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Cambodia Sees Surge in Foreign Investment Assets Reaching Over 176 Trillion Riel in First Nine Months of 2025
National Bank of Cambodia reports a seven percent increase in foreign assets as direct investment inflows climb significantly during the third quarter Cambodia's investment landscape has demonstrated remarkable resilience and growth through the first three quarters of 2025, with total foreign assets climbing to more than 176 trillion riel. This performance represents a robust increase of over 7 p...
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ADB Provides $50 Million to Cambodia to Strengthen Financial Stability and Digital Infrastructure
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a program approach and a policy-based loan of $50 million to strengthen Cambodia's financial sector. This financing focuses on both banking and non-banking institutions, as well as enhancing the sustainability of the country's digital financial infrastructure. According to an ADB announcement on November 24, 2025, the Inclusiv...
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Japan Aims to Strengthen Financial Technology Ties with Cambodia
In a significant move to enhance bilateral cooperation, Japan’s regulatory sandbox committee convened with the National Bank of Cambodia on October 17, 2025. The meeting aimed to explore new avenues for collaboration in the burgeoning field of financial technology (fintech). The discussions took place between Dr. Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia, and Mr. Takeshi Kito, Co-Fo...
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Cambodia’s Banking and Financial Sector Sees Significant Growth by Mid-2025
As of mid-2025, Cambodia's banking and financial sector has reached a remarkable milestone, with total assets soaring to approximately USD 97 billion. This reflects a healthy growth of 7% over the same period last year. The news was revealed during a recent training program for journalists and content creators conducted by the Cambodian Banking Association and the Cambodian Microfinance Associatio...
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NBC Implements Loan Cancellation and Relief Measures for Soldiers Affected by the Cambodia-Thailand War
In a significant move to support the soldiers impacted by the recent Cambodia-Thailand conflict, the National Bank of Cambodia has announced a series of financial relief measures aimed at easing the burden on veterans and their families. Under the new directive, banking and financial institutions are instructed to cancel loans of up to 80 million riel for customers and co-borrowers who were sol...
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Thailand Eases Loan-to-Value Rules to 100%, to Jumpstart USD 486 Billion Debt-Laden Property Sector
Thailand’s central bank has announced a major relaxation of mortgage lending rules, raising the loan-to-value (LTV) ratio to 100% for all housing contracts beginning May 2025 through June 2026—an aggressive intervention aimed at reviving the nation’s sluggish real estate sector, which continues to reel from oversupply, weak demand, and soaring household debt, according to World. thaipbs, published...
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Slow Credit Growth in Cambodia’s Banking Sector in 2024
In 2024, Cambodia's banking system experienced slow credit growth, reaching only 3%. This modest increase is attributed to the sluggish recovery of key sectors such as construction, real estate, tourism, as well as wholesale and retail businesses. A report released by the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) on 22 February revealed that the total banking system credit has risen to 242.9 trillion rie...
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NBC Reports that Cambodia’s Home Loans with Banks Reach USD 6.78 Billion by 2024
In a recent report, the National Bank of Cambodia announced that as of 2024, the country had seen a significant surge in home loans, totalling over USD 6.78 billion, marking a 12.5% increase. This figure represents 12.5% of the total loan volume in Cambodia, which stands at USD 54.3 billion. The report highlights that loans related to real estate trading accounted for 11.6% of this total, equat...
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Companies Raise USD 475 Million in Capital Markets, Promising Growth Ahead
As of February 2025, listed companies in Cambodia have successfully raised a total of USD 475 million from the capital market, according to HE Hong Sok Hour, CEO of the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX). During his address at the ACLEDA Bank subordinated bond listing ceremony on 24 February 24, HE Hong announced that CSX currently features 24 listed companies, comprising 11 equity securities a...
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Cambodia to Issue 500 Billion Riels in Securities to Balance National Budget in 2025
In a strategic move to bolster its national budget, the Cambodian government has announced plans to issue an additional 500 billion riels in state securities in 2025. This decision, revealed in a press release dated 23 December 2024, aims to enhance investment capabilities while ensuring fiscal stability. The Ministry of Economy and Finance will conduct an auction for these securities at the Na...
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