Cambodia Unveils 2025–2030 Financial Strategy to Bolster Stability, Inclusion and Digital Resilience

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Dec. 17, 2025) — Cambodia has launched a Financial Sector Development Strategy for 2025–2030, outlining a roadmap to strengthen stability, expand inclusion and accelerate digital transformation as the country faces global economic uncertainty.

The strategy was unveiled by the National Bank of Cambodia at a ceremony presided over by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aun Pornmoniroth, NBC Governor Chea Serey and representatives of the Asian Development Bank.

Serey said the plan underscores the government’s commitment to building a resilient, inclusive financial system that supports sustainable growth and raises living standards. She noted Cambodia’s financial sector has expanded rapidly over the past two decades, with a strong banking system, solid capital buffers and fast-growing digital payment services reaching households and businesses nationwide.

The framework, the fourth update since its introduction in 2001, was developed with ADB technical assistance to address shifting economic conditions, technological change and emerging risks. It sets priorities that include strengthening financial stability, expanding inclusion for women, youth, micro, small and medium enterprises and rural communities, deepening financial markets, advancing digital finance and cybersecurity, promoting sustainable and climate-aligned finance, and improving governance and interagency coordination.

Officials acknowledged Cambodia faces mounting external pressures, including geopolitical tensions, trade disruptions and armed conflicts that have weakened supply chains and investor confidence worldwide. Despite these challenges, Pornmoniroth said the government projects economic growth of about 5.2 percent in 2025 and 5 percent in 2026.

The strategy aligns with the government’s Pentagonal Strategy – Phase 1 and Cambodia’s long-term goal of becoming an upper-middle-income country, positioning the financial sector as a driver of resilience, productivity and inclusive development in an uncertain global environment.