Author(s): Seakleng LEANG, Sreyneath SARA, Davy TUNG, Socheata PENG TE, Ratana Tith, Chenda KEN
Published Date: 25-October-2026
Overview:
This month’s bulletin highlights the growing challenges posed by online scams across Southeast Asia, focusing on intensified enforcement efforts, the evolution of transnational criminal networks, and strengthened regional and international cooperation. It also examines how online scam operations have expanded through technological advancements, digital financial services, and increasingly sophisticated methods of fraud. The featured research explores the broader economic and financial impacts of online scams, including financial losses, risks to businesses and financial institutions, weakened public confidence, and threats to financial integrity. Furthermore, the bulletin examines country-specific risks across Southeast Asia, with particular attention to Cambodia’s exposure, socioeconomic consequences, and ongoing responses to combat online scams.
This edition also features key economic data on September’s commodity prices, oil prices, and exchange rates. It includes with an overview of the recent researcher training activities and events organized by the APM Center.