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Exploring Banking Dynamics and Economic Insights: A Conversation with Mr. Jean Pierre Gagnon
2024-03-20 00:00 (Asia/Krasnoyarsk)
In this refreshing conversation with a well-established banker Mr Jean Pierre Gagnon, our Chairman Dr. Virak Prum helped to bring to life the role of the Central Bank and important methods used by lenders. An important insight came from the fact that the vast majority of businesses in Cambodia are micro-businesses and SMEs, mostly owned by one or very few shareholders, thereby, making little difference in the credit assessment between the otherwise business loans and personal loans. Also, the interview explains how banks should behave in the economic downturn in specific industries. We also dug into the interviewee’s perspective towards the overall health of the industry. And so much more! CamEd Business School brings practical intelligence to the class!

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Why ASEAN will not become an EU-like integration? What is the middle-income trap?
2024-04-01 00:00
CamEd Grand Interview (episode 11): Why ASEAN is not becoming an EU-like integration? What is the middle-income trap? Will the EU change its priorities toward Cambodia? etc. And many more issues pertinent to regional trade. Our Chairman Dr.Virak Prum also engaged the Ambassador on the popular cashew business and what Cambodians must prepare for as the country tries to move out of the LDC status. It was a very rare moment to learn directly from a top diplomat. CamEd Business School brings very influential figures to the classrooms!

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The world is undergoing an economic shift and most economists keep getting things wrong. Why?
2024-04-01 00:00
The world is undergoing an economic shift and most economists keep getting things wrong. Why? In this friendly yet in-depth conversation, Chairman Dr. Virak Prum entertained one of the world renowned economists Prof. Michael Pettis on many issues ranging from the advantage of running trade deficits, the correct way of looking at export-oriented growth model, the need to boost local consumption, the Sri Lankan situation, why China keeps lending to the US and much more. In fact, surplus is not, in and by itself, a good thing. It all depends on the conditions facing a particular economy. One trick for continuing to absorb deficits, though, is by ensuring that imported savings (i.e. FDI) are actually funding productive investments. Oh, a completely free flow of capital? A bad idea indeed! After listening, you will learn about real-life economics faster than by reading several books on the subject.

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Navigating the Insurance Maze: Key Questions and Answers
2024-04-01 00:00
How can you spot a good insurance company? What happens when your claim is delayed or denied? Must you buy insurance for your private car or motorbike? How does the Regulator ensure that the competition among insurers is well managed? Can farmers benefit from crops insurance and much more! In this casual yet in-depth conversation, our Chairman ensured that you ll get to learn the most important issues in the whole insurance industry. Enjoy listening and take notes!.

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A Deep Dive into Current Market Dynamics and Corporate Governance
2024-04-01 00:00
What duties do Board members owe to the company (and thus to shareholders)? How is the US capital market reacting to the uncertainties caused by the current White House? What is the effect on both the equity market and the bond market? Also, why more and more listed companies have gone off the exchange and became private companies instead? Why did Silicon Valley Bank go bust? What are some of the lessons learned? And much more! In this intellectual conversation, Professor Dr. Virak Prum entertained the renowned Professor Charles Whitehead from Cornell Law School with questions that go deeply to the roots of many current issues facing investors of all backgrounds. They even touched upon the latest legal development in Delaware, which could become a new caselaw in the future.

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Economic Factors for Growth
2024-05-16 00:00
In this juicy conversation, Chairman Dr. Virak Prum asked Senior Economist Mr. Faya Hayati of the World Bank on the outlook of the global growth, the projected growth in Cambodia, what foreign investors would like to see concerning Cambodia’s competitiveness. Faya also illuminated on issues pertaining to low productivity caused by low-skilled labor. Interestingly, he mentioned the fact that developed countries have been introducing thousands of measures designed to make imports from other parts of the world more difficult. Faya also touched upon key facts from tourism and the shifting trend in how tourists are coming in and spending. When the talk turned to education and living below the poverty line, a lot of research findings were brought to the fore. The elephant in the room (the informal economy) could not escape the focus, of course. This is a wonderful and short discussion that sheds light on what Cambodia should concentrate on now that the country is poised to graduate from the Least Developed Country status in the next several years. Listen in, and keep learning!”

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What is going on in the US stock market? Why are there less public companies listed?
2024-08-03 00:00
What is going on in the US stock market? Why are there less public companies listed? What sort of things must the Securities & Exchange Regulator look out for? What sort of things should investors keep in mind? In what ways does a crisis such as the Financial Crisis in 2007-2009 change our perception? What are possible lessons that a young capital market in Cambodia can draw from the US experience? And much more! This conversation between Chairman Dr. Virak Prum and the Securities expert Prof. Charles Whitehead will leave you with valuable new knowledge.

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Business Strategy, Supply Chain, AI and More: An Inquiry into The Manufacturing Industry
2024-08-07 00:00
Business Strategy, Supply Chain, AI were discussed in this insightful interview where Chairman Dr. Virak Prum entertained a very experienced Managing Director Andy Hewson who knows it all when it comes to what would make manufacturing sector sustainable and profitable. Motivating workforce in a fast changing environment requires agility and more. In Chairman’s words, learning directly from successful drivers of the economy has been a distinctive advantage of CamEd Business School.

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Where are we on our capital market roadmap?
2025-11-21 08:00 - 12:00
Where are we on our capital market roadmap? In this conversation, the Securities and Exchange Regulator helped us appreciate new developments in the stock market with a particular emphasis on bonds. Aside from the traditional bonds and thematic bonds (green, infrastructure…), participating companies may now issue private bonds which benefit from greater flexibility. As a system that began with regulations rather than with market freedom, the capital market here, unlike elsewhere, has no legacy problems. We also discussed the potential for future cross-listing that allows investors in Cambodia to invest in companies listed abroad. The door is now open for underwriters/brokers to become qualified, which will allow their clients to begin trading overseas step by step.

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Investor Eyes on Cambodia: Competitiveness Lessons from Canada–U.S. Trade Relations
2026-01-15 08:00 - 12:00
What Canada is doing to navigate through their bilateral trade relation with the US? How do Canadian investors view Cambodia’s competitiveness? What Cambodia should do to stay attractive? In what ways would the past influence the future? And more!

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