Central bank urges Riel spending

Cambodia’s central bank yesterday again raised the issue of the country’s highly dollarised economy, suggesting that government policies and action plans will be enforced over the long term to promote the use of the riel, giving the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) more monetary control.

Speaking at the Second NBC Macroeconomic Conference yesterday, Neav Chanthana, deputy governor of the NBC, said that while Cambodia’s economy has reaped the benefits of dollarisation it was also a key challenge now. …

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