Sovannroeun Samreth is a professor at Saitama University, Japan. His research focuses on development issues in Cambodia and other developing countries. He has published in journals such as Empirical Economics, Economics Letters, Economic Modelling, the Journal of Asian Economics, and the Review of Development Economics.Daiju Aiba is a resident expert at the National Bank of Cambodia under the JICA Technical Cooperation Project. His research focuses on financial systems in developing economies. He has published in academic journals, including the Journal of Asian Economics and the Asian Development Review.

• List of Figures List of TablesAbout the Editors About the ContributorsForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter1. IntroductionSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju AibaChapter 2. Historical Overview and Current Landscape of Microfinance in CambodiaDaiju Aiba and Sovannroeun SamrethChapter 3. Microfinance and Household Well-being in Cambodia: A Review, Perceptions, and Research DirectionsVathana Roth and Sovannroeun Samreth Chapter 4. The Impact of Interest Rate Ceilings on the Cambodian Microfinance SectorSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju AibaChapter 5: Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection in the Cambodian Microfinance SectorSovannroeun Samreth, Daiju Aiba, and Pheakdey MenChapter 6: Impact Investment and the Cambodian Microfinance SectorDaiju Aiba and Bomakara HengChapter 7: The Digital Transformation of Microfinance in CambodiaDaiju Aiba and Sarat OukChapter 8: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Recommendations for Microfinance in CambodiaSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju Aiba

Sovannroeun Samreth is a professor at Saitama University, Japan. His research focuses on development issues in Cambodia and other developing countries. He has published in journals such as Empirical Economics, Economics Letters, Economic Modelling, the Journal of Asian Economics, and the Review of Development Economics.Daiju Aiba is a resident expert at the National Bank of Cambodia under the JICA Technical Cooperation Project. His research focuses on financial systems in developing economies. He has published in academic journals, including the Journal of Asian Economics and the Asian Development Review.

• List of Figures List of TablesAbout the Editors About the ContributorsForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter1. IntroductionSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju AibaChapter 2. Historical Overview and Current Landscape of Microfinance in CambodiaDaiju Aiba and Sovannroeun SamrethChapter 3. Microfinance and Household Well-being in Cambodia: A Review, Perceptions, and Research DirectionsVathana Roth and Sovannroeun Samreth Chapter 4. The Impact of Interest Rate Ceilings on the Cambodian Microfinance SectorSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju AibaChapter 5: Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection in the Cambodian Microfinance SectorSovannroeun Samreth, Daiju Aiba, and Pheakdey MenChapter 6: Impact Investment and the Cambodian Microfinance SectorDaiju Aiba and Bomakara HengChapter 7: The Digital Transformation of Microfinance in CambodiaDaiju Aiba and Sarat OukChapter 8: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Recommendations for Microfinance in CambodiaSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju Aiba

Sovannroeun Samreth is a professor at Saitama University, Japan. His research focuses on development issues in Cambodia and other developing countries. He has published in journals such as Empirical Economics, Economics Letters, Economic Modelling, the Journal of Asian Economics, and the Review of Development Economics.Daiju Aiba is a resident expert at the National Bank of Cambodia under the JICA Technical Cooperation Project. His research focuses on financial systems in developing economies. He has published in academic journals, including the Journal of Asian Economics and the Asian Development Review.

• List of Figures List of TablesAbout the Editors About the ContributorsForewordAcknowledgmentsChapter1. IntroductionSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju AibaChapter 2. Historical Overview and Current Landscape of Microfinance in CambodiaDaiju Aiba and Sovannroeun SamrethChapter 3. Microfinance and Household Well-being in Cambodia: A Review, Perceptions, and Research DirectionsVathana Roth and Sovannroeun Samreth Chapter 4. The Impact of Interest Rate Ceilings on the Cambodian Microfinance SectorSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju AibaChapter 5: Financial Literacy and Consumer Protection in the Cambodian Microfinance SectorSovannroeun Samreth, Daiju Aiba, and Pheakdey MenChapter 6: Impact Investment and the Cambodian Microfinance SectorDaiju Aiba and Bomakara HengChapter 7: The Digital Transformation of Microfinance in CambodiaDaiju Aiba and Sarat OukChapter 8: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Recommendations for Microfinance in CambodiaSovannroeun Samreth and Daiju Aiba