Canadia Bank
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Canadia Bank is one of the largest local bank
Bank
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s in Cambodia
Cambodia
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. The bank was established in 1991 and became privatized in 1998. It has 25 branches across the country.

History

Canadia Bank was established on 11 November 1991, as the Canadia Gold & Trust Corporation Limited, under a joint-venture with overseas Cambodians and the National Bank of Cambodia
National Bank of Cambodia
The National Bank of Cambodia, located in Phnom Penh, is the central bank of Cambodia. The bank's duties include, inter alia, the management of monetary and exchange policies, the regulation of banks and financial institutions, and the control of the national currency, the riel...

, and as a sole office financial institution managed by the former staff of the National Bank of Cambodia and Canadian Cambodian shareholders. The main activities were based on gold transaction, gold plaque manufacture and credit to local merchant
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s.

In 19 April 1993, the name of the institution was changed to "Canadia Bank Ltd.", and subsequently to "Canadia Bank plc
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." on 16 December 2003, as a commercial bank
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 registered under the Ministry of Commerce and the National Bank of Cambodia
National Bank of Cambodia
The National Bank of Cambodia, located in Phnom Penh, is the central bank of Cambodia. The bank's duties include, inter alia, the management of monetary and exchange policies, the regulation of banks and financial institutions, and the control of the national currency, the riel...

. Since privatization
Privatization
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 in 1998, the bank has become one of the largest local banks. It offers various financial services through its ten branches within Cambodia and 23 international correspondent banks, and currently holds and plans to extend noteworthy agricultural interests.

Timeline

  • 11 November 1991 - Canadia Bank is established under the name "Canadia Gold and Trust Corporation Limited"
  • 19 April 1993 - The name of the then corporation is changed to "Canadia Bank LTD"
  • 16 December 2003 - The name is changed from "Canadia Bank LTD" to "Canadia Bank PLC"

Competition

Canadia Bank's main competitors are ACLEDA Bank
ACLEDA Bank
ACLEDA Bank is a privately owned bank based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with 232 branches nationwide, the most in Cambodia, and 7,024 staff members across all provinces and towns in the Kingdom of Cambodia and five provinces in Laos...

, ANZ Royal Bank
ANZ Royal Bank
ANZ Royal is a bank in Cambodia with 23 branches that provides internet banking and a network of Automated Teller Machines at 101 locations both at branches and off-site. It also offers an "institutional team to assist multinational businesses operating in Cambodia"...

, Cambodia Asia Bank
Cambodia Asia Bank
Cambodia Asia Bank is a LLC bank of Cambodia, based in Phnom Penh and operating over a dozen branch offices. CAB offers loan, savings account, foreign remittance and other financial services.- External links :***...

, Maybank
Maybank
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 Phnom Penh, Singapore Banking Corporation (SBC), Vattanac Bank
Vattanac Bank
Vattanac Bank is a retail and commercial bank of Cambodia. It was founded in 2002 and is based in Phnom Penh. Branch offices are located in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap....

.

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