Hun Manet Thanks Financial Institutions for Deferring Repayments for Displaced People and Military Personnel During 2025 Border Clashes

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet has thanked financial institutions for joining the Royal Government in providing repayment deferrals to displaced civilians and military personnel during the armed clashes along the border in 2025.

Speaking at a ceremony this morning, October 7, to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the University of Health Sciences, inaugurate two new academic buildings and award degrees to graduates, the prime minister said 61 financial institutions had helped defer monthly repayments of both principal and interest, totaling $200 million, and waived penalties worth a further $2 million.

In addition to displaced civilians, frontline military personnel, disabled service members and those killed in action also received the same relief. According to the head of the Royal Government, 77 financial institutions deferred principal and interest repayments for military personnel directly involved in operations on the front lines, totaling nearly $48 million, and waived penalties worth approximately $580,000.

Hun Manet added: “For disabled military personnel, 14 financial institutions deferred repayments of both principal and interest, totaling nearly $320,000. For military personnel killed in action, 23 financial institutions wrote off their debts in full.”