About

H.E. Dr. Serey Chea is an Assistant Governor at National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). Since  Cambodia is a highly dollarized economy, she as a central banker is a vocal proponent  for greater use of the local currency to promote the country's greater independence  on economic and monetary policy. Under her guidance, innovative policy instruments  were introduced to develop the interbank markets and promote the use of local  currency. She is also a member of different policy-driven committees within the bank  and on a national level. As a chairwoman of Clearing House Operation Committee, she  has been leading the Bakong Project, an acclaimed initiative of the NBC in introducing  a new generation of payment system using Blockchain technology.  

Currently, she serves as an International Council Member of the Global FinTech  Institute, and an Advisor to the Board of ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN).  She is a member of the Southeast Asia Advisory Council of Women World Banking, and  is a member of Young Global Leaders, Class of 2019, a forum of Young Global Leaders  created by the World Economic Forum (WEF). Also, she is a member of the WEF’s Digital  Currency Governance Consortium and the Advisory Committee of the Digital Payments  for Trade and Commerce project. 
 
H.E. Dr. Serey was a senior fellow of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and is  currently holding the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Adelaide  (Australia).