194 1,250 10,242,500<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1)<br />

At 31 December 2010 2,807,580<br />

At 31 December 2009 2,456,824<br />

Share premium<br />

KHR’000<br />

At 1 January 2010 5,618,423<br />

Issuance of 173 shares at par value on 26 February 2010 837,782<br />

Transfer to share capital (920,370)<br />

Share premium at 31 December 2010 5,535,835<br />

Share premium at 31 December 2009 5,618,423<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1)<br />

At 31 December 2010 1,365,861<br />

At 31 December 2009 1,347,667<br />

Nature and purpose of reserves<br />

Statutory reserve<br />

The statutory reserve was established on 1 July 2000 in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of<br />

Incorporation of the Company. This reserve is declared non-distributable.<br />

Currency risk reserve<br />

The currency risk reserve was established to cover the currency risk exposure of the Company originating<br />

from its operations. The reserve is calculated based on the rate of 2% of net open position between total<br />

assets and total liabilities denominated in US$.<br />

Legal reserve<br />

The legal reserve, as stated in the memorandum and articles of association, is maintained by allocating 5%<br />

of the Company’s annual net profit after deduction of prior years’ losses. This allocation shall cease when the<br />

total legal reserve reached 10% of the Company’s registered capital.<br />

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Capital strengthening reserve<br />

The capital strengthening reserve is maintained in accordance with the borrowing agreement with Instituto<br />

De Credito Oficial of the Kingdom of Spain. During the life of the borrowed funds, the Company, as a<br />

borrower, shall establish and keep a reserve fund for capital strengthening. The reserve is calculated at the<br />

rate of 3.5% of the outstanding borrowing as at the end of each financial year.<br />

19. INTEREST INCOME<br />

Interest income from lending:<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Solidarity loans 56,148,792 13,853,637 53,626,345 12,863,119<br />

Individual loans 26,748,479 6,599,674 28,703,083 6,884,884<br />

82,897,271 20,453,311 82,329,428 19,748,003<br />

Interest income from deposits 757,362 186,865 1,618,884 388,316<br />

83,654,633 20,640,176 83,948,312 20,136,319<br />

20. INTEREST EXPENSE<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Interest expense on<br />

borrowings<br />

16,917,408 4,174,047 21,603,667 5,181,978<br />

Interest expense on deposits 2,344,759 578,524 319,044 76,528<br />

Interest and fees on<br />

subordinated debts 20,165 4,975 20,165 4,837<br />

19,282,332 4,757,546 21,942,876 5,263,343<br />

21. FEES AND COMMISSION INCOME<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Loan commitment fees 152,143 37,539 36,813 8,830<br />

Other fees and commission 5,116 1,262 215 52<br />

157,259 38,801 37,028 8,882<br />

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22. FEES AND COMMISSION EXPENSE<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Village association committee<br />

commission<br />

4,140,627 1,021,620 4,067,286 975,602<br />

Commission on borrowings 557,633 137,586 1,107,596 265,675<br />

4,698,260 1,159,206 5,174,882 1,241,277<br />

Village association committee is receiving commission fee in accordance with interest income collected<br />

from solidarity credit at the following rates:<br />

2010 2009<br />

Village association committee<br />

after 22 January 2007<br />

Village association committee<br />

prior to 22 January 2007<br />

5.88% of interest income at<br />

village bank<br />

5.88% - 11.76% of interest<br />

income at village bank<br />

5.88% of interest income at<br />

village bank<br />

5.88% - 11.76% of interest<br />

income at village bank<br />

23. OTHER OPERATING INCOME<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Recoveries from previously<br />

written-off loans and advances<br />

853,729 210,641 74,664 17,909<br />

Penalty income 171,704 42,366 281,397 67,497<br />

Gain on disposal of property<br />

and equipment<br />

37,337 9,212 - -<br />

Others 24,477 6,039 20,892 5,012<br />

1,087,247 268,258 376,953 90,418<br />

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24. OPERATING AND OTHER EXPENSES<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Salaries and other staff costs 20,519,156 5,062,708 18,432,345 4,421,287<br />

Rental and utilities 2,256,480 556,743 1,721,241 412,867<br />

Business trip expenses 2,093,095 516,431 1,903,016 456,468<br />

Motor vehicle and running costs 2,087,397 515,025 1,607,076 385,482<br />

Depreciation and amortization charges 1,378,552 340,131 1,454,557 348,898<br />

Trainings and staff development 1,369,543 337,908 1,270,656 304,787<br />

Office supplies 1,138,045 280,791 873,892 209,617<br />

Marketing and advertising costs 999,688 246,654 625,569 150,053<br />

Security 756,386 186,624 515,985 123,767<br />

Professional and other related costs 563,023 138,915 686,455 164,657<br />

Printing 516,004 127,314 519,855 124,695<br />

Communication 453,505 111,894 361,716 86,763<br />

Insurance 425,676 105,027 243,747 58,467<br />

Business and public relation 340,130 83,921 146,300 35,092<br />

Repair and maintenances 317,707 78,388 349,070 83,730<br />

Board of Directors’ mission 247,329 61,024 548,951 131,675<br />

Bank charges 221,195 54,576 186,497 44,734<br />

License and patent fees 70,124 17,302 89,154 21,385<br />

Net foreign exchange (gain) loss (1,046,830) (258,286) 251,402 60,303<br />

Others 1,075,668 265,400 798,566 191,548<br />

35,781,873 8,828,490 32,586,050 7,816,275<br />

25. INCOME TAX<br />

(i) The components of income tax expense are as follows:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Corporate income tax (“CIT”)<br />

expense in accordance with<br />

statutory tax regulations:<br />

Current 5,279,870 1,302,707 4,116,782 987,475<br />

Deferred 91,959 22,689 (584,518) (140,206)<br />

5,371,829 1,325,396 3,532,264 847,269<br />

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(ii) Reconciliation of the total income tax expense:<br />

In accordance with Cambodian tax regulations, current CIT is calculated at the higher of the taxable income<br />

for the period multiplied by the tax rate of 20% at the reporting date and 1% of turnover.<br />

Reconciliation between the tax expense and the accounting profit multiplied by statutory income tax rate<br />

follows:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Accounting profit before income tax 25,397,365 6,266,313 17,206,975 4,127,362<br />

At statutory income tax rate of 20% 5,079,472 1,253,262 3,441,394 825,492<br />

Tax effect of non-deductible expenses 292,357 72,134 90,870 21,777<br />

Income tax expense 5,371,829 1,325,396 3,532,264 847,269<br />

The Company has made prepayment of Tax on Profit (“ToP”) of KHR’000 933,956 for the year ended 31<br />

December 2010 which will be deducted from the current CIT.<br />

The Company’s tax returns are subject to periodic examination by the General Department of Taxation.<br />

Because the application of tax laws and regulations to many types of transactions is susceptible to varying<br />

interpretations, amounts reported in the financial statements could be changed at a later date upon final<br />

determination by the General Department of Taxation.<br />

(iii) The movements of income tax liability are as follows:<br />

2010 2009<br />

As at 1 January 3,211,519 3,245,038<br />

Current CIT 5,279,870 4,116,782<br />

Payment of income tax (4,124,136) (4,150,301)<br />

As at 31 December 4,367,253 3,211,519<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 1,077,536 770,333<br />

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(iv) Deferred tax assets - net<br />

Deferred tax assets on:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Provision for retirement benefits 974,497 240,438 794,006 190,455<br />

Accelerated tax depreciation 22,072 5,446 34,875 8,365<br />

Net unrealized foreign exchange losses - - 50,281 12,061<br />

Deferred tax liability on:<br />

996,569 245,884 879,162 210,881<br />

Net unrealized foreign exchange gain (209,366) (51,657) - -<br />

787,203 194,227 879,162 210,881<br />

26. NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Operating activities<br />

Profit before tax 25,397,365 6,266,313 17,206,975 4,127,362<br />

Adjustments to reconcile profit before<br />

tax to net cash flows<br />

Non-cash:<br />

Depreciation and amortization 1,378,552 340,131 1,454,557 348,898<br />

Provision for non-performing<br />

loans - net<br />

(Gain) loss on disposal of<br />

property and equipment<br />

93,294 23,019<br />

(37,337) (9,212)<br />

7,998,289 1,918,515<br />

7,525 1,805<br />

Provision for retirement benefits 1,080,577 266,612 2,183,540 523,756<br />

Working capital adjustments:<br />

Statutory deposits with NBC (3,772,681) (930,837) (1,045,580) (250,799)<br />

Placements with other banks<br />

(maturity over 3 months) 12,042,845 2,971,341 (4,071,945) (976,720)<br />

Loans and advances to customers (55,138,247) (13,604,305) (187,710) (45,025)<br />

Other assets (700,790) (172,906) (460,411) (110,437)<br />

Customer deposits and other<br />

amounts due to customers 49,350,856 12,176,377 9,615,352 2,306,393<br />

Other liabilities 8,750,808 2,159,091 1,401,927 336,275<br />

38,445,242 9,485,624 34,102,519 8,180,023<br />

Retirement benefits paid (98,242) (24,239) (18,360) (4,404)<br />

Income tax paid (4,124,136) (1,017,551) (4,150,301) (995,515)<br />

Net cash generated from<br />

operating activities 34,222,864 8,443,834 29,933,858 7,180,104<br />

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27. COMMITMENTS<br />

The Company leases office premises under operating lease arrangements. The minimum lease<br />

commitments under the operating lease agreements are as follows:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Within one year 1,436,209 354,357 1,034,437 248,126<br />

After one year but not more<br />

than five years 1,343,882 331,577 1,662,764 398,840<br />

More than five years 330,996 81,667 - -<br />

3,111,087 767,601 2,697,201 646,966<br />

28. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS<br />

AND BALANCES<br />

Related party transactions include all transactions<br />

undertaken with other parties to which the Company<br />

is related. Related parties, as defined in Article<br />

49 and 50 of the Law on Banking and Financial<br />

Institutions, include the following:<br />

(a) any person holding directly or indirectly at<br />

least ten percent (10%) of capital or voting<br />

rights;<br />

(c) any individual who participates in the<br />

administration, direction, management or<br />

internal control; and<br />

(d) the external auditors.<br />

Significant transactions with related parties during<br />

the year, which were made at normal terms and<br />

conditions, and the resulting outstanding balances<br />

as at year end were as follows:<br />

(b) any company of which the Company directly<br />

or indirectly holds at least ten percent (10%)<br />

of the capital or voting rights;<br />

(i) Transactions with key management personnel of the Company:<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Board of Directors’ mission 247,329 61,024 548,951 131,675<br />

(ii) Transactions with other related parties:<br />

KHR’000<br />

Interest<br />

expense<br />

2010 31 December 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

Outstanding<br />

balance<br />

KHR’000<br />

Interest<br />

expense<br />

KHR’000<br />

Outstanding<br />

balance<br />

FMO 1,772,594 11,076,167 2,767,243 16,436,000<br />

Proparco 1,396,517 14,861,000 1,494,709 16,676,000<br />

Oikocredit 771,105 6,734,017 963,615 5,268,034<br />

GRET 46,972 360,128 78,155 1,082,967<br />

3,987,188 33,031,312 5,303,722 39,463,001<br />

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29. FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT<br />

The Company’s activities are exposed to a variety<br />

of financial risks: credit risk, market risk (including<br />

currency risk, interest rate risk and price risk), and<br />

liquidity risk. Taking risk is core to the financial<br />

business, and operational risks are an inevitable<br />

consequence of being in business.<br />

In the absence of the derivates market in Cambodia,<br />

the Company does not use derivative financial<br />

instruments such as foreign exchange contract and<br />

interest rate swaps to manage its risk exposure.<br />

The Company intends to comply with NBC’s<br />

regulations for financial risk management purposes.<br />

All major financial risks have been identified,<br />

monitored and reviewed by the Board of Directors<br />

and the management. The Asset and Liability<br />

Management Committee has been established to<br />

formulate broad parameters of acceptable risk for<br />

the Company and monitor the activities against<br />

these parameters.<br />

The Company holds the following financial assets and liabilities:<br />

Financial assets<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Cash on hand 9,430,111 2,326,699 8,222,550 1,972,308<br />

Balances with NBC 35,093,438 8,658,633 40,689,743 9,760,073<br />

Balances with other banks 23,656,410 5,836,765 5,695,045 1,366,046<br />

Placements with banks 7,092,750 1,750,000 18,856,495 4,523,025<br />

Loans and advances - net 268,404,155 66,223,576 213,359,202 51,177,549<br />

Other assets:<br />

Accrued interest receivable 5,066,191 1,249,985 4,473,901 1,073,135<br />

Advances to staff 427,054 105,367 438,159 105,099<br />

Accounts receivable 125,846 31,050 16,274 3,904<br />

Deposits 62,905 15,521 114,536 27,473<br />

Total financial assets 349,358,860 86,197,596 291,865,905 70,008,612<br />

Financial liabilities<br />

Deposits from customers 61,559,853 15,188,713 12,208,997 2,928,519<br />

Bank overdraft 7,825,257 1,930,732 - -<br />

Borrowings 176,529,581 43,555,288 197,853,999 47,458,383<br />

Subordinated debt 4,032,971 995,058 4,032,971 967,371<br />

Other liabilities:<br />

Accrued interest payable 3,655,911 902,026 2,464,474 591,143<br />

Accrued commissions for<br />

credit committee<br />

1,865,940 460,385 1,976,370 474,063<br />

Accrued bonus/incentives 1,954,014 482,115 2,009,078 481,909<br />

Payable to staff association 164,084 40,485 129,288 31,012<br />

Accrued other operating expenses 116,212 28,673 187,522 44,980<br />

Total financial liabilities 257,703,823 63,583,475 220,862,699 52,977,380<br />

Net financial assets 91,655,037 22,614,121 71,003,206 17,031,232<br />

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29.1 Credit risk<br />

The Company takes on exposure to credit risk,<br />

which is the risk that a counterparty will cause a<br />

financial loss to the Company by failing to discharge<br />

an obligation. Credit risk is the most important<br />

risk for the Company’s business. Credit exposure<br />

arises principally in lending activities that lead to<br />

loans and advances. The credit risk management<br />

is carried out by the Company’s Risk Management<br />

Committee.<br />

(a) Credit risk measurement<br />

The Company assesses the probability of<br />

default of individual counterparties in<br />

accordance with its credit policy, procedures<br />

and practices. Risk Management Committee<br />

is responsible for determining the risk<br />

rating policies.<br />

(b) Risk limit control and mitigation policies<br />

The Company operates and provides loans<br />

and advances to individuals or enterprises<br />

within the Kingdom of Cambodia. The<br />

Company manages, limits, and controls<br />

the concentration of credit risk whenever<br />

it is identified. Large exposure is defined<br />

by NBC as overall credit exposure to any<br />

single beneficiary which exceeds 2% for<br />

individual loan and 3% for group loan of<br />

the Company’s net worth under the conditions<br />

of Prakas No. B7-07-163 of NBC.<br />

The Company employs a range of policies and<br />

practices to mitigate credit risk. The most traditional<br />

of these is the taking of security in the form of<br />

collateral for loans and advances to customers, which<br />

is a common practice. The Company implements<br />

guidelines on the acceptability of specific classes<br />

of collateral or credit risk mitigation. The principal<br />

collateral types to secure for loans and advances to<br />

customers are:<br />

v Mortgages over residential properties<br />

(land, building and other properties);<br />

v Charges over business assets such as land<br />

and buildings; and<br />

v Cash in the form of margin deposits for<br />

bio-digester products.<br />

(c) Impairment and provisioning policies<br />

The Company is required to follow the<br />

mandatory credit classification and provisioning<br />

in accordance with the relevant<br />

Prakas, as disclosed in Note 2.3.10.1.<br />

(d) Loans and advances<br />

Loans and advances are summarized as follows:<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Loans and advances neither<br />

past due nor impaired (i) 267,659,497 66,039,846 212,021,180 50,856,604<br />

Loans and advances past due<br />

but not impaired (ii) 744,658 183,730 1,338,022 320,945<br />

Loans and advances<br />

individually impaired (iii) 1,714,545 423,031 8,210,658 1,969,455<br />

Gross loans and advances 270,118,700 66,646,607 221,569,860 53,147,004<br />

Less: Provisions for losses on<br />

loans and advances (1,714,545) (423,031) (8,210,658) (1,969,455)<br />

Net loans and advances 268,404,155 66,223,576 213,359,202 51,177,549<br />

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For purposes of loan provisioning, expected recovery<br />

from collateral (except cash) is not taken into<br />

consideration as required by the relevant Prakas.<br />

The account provisions for losses on loans and<br />

advances comprises specific provision for the<br />

individual loans and general provisions for losses<br />

on loans on a collective basis, as disclosed in Note 7.<br />

(i) Loans and advances neither past due or impaired<br />

Loans and advances not past due are not<br />

considered impaired, unless other information<br />

is available to indicate the contrary.<br />

(ii) Loans and advances past due but not impaired<br />

Loans and advances less than 30 days past due<br />

are not considered impaired, unless other<br />

information is available to indicate the contrary.<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Past due up to 30 days 744,658 183,730 1,338,024 320,946<br />

(iii) Loans and advances individually impaired<br />

In accordance with NBC Prakas No. B7-02-186 dated 13 September 2002 on the classification and<br />

provisioning for bad and doubtful debts, loans and advances past due more than 30 days are considered<br />

impaired and a minimum level of specific provision for impairment is made depending on the classification<br />

concerned, unless other information is available to indicate the contrary.<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1)<br />

Not past due - - - -<br />

Past due up to 30 days - - - -<br />

Past due for 31 days up to 60 days 58,739 14,493 732,641 175,736<br />

Past due for 61 days up to 90 days 75,169 18,547 746,826 179,138<br />

Past due for 91 days up to 180 days 301,902 74,489 2,037,534 488,735<br />

Past due for 181 days up to 360 days 1,278,735 315,502 4,693,657 1,125,846<br />

Past due over 360 days - -<br />

1,714,545 423,031 8,210,658 1,969,455<br />

29.2 Market risk<br />

The Company takes on exposure to market risk,<br />

which is the risk that the fair value or future cash<br />

flow of a financial instrument will fluctuate because<br />

of changes in market prices. Market risk arises from<br />

open positions in interest rates, currency and equity<br />

products, all of which are exposed to general and<br />

specific market movements and changes in the level<br />

of volatility of market rates or prices such as<br />

interest rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange<br />

rates and equity prices.<br />

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In the absence of derivatives market, the Company<br />

does not use derivative financial instruments<br />

such as foreign exchange contract and interest rate<br />

swaps to hedge its risk exposure.<br />

(i) Foreign exchange risk<br />

Foreign exchange risk is the risk that the<br />

fair value of future cash flows of a financial<br />

instrument will fluctuate because of changes<br />

in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s<br />

exposure to the risk of changes in foreign<br />

exchange rates arises from future commercial<br />

transactions and recognized assets and<br />

liabilities denominated in a currency that is<br />

not the Company’s functional currency.<br />

The Company operates in the Kingdom<br />

of Cambodia and transacts in US$ aside<br />

from KHR, thus, is exposed to currency risk.<br />

The table in Note 32 summarizes the<br />

Company’s exposure to foreign currency<br />

exchange rate risk as at 31 December 2010.<br />

(ii) Interest rate risk<br />

Cash flow interest rate risk is the risk that<br />

the future cash flows of a financial instrument<br />

will fluctuate because of changes in market<br />

interest rates. Fair value interest rate risk<br />

is the risk that the value of a financial<br />

instrument will fluctuate because of changes<br />

in market interest rates. The management<br />

of the Company at this stage does not have<br />

a policy to set limits on the level of mismatch<br />

of interest rate risks; however, the management<br />

regularly monitors the mismatch.<br />

At time of re-pricing of interest rate on<br />

assets or liabilities, a change in market price<br />

may increase or decrease the interest margin.<br />

The table in Note 30 summarizes the<br />

Company’s exposure to interest rate risks.<br />

It includes the Company’s financial instruments<br />

at carrying amounts, categorized<br />

by the earlier of contractual repricing or<br />

maturity dates.<br />

29.3 liquidity risk<br />

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company is unable<br />

to meet its payment obligations associated with its<br />

financial liabilities when they fall due and to replace<br />

funds when they are withdrawn. The consequence<br />

of this may be the failure to meet obligations to<br />

repay depositors and fulfill commitments to lend.<br />

The Company’s management monitors balance sheet<br />

liquidity and manages the concentration and profile<br />

of debt maturities. Monitoring and reporting take<br />

the form of the daily cash position and projection<br />

for the next day, week and month respectively, as<br />

these are key periods for liquidity management.<br />

Management monitors the movements of the main<br />

depositors and projection of their withdrawals.<br />

The table in Note 31 is an analysis of the assets<br />

and liabilities of the Company by relevant maturity<br />

based on the remaining period at the balance sheet<br />

date to the contractual or estimated maturity dates.<br />

29.4 Fair value of financial assets<br />

and liabilities<br />

Fair value represents the amount at which an<br />

asset could be exchanged or a liability settled on an<br />

arms-length basis. As verifiable market prices are<br />

not available, market prices are not available for<br />

a significant proportion of the Company’s financial<br />

assets and liabilities. Fair values, therefore, have<br />

been based on management assumptions according<br />

to the profile of the asset and liability base. In the<br />

opinion of the management, the carrying amounts<br />

of the financial assets and liabilities included in<br />

the balance sheet are a reasonable estimation of<br />

their fair values. In making this assessment, the<br />

management assumes that loans and advances are<br />

mainly held to maturity with fair values equal to the<br />

book value of loans adjusted for provision for loan<br />

losses, if any.<br />

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30. INTEREST RATE RISK<br />

Up to<br />

1 month<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1-3<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>3-6<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>6-12<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1- 5<br />

years<br />

KHR’000<br />

Over<br />

5 years<br />

KHR’000<br />

Non-interest<br />

earning<br />

KHR’000<br />

Total<br />

KHR’000<br />

Weighted<br />

average<br />

interest %<br />

At 31 December 2010<br />

Financial assets<br />

Cash on hand - - - - - - 9,430,111 9,430,111 -<br />

Balances with NBC 14,378,107 14,185,500 1,013,250 - - 1,137,912 4,378,669 35,093,438 0.22%<br />

Balances with other banks 23,656,410 - - - - - - 23,656,410 0.14%<br />

Placements with a bank - - 4,053,000 3,039,750 - - - 7,092,750 9.15%<br />

Loans and advances - net 6,816,143 34,231,742 47,899,029 94,685,095 84,772,146 - - 268,404,155 30.75%<br />

Other assets<br />

Accrued interest<br />

receivable<br />

- - - - - - 5,066,191 5,066,191<br />

Advances to staff - - - - - - 427,054 427,054<br />

Accounts receivable - - - - - - 125,846 125,846<br />

Deposits - - - - - - 62,905 62,905<br />

Total financial assets 44,850,660 48,417,242 52,965,279 97,724,845 84,772,146 1,137,912 19,490,776 349,358,860<br />

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30. INTEREST RATE RISK (continued)<br />

Up to<br />

1 month<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1-3<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>3-6<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>6-12<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1- 5<br />

years<br />

KHR’000<br />

Over<br />

5 years<br />

KHR’000<br />

Non-interest<br />

earning<br />

KHR’000<br />

Total<br />

KHR’000<br />

Weighted<br />

average<br />

interest %<br />

At 31 December 2010<br />

Financial liabilities<br />

Deposits from customers 16,287,231 11,838,958 11,861,585 17,658,086 3,913,993 - - 61,559,853 3.81%<br />

Bank overdraft 7,825,257 - - - - - - 7,825,257 10%<br />

Borrowings 3,237,743 30,673,320 13,116,470 17,351,340 71,050,234 41,100,474 - 176,529,581 9.58%<br />

Subordinated debt - - - - - 4,032,971 - 4,032,971 0.50%<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Accrued interest payable - - - - - - 3,655,911 3,655,911<br />

Accrued commission for<br />

credit committee<br />

- - - - - - 1,865,940 1,865,940<br />

Accrued bonus/incentive - - - - - - 1,954,014 1,954,014<br />

Payable to staff association - - - - - - 164,084 164,084<br />

Accrued other operating<br />

expenses<br />

- - - - - - 116,212 116,212<br />

Total financial liabilities 27,350,231 42,512,278 24,978,055 35,009,426 74,964,227 45,133,445 7,756,161 257,703,823<br />

Interest sensitivity gap 17,500,429 5,904,964 27,987,224 62,715,419 9,807,919 (43,995,533) 11,734,615 91,655,037<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 4,317,895 1,456,937 6,905,311 15,473,827 2,419,916 (10,855,054) 2,895,289 22,614,121<br />

At 31 December 2009<br />

Total financial assets 45,496,727 43,688,166 64,288,121 87,956,989 35,426,582 1,024,250 13,985,070 291,865,905<br />

Total financial liabilities 13,325,712 16,534,070 21,754,585 25,471,257 113,030,802 23,979,541 6,766,732 220,862,699<br />

Interest sensitivity gap 32,171,015 27,154,096 42,533,536 62,485,732 (77,604,220) (22,955,291) 7,218,338 71,003,206<br />

US$ equivalent<br />

(Note 2.3.1) 7,716,722 6,513,336 10,202,335 14,988,182 (18,614,589) (5,506,186) 1,731,432 17,031,232<br />

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31. LIQUIDITY RISK<br />

Up to<br />

1 month<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1-3<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>3-6<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>6-12<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1- 5<br />

years<br />

KHR’000<br />

Over 5<br />

years<br />

KHR’000<br />

No fixed<br />

term<br />

KHR’000<br />

Total<br />

KHR’000<br />

At 31 December 2010<br />

Financial assets<br />

Cash on hand 9,430,111 - - - - - - 9,430,111<br />

Balances with NBC 14,378,107 14,185,500 1,013,250 - - - 5,516,581 35,093,438<br />

Balances with other banks 23,656,410 - - - - - - 23,656,410<br />

Placements with a bank - - 4,053,000 3,039,750 - - - 7,092,750<br />

Loans and advances - net 6,816,143 34,231,742 47,899,029 94,685,095 84,772,146 - - 268,404,155<br />

Other assets:<br />

Accrued interest receivable - - - - - - 5,066,191 5,066,191<br />

Advances to staff - - - - - - 427,054 427,054<br />

Accounts receivable - - - - - - 125,846 125,846<br />

Deposits - - - - - - 62,905 62,905<br />

Total financial assets 54,280,771 48,417,242 52,965,279 97,724,845 84,772,146 - 11,198,577 349,358,860<br />

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31. LIQUIDITY RISK (continued)<br />

Up to<br />

1 month<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1-3<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>3-6<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>6-12<br />

months<br />

KHR’000<br />

>1- 5<br />

years<br />

KHR’000<br />

Over 5<br />

years<br />

KHR’000<br />

No fixed<br />

term<br />

KHR’000<br />

Total<br />

KHR’000<br />

Financial liabilities<br />

Deposits from customers 16,287,231 11,838,958 11,861,585 17,658,086 3,913,993 - - 61,559,853<br />

Bank overdraft 7,825,257 - - - - - - 7,825,257<br />

Borrowings 3,237,743 30,673,320 13,116,470 17,351,340 71,050,234 41,100,474 - 176,529,581<br />

Subordinated debt - - - - - 4,032,971 - 4,032,971<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Accrued interest payable - - - - - - 3,655,911 3,655,911<br />

Accrued commission for<br />

credit committee<br />

- - - - - - 1,865,940 1,865,940<br />

Accrued bonus/incentive - - - - - - 1,954,014 1,954,014<br />

Payable to staff association - - - - - - 164,084 164,084<br />

Accrued other operating<br />

expenses<br />

- - - - - - 116,212 116,212<br />

Total financial liabilities 27,350,231 42,512,278 24,978,055 35,009,426 74,964,227 45,133,445 7,756,161 257,703,823<br />

Net liquidity surplus (gap) 26,930,540 5,904,964 27,987,224 62,715,419 9,807,919 (45,133,445) 3,442,416 91,655,037<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 6,644,594 1,456,937 6,905,311 15,473,827 2,419,916 (11,135,812) 849,348 22,614,121<br />

At 31 December 2009<br />

Total financial assets 53,719,277 43,688,166 64,288,121 87,956,989 35,426,582 - 6,786,770 291,865,905<br />

Total financial liabilities 13,325,712 16,534,070 21,754,585 25,471,257 113,030,802 23,979,541 6,766,732 220,862,699<br />

Net liquidity surplus (gap) 40,393,565 27,154,096 42,533,536 62,485,732 (77,604,220) (23,979,541) 20,038 71,003,206<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 9,689,030 6,513,336 10,202,335 14,988,182 (18,614,589) (5,751,869) 4,807 17,031,232<br />

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32. FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK<br />

KHR’000 US$ Total<br />

in KHR’000<br />

equivalent<br />

KHR’000<br />

At 31 December 2010<br />

Financial assets<br />

Cash on hand 4,466,953 4,963,158 9,430,111<br />

Balances with NBC 5,490,665 29,602,773 35,093,438<br />

Balances with banks 3,400,284 20,256,126 23,656,410<br />

Placements with a bank - 7,092,750 7,092,750<br />

Loans and advances to customers 179,156,336 89,247,819 268,404,155<br />

Other assets<br />

Accrued interest receivable 3,578,706 1,487,485 5,066,191<br />

Advances to staff 427,054 - 427,054<br />

Accounts receivable - 125,846 125,846<br />

Deposits 757 62,148 62,905<br />

Total financial assets 196,520,755 152,838,105 349,358,860<br />

Financial liabilities<br />

Deposits from customers 9,622,104 51,937,749 61,559,853<br />

Bank overdraft 7,825,257 - 7,825,257<br />

Borrowings 62,649,759 113,879,822 176,529,581<br />

Subordinated debt 4,032,971 - 4,032,971<br />

Other liabilities<br />

Accrued interest payable 984,378 2,671,533 3,655,911<br />

Accrued commission for credit committee 1,865,940 - 1,865,940<br />

Accrued bonus/incentive 1,954,014 - 1,954,014<br />

Payable to staff association 164,084 - 164,084<br />

Accrued other operating expenses - 116,212 116,212<br />

Total financial liabilities 89,098,507 168,605,316 257,703,823<br />

Net balance sheet position 107,422,248 (15,767,211) 91,655,037<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 26,504,379 (3,890,258) 22,614,121<br />

At 31 December 2009<br />

Total financial assets 182,071,262 109,794,643 291,865,905<br />

Total financial liabilities 99,111,747 121,750,952 220,862,699<br />

Net balance sheet position 82,959,515 5 (11,956,309) 71,003,206<br />

US$ equivalent (Note 2.3.1) 19,899,140 (2,867,908) 17,031,232<br />

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FOR USE BY THE NATIONAL BANK<br />

OF CAMBODIA ONLY<br />

Supplementary financial information and other<br />

disclosures required by the National Bank of<br />

Cambodia<br />

Ratio and information contained in this section have been<br />

extracted from the data and information contained in<br />

the audited financial statements as at and for<br />

the year ended 31 December 2010.<br />

74. Statement by management<br />

75. Limitation<br />

75. Net worth<br />

76. Liquidity ratio<br />

76. Solvency ratio<br />

77. Reserve requirement<br />

78. Loan classification and allowance for losses on loans<br />

and advances<br />

82. Net open position in foreign currency<br />

84. Other information and prudential regulations required<br />

by the Cambodian Law on Banking and Financial<br />

Institutions<br />

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STATEMENT BY MANAGEMENT<br />

We, the undersigned, being General Manager of Amret Co., Ltd. (“the Company”), do hereby state that in our<br />

opinion, the accompanying supplementary financial information consisting of the disclosure requirements set<br />

by the relevant Prakas of the National Bank of Cambodia (“NBC”), is properly drawn up so as to reflect fairly<br />

the required financial information of the Company as at 31 December 2010. Information and data contained<br />

herein are the responsibility of the management of the Company.<br />

Mr. Chea Phalarin<br />

General Manager<br />

Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia<br />

23 March 2011<br />

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SUPPLEMENTARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION & OTHER DISCLOSURES REQUIRED BY THE NBC<br />

as at and for the year ended 31 December 20<br />

LIMITATION<br />

This supplementary financial information is prepared<br />

by the management of Amret Co., Ltd. (“the<br />

Company”) solely for the use of NBC. It is not to be<br />

used for any other purpose without written consent<br />

of the directors or management of the Company.<br />

The computations in the supplementary financial<br />

information as defined in the relevant Prakas and<br />

applicable notices set out in the respective schedules<br />

below form an integral part of, and should be read<br />

in conjunction, with the supplementary financial<br />

information<br />

For the purpose of this supplementary financial<br />

information, unless otherwise stated, Khmer Riel<br />

(KHR) is the reporting currency. The translation of<br />

KHR amounts into United States dollar (“US$”) is<br />

included solely for presentation purposes and has<br />

been made using the prescribed official exchange<br />

rate of US$1 to KHR4,053 published by the NBC on<br />

31 December 2010. This translation should not be<br />

construed as a representation that the US$ amounts<br />

have been, could have been, or could in the future<br />

be, converted into US$ at this or any other rate of<br />

exchange.<br />

NET WORTH<br />

In accordance with NBC Prakas No. B7-07-132<br />

dated 27 August 2007, the Company’s net worth<br />

value should at least equal its paid-up capital.<br />

The Company’s net worth is calculated as follows:<br />

KHR’000<br />

2010 2009<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

Section A<br />

Capital 11,379,120 2,807,580 10,242,500 2,456,824<br />

Reserves other than revaluation<br />

reserves<br />

7,233,610 1,784,753 5,515,401 1,322,955<br />

Share premiums 5,535,835 1,365,861 5,618,423 1,347,667<br />

Retained earnings 62,102,950 15,322,712 45,846,830 10,997,081<br />

86,251,515 21,280,906 67,223,154 16,124,527<br />

Section B<br />

Section C - Base net worth (A - B) 86,251,515 21,280,906 67,223,154 16,124,527<br />

Section D<br />

Subordinated debt approved by the<br />

NBC up to 100% of base net worth<br />

4,032,971 995,058 4,032,971 967,371<br />

4,032,971 995,058 4,032,971 967,371<br />

Section E - - - -<br />

Net worth (C + D - E) 90,284,486 22,275,964 71,256,125 17,091,898<br />

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LIQUIDITY RATIO<br />

In accordance with NBC Prakas No. B7-07-163<br />

dated 13 December 2007, addendum to Prakas No.<br />

B7-02-48 dated 25 February 2002, the Company is<br />

required to maintain a liquidity ratio which should<br />

be at least 50%<br />

The Company’s liquidity ratio is calculated as follows:<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

Numerator<br />

Cash on hand 9,430,111 2,326,699 8,222,550 1,972,308<br />

Deposits with NBC (excluding<br />

statutory deposits) 5,258,860 1,297,523 14,348,743 3,441,771<br />

Deposits with banks 23,654,979 5,836,412 5,687,514 1,364,239<br />

Portion of loans outstanding maturing<br />

in less than one month 6,816,143 1,681,753 9,193,214 2,205,136<br />

Less: amount owed to NBC and Bank (2,063,000) (509,006) (5,063,500) (1,214,560)<br />

43,097,093 10,633,381 32,388,521 7,768,894<br />

Denominator<br />

Voluntary saving deposits at 25%,<br />

excluding compulsory savings 15,389,963 3,797,178 3,052,250 732,130<br />

Liquidity ratio - numerator /<br />

denominator 280% 280% 1061% 1061%<br />

SOLVENCY RATIO<br />

In accordance with NBC Prakas No. B7-07-133<br />

dated 27 August 2007, the Company shall observe<br />

a solvency ratio, which is the ratio of their net worth<br />

to their aggregate credit risk exposures, of not less<br />

than 15%.<br />

The Company’s solvency ratio is calculated as follows:<br />

Numerator<br />

Weighting KHR’000 US$<br />

equivalent<br />

2010 2009<br />

KHR’000<br />

US$<br />

equivalent<br />

Net worth 90,284,486 22,275,965 71,256,125 17,091,898<br />

Denominator<br />

Other assets 100% 309,712,992 76,415,738 247,380,569 59,338,107<br />

Total risk - weighted assets 309,712,992 76,415,738 247,380,569 59,338,107<br />

Solvency ratio -<br />

numerator/ denominator 29.15% 29.15% 28.80% 28.80%<br />

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RESERVE REQUIREMENT<br />

In accordance with NBC Prakas No. B7-07-163 dated<br />

13 December 2007, the Company shall deposit the<br />

reserve requirement at least 8% of customers’<br />

deposits.<br />

In accordance with NBC Prakas B7-02-45 dated<br />

25 February 2002, the reserve requirement of the<br />

Company is calculated as follows:<br />

2010<br />

2009<br />

KHR’000 US$ KHR’000 US$<br />

Demand deposits<br />

Saving deposits 7,403,163 1,826,588 2,246,016 538,742<br />

Term deposits 54,156,690 13,362,125 9,962,981 2,389,777<br />

Other deposits - - - -<br />

Total deposits 61,559,853 15,188,713 12,208,997 2,928,519<br />

Compulsory deposits<br />

Program 1 - - - -<br />

Program 2 - - - -<br />

Program 3 - - - -<br />

Total compulsory<br />

savings<br />

- - - -<br />

Total saving deposits<br />

mobilized 61,559,853 15,188,713 12,208,997 2,928,519<br />

Reserve requirement at 8% 4,924,788 1,215,097 976,720 234,282<br />

Reserve requirement<br />

maintained with the NBC 4,378,669 1,080,353 719,650 172,619<br />

Shortfall (546,119) (134,744) (257,070) (61,663)<br />

According to Article 3 of the aforementioned Prakas,<br />

the Company is allowed to replenish its reserve<br />

requirement shortfall within 14 days after each<br />

month end. As at 14 January 2011, the Company’s<br />

reserve requirement maintained with the NBC was<br />

KHR’000 4,974,462 (equivalent to US$1,227,353)<br />

which meets the said requirement.<br />

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LOAN CLASSIFICATION AND ALLOWANCE FOR<br />

LOSSES ON LOANS AND ADVANCES<br />

According to NBC Prakas No. B7-02-186 dated<br />

13 September 2002, the Company shall classify<br />

their loan portfolio and their off-balance sheet<br />

commitments into four classes defined as standard,<br />

substandard, doubtful and loss. The mandatory<br />

level of specific allowance for losses on loans<br />

and advances is provided depending on the loan<br />

classification.<br />

The loan classification and allowance for losses on loans and advances are as follows:<br />

Allowance<br />

per NBC<br />

Allowance<br />

per<br />

Company<br />

Difference<br />

As at 31 December 2010 KHR’000 % KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000<br />

A<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

less than one year:<br />

Standard 169,564,462 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 30 days<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 60 days<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

90 days<br />

33,241 10% 3,324 3,324 -<br />

37,703 30% 11,311 11,311 -<br />

989,938 100% 989,938 989,938 -<br />

170,625,344 1,004,573 1,004,573 -<br />

B<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

over one year:<br />

Standard 98,839,693 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 90 days<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 180 days<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

360 days<br />

191,890 10% 19,189 19,189 -<br />

442,171 30% 132,652 132,652 -<br />

19,602 100% 19,602 19,602 -<br />

99,493,356 171,443 171,443 -<br />

C Total ( A +B ) 270,118,700 1,176,016 1,176,016 -<br />

D<br />

Allowances:<br />

Specific 1,176,016<br />

General 538,529<br />

1,714,545<br />

E Total ( C - D) 268,404,155<br />

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Allowance<br />

per NBC<br />

Allowance<br />

per<br />

Company<br />

Difference<br />

As at 31 December 2010 US$ % US$ US$ US$<br />

A<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

less than one year:<br />

Standard 41,836,778 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 30 days<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 60 days<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

90 days<br />

8,202 10% 820 820 -<br />

9,302 30% 2,791 2,791 -<br />

244,248 100% 244,248 244,248 -<br />

42,098,530 247,859 247,859 -<br />

B<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

over one year:<br />

Standard 24,386,799 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 90 days<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 180 days<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

360 days<br />

47,345 10% 4,735 4,735 -<br />

109,097 30% 32,729 32,729 -<br />

4,836 100% 4,836 4,836 -<br />

24,548,077 42,300 42,300 -<br />

C Total ( A +B ) 66,646,607 290,159 290,159 -<br />

D<br />

Allowances:<br />

Specific 290,159<br />

General 132,872<br />

423,031<br />

E Total ( C - D) 66,223,576<br />

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Allowance<br />

per NBC<br />

Allowance<br />

per<br />

Company<br />

Difference<br />

As at 31 December 2009 KHR’000 % KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000<br />

A<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

less than one year:<br />

Standard 153,732,978 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 30 days<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 60 days<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

90 days<br />

299,981 10% 29,998 29,998 -<br />

351,574 30% 105,472 105,472 -<br />

2,525,036 100% 2,525,036 2,525,036 -<br />

156,909,569 2,660,506 2,660,506 -<br />

B<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

over one year:<br />

Standard 59,626,226 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 90 days<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 180 days<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

360 days<br />

2,081,490 10% 208,149 208,149 -<br />

2,861,563 30% 858,469 858,469 -<br />

91,012 100% 91,012 91,012 -<br />

64,660,291 1,157,630 1,157,630 -<br />

C Total ( A +B ) 221,569,860 3,818,136 3,818,136 -<br />

D<br />

Allowances:<br />

Specific 3,818,136<br />

General 4,392,522<br />

8,210,658<br />

E Total ( C - D) 213,359,202<br />

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Allowance<br />

per NBC<br />

Allowance<br />

per<br />

Company<br />

Difference<br />

As at 31 December 2009 US$ % US$ US$ US$<br />

A<br />

B<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

less than one year:<br />

Standard 36,875,265 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 30 days 71,955 10% 7,196 7,196<br />

-<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 60 days 84,331 30% 25,300 25,300<br />

-<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

90 days 605,669 100% 605,669 605,669<br />

-<br />

37,637,220 638,165 638,165 -<br />

Loans with maturity of<br />

over one year:<br />

Standard 14,302,285 0% - - -<br />

Substandard, past due<br />

more than 90 days 499,278 10% 49,928 49,928<br />

-<br />

Doubtful, past due more<br />

than 180 days 686,391 30% 205,917 205,917<br />

-<br />

Loss, past due more than<br />

360 days 21,830 100% 21,830 21,830<br />

-<br />

15,509,784 277,675 277,675 -<br />

C Total ( A + B ) 53,147,004 915,840 915,840 -<br />

D<br />

Allowances:<br />

Specific 915,840<br />

General 1,053,615<br />

1,969,455<br />

E Total ( C - D ) 51,177,549<br />

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NET OPEN POSITION IN FOREIGN CURRENCY<br />

In accordance with NBC Prakas No. B7-07-134<br />

dated 27 August 2007, the Company shall at all<br />

times maintain their net open position in foreign<br />

currencies in either any foreign currency or overall<br />

net open position in all foreign currencies, whether<br />

long or short, not exceeding 20% of the Company’s<br />

net worth.<br />

As at 31 December<br />

2010<br />

Assets<br />

Liabilities and<br />

off balance<br />

sheet items<br />

Net open<br />

position (+)<br />

Long / (-)<br />

Short<br />

Net open<br />

position /<br />

Net worth Limit Excess<br />

KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000 KHR’000 % %<br />

USD 152,838,105 168,605,316 (15,767,211) -17.46% +/-20% None<br />

KHR 196,520,755 89,098,507 107,422,248<br />

Total 349,358,860 257,703,823 91,655,037<br />

US$ equivalent 86,197,597 63,583,475 22,614,122<br />

OTHER INFORMATION AND PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS REQUIRED BY THE CAMBODIAN<br />

LAW ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS<br />

(i) Minimum capital<br />

(Prakas No. B7-00-06 dated 11 January 2000)<br />

The paid-up capital of the Company at the<br />

balance sheet date is KHR11,379 million<br />

(equivalent to approximately US$2.81 million)<br />

which meets the current minimum capital<br />

requirement of KHR10,000 million.<br />

(ii) Net worth<br />

(Prakas No. B7-00-39 dated 9 February 2000)<br />

According to NBC Prakas No. B7-07-132 dated<br />

27 August 2007, the Company should maintain<br />

their net worth, at least, equal to the minimum<br />

capital of KHR10,000 million. According to the<br />

net worth calculation as at 31 December 2010,<br />

the Company has a surplus of KHR80,284 million.<br />

(iii) Large exposures<br />

(Prakas No. B7-07-163 dated 13 December 2007)<br />

(a) The Company can only collect saving and<br />

fixed deposits; the amount of deposits<br />

from an individual customer shall not exceed<br />

3% of the Company’s net worth.<br />

(b) The Company cannot lend to an individual<br />

borrower at a rate exceeding 2%, nor to a<br />

group of related borrowers at a rate<br />

exceeding 3% of the Company’s net worth.<br />

As at 31 December 2010, the Company has neither<br />

large exposure of deposits nor loans exceeding the<br />

said maximum ceiling limits.<br />

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contact details<br />

Where you can find us<br />

head office<br />

#35BA, Street 169, Sangkat Veal Vong,<br />

Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh City<br />

P.O.Box 411, Postal Codes: 12253<br />

Tel: 023 880 942<br />

Fax: 023 881 342<br />

Call Center: 023 999 033<br />

E-mail: info@amret.com.kh<br />

Website: www.amret.com.kh<br />

1 Kandal Provincial Office<br />

#35BA, Street Tchecoslovaquie (169),<br />

Sangkat Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara,<br />

Phnom Penh City<br />

Tel: 012 924 123<br />

E-mail: ka@amret.com.kh<br />

1-1 Bak Touk Branch<br />

#​​35BA, Street Tchecoslovaquie (169), Sangkat<br />

Veal Vong, Khan 7 Makara, Phnom Penh City,<br />

Cambodia.<br />

Tel: 077 829 693<br />

E-mail: ppbt@amret.com.kh<br />

1-2 Steung Meanchey Branch<br />

# 511, St Monireth, Sangkat Steung Meanchey,<br />

Khan Meanchey, Phnom Penh City<br />

Tel: 077 355 328 / 012 201 796<br />

E-mail: ppmc@amret.com.kh<br />

1-3 Kien Svay Branch<br />

Toul Tnaot Village, Koki Commune,<br />

Kien Svay District, Kandal Province<br />

Tel: 012 557 963 / 012 209 939<br />

E-mail: kaks@amret.com.kh<br />

1-4 Ponhea Leu Branch<br />

Badoeng Village, Ksem Ksan Commune,<br />

Odong District, Kampong Speu Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 230 / 077 959 670<br />

E-mail: kapl@amret.com.kh<br />

1-5 Preak Tamak Branch<br />

Preak Tamak Village, Preak Tamak Commune,<br />

Khsach Kandal District, Kandal Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 251 / 077 959 673<br />

E-mail: kapm@amret.com.kh<br />

1-6 Koh Thom Branch<br />

Svay Kroam Village, Praek Thmey Commune,<br />

Koh Thom District, Kandal Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 154 / 077 959 669<br />

E-mail: kakt@amret.com.kh<br />

1-7 Pea Reang Branch<br />

Kampong Popil Village, Kampong Popil<br />

Commune, Pea Reang District,<br />

Prey Veng Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 209 / 077 959 671<br />

E-mail: pvpr@amret.com.kh<br />

1-8 Kandal Steung Branch<br />

Svay Ming Village, Barkou Commune,<br />

Kandal Steung District, Kadal Province<br />

Tel: 012 557 954 / 077 959 674<br />

E-mail: kast@amret.com.kh<br />

1-9 Khsach Kandal Branch<br />

Praek Takov Village, Praek Takov Commune,<br />

Khsach Kandal District, Kandal Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 256 / 077 959 667<br />

E-mail: kakk@amret.com.kh<br />

1-10 S’ang Branch<br />

Praek Run Village, Praek Koy Commune,<br />

S’ang District, Kandal Province<br />

Tel: 012 404 683 / 077 959 972<br />

E-mail: kasa@amret.com.kh<br />

2 Kampong Cham and Kampong Thom<br />

Provincial Office<br />

#​99, Street Toul Sbov, Village 3,<br />

Sangkat Veal Vong, Krong Kampong Cham,<br />

Kampong Cham Province.<br />

Tel: 012 634 048<br />

E-mail: km@amret.com.kh<br />

2-1 Kampong Siem Branch<br />

#99, Street Toul Sbov, Village 3,<br />

Sangkat Veal Vong, Kampong Cham Krong,<br />

Kampong Cham Province.<br />

Tel: 012 924 651 / 077 959 677<br />

E-mail: kmki@amret.com.kh<br />

2-2 Prey Chhor Branch<br />

Prey Tateung Village, Chrey Vien Commune,<br />

Prey Chhor District, Kampong Cham Province<br />

Tel: 012 404 687 / 077 959 678<br />

E-mail: kmpc@amret.com.kh<br />

2-3 Ponheakrek Branch<br />

Pour Rorng Village, Koang Kang Commune,<br />

Ponheakrek District, Kampong Cham Province.<br />

Tel: 012 924 523 / 077 959 679<br />

E-mail: kmpk@amret.com.kh<br />

2-4 Tboung Khmum Branch<br />

Chueng Lang Village, Sangkat Sourng,<br />

Krong Sourng, Kampong Cham Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 658 / 077 959 680<br />

E-mail: kmtk@amret.com.kh<br />

2-5 Kang Meas Branch<br />

Thlok Chrov Village, Khchau Commune,<br />

Kang Meas District, Kampong Cham Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 501 / 077 959 676<br />

E-mail: kmke@amret.com.kh<br />

2-6 Baray Branch<br />

Thmey Village, Treal Commune, Baray District,<br />

Kampong Thom Province<br />

Tel: 012 409 612 / 077 959 675<br />

E-mail: ktbr@amret.com.kh<br />

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2-7 Kroch Chhmar Branch<br />

Kroch Chhmar Kroam Village, Kroch Chhmar<br />

Commune, Kroch Chhmar District,<br />

Kampong Cham Province<br />

Tel: 077 730 086 / 012 206 395<br />

E-mail: kmkc@amret.com.kh<br />

2-8 Chamkar Leu Branch<br />

Thnal Bek Keut Village, Svay Teab Commune,<br />

Chamkar Leu District, Kampong Cham Province<br />

Tel: 077 993 075 / 077 990 944<br />

E-mail: kmcl@amret.com.kh<br />

3 Kampot, Kep, Sihanouk Ville, and<br />

Koh Kong Provincial Office<br />

#24, Sovann Sakor Village, Sangkat Kampong<br />

Kandal, Krong Kampot, Kampot Province<br />

Tel: 012 634 044<br />

E-mail: kp@amret.com.kh<br />

3-1 Kampot Branch<br />

#24, Sovann Sakor Village, Sangkat Kampong<br />

Kandal, Krong Kampot, Kampot Province<br />

Tel: 012 609 114 / 077 959 684<br />

E-mail: kpkp@amret.com.kh<br />

3-2 Angkor Chey Branch<br />

Pral Village, Tany Commune, Angkor Chey<br />

District, Kampot Province<br />

Tel: 012 433 126 / 077 959 681<br />

E-mail: kpac@amret.com.kh<br />

3-3 Chhouk Branch<br />

Chrey Village, Satpong Commune,<br />

Chhouk District, Kampot Province<br />

Tel: 012 404 681 / 077 959 683<br />

E-mail: kpch@amret.com.kh<br />

3-4 Kampong Trach Branch<br />

Kampong Trach1 Village, Kampong Trach<br />

Khang Koeut Commune, Kampong Trach<br />

District, Kamport Province<br />

Tel: 012 446 301 / 077 959 685<br />

E-mail: kpkt@amret.com.kh<br />

3-5 Banteay Meas Branch<br />

Prey Krala Village, Touk Meas Commune,<br />

Banteay Meas District, Kampot Province<br />

Tel: 012 446 275 / 077 959 682<br />

E-mail: kpbm@amret.com.kh<br />

3-6 Prey Nup Branch<br />

Boeng Veng Village, Veal Rinh Commune,<br />

Prey Nop District, Sihanouk Province<br />

Tel: 012 433 196 / 077 959 686<br />

E-mail: snpn@amret.com.kh<br />

4 Kampong Speu and Kampong Chhnang<br />

Provincial Office<br />

Peanicheakkam Village, Sangkat Roka Thom,<br />

Krong Chbar Mon, Kampong Speu Province<br />

Tel: 012 634 049<br />

E-mail: ks@amret.com.kh<br />

4-1 Samrong Tong Branch<br />

Peanicheakkam Village, Sangkat Roka Thom,<br />

Krong Chbar Mon, Kampong Speu Province<br />

Tel: 012 605 130 / 077 959 692<br />

E-mail: ksst@amret.com.kh<br />

4-2 Kampong Chhnang Branch<br />

Ti Prambei Village, Sangkat Khsam, Krong<br />

Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Chhnang Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 296 / 077 959 688<br />

E-mail: kckc@amret.com.kh<br />

4-3 Kampong Tralach Branch<br />

Soben Village, Peany Commune, Kampong<br />

Tralach District, Kampong Chhnang Province<br />

Tel: 012 446 273 / 077 959 690<br />

E-mail: kckt@amret.com.kh<br />

4-4 Kong Pisei Branch<br />

Tramkhnar Village, Snormkrorper Commune,<br />

Kong Pisei District, Kampong Speu Province<br />

Tel: 012 446 207 / 077 959 689<br />

E-mail: kskp@amret.com.kh<br />

4-5 Odong Branch<br />

Odong Village, Veang Chas Commune,<br />

Odong District, Kampong Speu Province<br />

Tel: 012 446 205 / 077 959 691<br />

E-mail: ksod@amret.com.kh<br />

5 Takeo Provincial Office<br />

Lori Village, Sangkat Roka Knong,<br />

Krong Daun Keo, Takeo Province<br />

Tel: 012 634 047<br />

E-mail: ta@amret.com.kh<br />

5-1 Daun Keo Branch<br />

Lori Village, Sangkat Roka Knong,<br />

Krong Daun Keo, Takeo Province<br />

Tel: 012 924 484 / 077 959 662<br />

E-mail: tadk@amret.com.kh<br />

5-2 Prey Kabbas Branch<br />

Lvea Tnaot Village, Prey Lvea Commune,<br />

Prey Kabbas District, Takeo Province<br />

Tel: 012 427 612 / 077 959 664<br />

E-mail: tapk@amret.com.kh<br />

5-3 Kirivong Branch<br />

Kampong Village, Preah Bat Choan Chum<br />

Commune, Kirivong District, Takeo Province.<br />

Tel: 012 924 481 / 077 959 663<br />

E-mail: tatk@amret.com.kh<br />

5-4 Tram Kak Branch<br />

Ang Ta Saom Village, Ang Ta Som Commune,<br />

Tram Kak District, Takeo Province<br />

Tel: 012 609 159 / 077 959 665<br />

E-mail: tatk@amret.com.kh<br />

5-5 Bati Branch<br />

Barcham Village, Chambak Commune,<br />

Bati District, Takeo Province<br />

Tel: 012 425 362 / 077 959 661<br />

E-mail: tabt@amret.com.kh<br />

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6 Prey Veng Provincial Office<br />

Phum 2, Sangkat Kampong Leav,<br />

Krong Prey Veng, Prey Veng Province<br />

Tel: 012 634 046<br />

E-mail: pv@amret.com.kh<br />

6-1 Prey Veng Branch<br />

Phum 2, Sangkat Kampong Leav,<br />

Krong Prey Veng, Prey Veng Province<br />

Tel: 012 614 402 / 077 959 698<br />

E-mail: pvkl@amret.com.kh<br />

6-2 Preah Sdach Branch<br />

Prey Meas Village, Angkor Reach Communce,<br />

Preah Sdach District, Prey Veng Province.<br />

Tel: 077 959 702 / 012 924 097<br />

E-mail: pvps@amret.com.kh<br />

6-3 Ba Phnum Branch<br />

Chheu Kach Village, Chheu Kach Communce,<br />

Ba Phnum District, Prey Veng Province<br />

Tel: 012 446 305 / 077 959 693<br />

E-mail: pvbp@amret.com.kh<br />

6-4 Kanhchriech Branch<br />

Prongeuy Muoy Village, Thma Pun Commune,<br />

Kanhchriech District, Prey Veng province.<br />

Tel: 012 433 219 / 077 959 694<br />

E-mail: pvkc@amret.com.kh<br />

6-5 Peam Chor Branch<br />

Prekdach Village, Prekdach Communce,<br />

Leuk Dek District, Kandal Province<br />

Tel: 012 448 691 / 077 959 701<br />

E-mail: pvpc@amret.com.kh<br />

7 Svay Rieng Provincial Office<br />

Mepleung Village, Sangkat Svay Rieng,<br />

Krong Svay Rieng, Svay Rieng Province<br />

Tel: 012 201 797<br />

E-mail: sr@amret.com.kh<br />

7-1 Svay Rieng Branch<br />

Mepleung Village, Sangkat Svay Rieng,<br />

Krong Svay Rieng, Svay Rieng Province<br />

Tel: 077 738 343 / 077 459 174<br />

E-mail: srsr@amret.com.kh<br />

7-2 Kampong Trabaek Branch<br />

Prasat Village, Prasat Communce, Kampong<br />

Trabaek District, Prey Veng Province<br />

Tel: 077 959 699 / 012 433 194<br />

E-mail: pvkt@amret.com.kh<br />

7-3 Svay Chrum Branch<br />

Svay Kngou Village, Svay Chrum Communce,<br />

Svay Chrum District, Svay Rieng Province<br />

Tel: 012 923 758 / 077 959 703<br />

E-mail: srsc@amret.com.kh<br />

7-4 Me Sang Branch<br />

Vaing Village, Chi Phoch Communce,<br />

Me Sang District, Prey Veng Province<br />

Tel: 012 425 380 / 077 959 700<br />

E-mail: pvms@amret.com.kh<br />

8 Siem Reap Provincial Office<br />

Banteay Chas Village, Sangkat Sla Kram,<br />

Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province<br />

Tel: 012 614 420<br />

E-mail: sp@amret.com.kh<br />

8-1 Siem Reap Branch<br />

Banteay Chas Village, Sangkat Sla Kram,<br />

Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province.<br />

Tel: 077 959 651 / 012 924 861<br />

E-mail: spsr@amret.com.kh<br />

8-2 Stoung Branch<br />

Leap Tong Village, Kampong Chen Tboung<br />

Commune, Stoung District, Kampong Thom<br />

Province<br />

Tel: 077 959 653 / 012 932 980<br />

E-mail: ktst@amret.com.kh<br />

8-3 Sourt Nikom Branch<br />

#10, St. 6A, Dom Dek Thmey Village,<br />

Dom Dek Commune, Sourt Nikom District,<br />

Siem Reap Province<br />

Tel: 077 959 652 / 012 932 980<br />

E-mail: spsn@amret.com.kh<br />

8-4 Chi Kraeng Branch<br />

Kampong Kdei 1 Village, Kampong Kdei<br />

Commune, Chi Kraeng District,<br />

Siem Reap Province<br />

Tel: 077 959 650 / 012 924 809<br />

E-mail: spck@amret.com.kh<br />

9 Battambang Provincial Office<br />

# 833, St. National Road 05, Sangkat Svay Por,<br />

Krong Battambang, Battambang Province<br />

Tel: 077 355 369<br />

E-mail: bb@amret.com.kh<br />

9-1 Battambang Branch<br />

#833, St. National Road 05, Sangkat Svay Por,<br />

Krong Battambang, Battambang Province<br />

Tel: 077 355 370 / 077 355 373<br />

E-mail: bbbb@amret.com.kh<br />

9-2 Mong Resey Branch<br />

Group05, Mong Village, Mong Commnue,<br />

Mong Resey District, Batthambong Province<br />

Tel: 077​355 338 / 077 355 339<br />

E-mail: bbmr@amret.com.kh<br />

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