Phnom Penh: Dr. Kao Thach, the Royal Government Delegate in Charge of the Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB), led a meeting of ARDB leadership to prepare as a policy bank to respond to the uncertainty of the global financial and economic situation and the rapid changes in the regional and global geopolitical situation on May 12, 2026 at the ARDB headquarters.
In this important meeting and in a proactive spirit, Dr. Kao Thach recommended to the ARDB leadership the following contents with a high sense of responsibility:
1. In the context of rapid technological developments, ARDB leaders should seize the opportunity to use new technologies to optimize and support banking operations and customer service, especially through the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to achieve the goal of becoming a digital bank.
2. In the context of global financial and economic uncertainty and rapid changes in regional and global geopolitical situations, ARDB leadership will continue to strengthen and focus additional attention on identifying risk factors for each business, especially agricultural businesses, which is a key point for preparing additional support mechanisms.
3. ARDB leadership will continue to focus on promoting green financing, especially under the Cambodia Climate Financing Facility (CCFF) supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in response to climate change.
4. ARDB leadership will continue to strengthen the implementation of tripartite financing, which is an innovation of ARDB’s new financing mechanism.
5. ARDB Bank’s leadership will continue to promote human capital development (staff) through the creation and regular participation in training courses.
Dr. Kao Thach also highlighted the strength of ARDB Bank’s financial position as a policy bank and a reliable and highly secure financial institution, especially for customer deposits.
