Tuesday, 19 August 2008

Cambodian National Bank predicts 20 pct inflation for 2008

Source Xinhua
18/8/2008

The National Bank of Cambodia ( NBC) has predicted annual inflation could rise to 20 percent this year, substantially less than earlier in the year, local newspaper the Mekong Times reported today.

NBC Governor Chea Chanto was quoted as saying that "the annual inflation rate may stand at 20 percent owing to the effectiveness of the package of measures though the inflation rate rose to a remarkable level early this year.

"He did not reveal how high inflation was earlier in the year, saying only that price rises were driven by global problems, including a mortgage crisis, the depreciation of the US dollars, the slowing of the US economy, rising oil prices, regional natural disasters and insufficient harvest.

The NBC has strengthened macroeconomic stability for sustainable economic development, Chea Chanto claimed.

Though growth dropped slightly and has been affected by outside factors, the exchange rate of the riel and value is stable compared to the US dollar, he said.

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