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Cambodia edges towards digital payments, Practical steps to capital markets union
Tuesday 23 June 2020, Vol.11 Ed.26.2
Commentary: In conversation with Serey Chea
By Bhavin Patel in London
Serey Chea, director general of the National Bank of Cambodia, talks to Bhavin Patel, senior economist and head of fintech research at OMFIF, about the country’s soon-to-launch mobile payments platform, Bakong. With this new system, the NBC hopes to improve financial inclusion and promote the use of Cambodia’s local currency over the dollar.
Read the full commentary and download the second edition of the Digital Monetary Institute Journal.
Meeting: Practical steps to capital markets union
Tuesday 30 June, 15:00-16:00 BST
Following the external shock from Covid-19, conversations have come to the fore on the European Union response to the crisis. On 10 June, the European Commission high-level forum on the capital markets union published its final report. Thomas Wieser, who chaired the group, discusses the forum’s recommendations and why a CMU is a priority now more than ever.
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