At a conference between SBV and NBC in the ancient city of Siem Reap on February 17, they agreed to organise a conference annually and increase cooperation in order to implement agreements on border trade payment, banking supervision, anti-laundering and counterfeit money. They also discussed speeding up cooperation with Laos and Myanmar. Apart from assistance in university education, SBV will provide an additional 15 post-graduate scholarships for Cambodian graduates in banking in 2018. At the end of the conference, Governors Le Minh Hung and Chea Chanto signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the cooperation between the two banks.