National Bank of Cambodia Governor Chea Serey recently addressed licence revocations, temporary administration and liquidation affecting some banks and financial institutions in a media interview. She said the institutions concerned represented around 2–3% of Cambodia’s banking market and that the overall financial system remained stable.
Chea Serey said the central bank’s regulatory measures were intended to strengthen governance, protect customers and creditors, and prevent difficulties at individual institutions from spreading. For troubled institutions, the central bank may appoint a professional third party as temporary administrator, usually allowing one to three months to assess the financial position before deciding whether operations can resume or the licence should be revoked.
On deposits, she explained that once an institution entered liquidation, the liquidator would realise assets and make repayments to customers and creditors in accordance with the law. If assets were insufficient, further judicial proceedings might be used to trace and realise relevant assets.
Figures cited in the report put total assets in Cambodia’s banking system at US$100.2 billion at the end of 2025, with loans of US$63.7 billion and deposits of US$64.2 billion. Digital finance also continued to develop, with about 38 million accounts connected to the Bakong payment system and approximately 4.5 million merchants nationwide supporting QR payments.
Chea Serey said the central bank would continue strengthening risk supervision, improving crisis-resolution mechanisms and increasing transparency. Although recent events had caused concern among some people, she said the public continued to use banking services normally and that the central bank would work to maintain financial stability.
