The Securities Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) announced yesterday that it will publish a new updated Cambodia bond market guide by the end of the year, hoping to raise public awareness for the new financial product that received a formal regulatory framework in August. The guidebook will focus on teaching companies how to monitor the market as well as outlining the terms and conditions for bond issuance. Additionally, the SECC announced that Cambodia will host the 27^th Asean+3 Bond Market Forum early next year. The forum is expected to boost the prospects Cambodian companies to issue corporate bonds and introduce investors to the Kingdom’s nascent stock exchange. (Source: Phnom Penh Post)