ANZ Royal Bank
ANZ Royal is a bank in Cambodia with 23 branches[1] that provides internet banking and a network of automated teller machines (ATM) at 101 locations both at branches and off-site.[1] It also offers an "institutional team to assist multinational businesses operating in Cambodia".[2] Established in 2005, ANZ Royal is a joint venture of the Australian ANZ and the Cambodian Royal Group Company (RGC).
Private | |
Industry | Banking and Finance |
Founded | Cambodia (2005) |
Headquarters | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Products | Financial Services |
Website | www.anzroyal.com |
Ownership
ANZ Royal is a joint venture with the Cambodian Royal Group; the company is 55% ANZ owned and 45% owned by Royal Group.[3]
Competition
ANZ Royal's main competitors are ACLEDA Bank, Cambodia Asia Bank, Canadia Bank, Maybank Phnom Penh, Singapore Banking Corporation (SBC), Vattanak Bank.[4]
Controversy
Sugar plantation
In 2014, it was revealed that the ANZ Royal Bank had been financing a sugar plantation, Phnom Penh Sugar, which had been connected to child labour and forced evictions. The bank responded by saying that they would "continue to engage with this particular case" and would "review the way the company addresses its social and environmental obligations".[5] Though the bank later stopped funding the plantation, farmers handed the bank a petition in August 2014 asking them to take responsibility and help repair the damage done by the plantation.[6] Despite the petition and further protests, the bank declined to help the communities affected.[7]
References
- http://www.locate.anz.com/anz/international Retrieved 12 October 2011
- ANZ Royal, Cambodia, Banking for your Business "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ANZ Royal, Cambodia, Homepage. "ANZ Royal - Bank of the Year in Cambodia". Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2007.
- Cambodia Yellow Pages. Banking & Finance - Cambodia. Retrieved on 2007-02-10
- Daniel Quinlan and Nick McKenzie (23 January 2014). "ANZ Royal financing 'blood sugar' plantation". The Phnom Penh Post. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Aun Pheap AND Zsombor Peter (4 August 2014). "Farmers Threaten ANZ With Protest, Demand Help". The Cambodia Daily. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- Richard Baker and Nick McKenzie (20 August 2014). "ANZ says no to evicted Cambodian farmers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 March 2014.