Knowledge

Understanding trusts in Cambodia

Plain-language guides to the Kingdom's trust framework — property, escrow, succession and regulation.

Succession

Succession: passing a Cambodian business to the next generation

Cambodia's first generation of business wealth is reaching the age where continuity matters. Most of it is held in structures that will not survive their founders.

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Escrow

Escrow: closing Cambodian deals with certainty

In a market where significant transactions still close on handshakes, a neutral licensed intermediary changes the mathematics of trust for both sides.

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Regulation

Cambodia's Trust Law, explained in plain language

In 2019 Cambodia created something new for the Kingdom: a legal form for holding assets on another's behalf, supervised by a dedicated regulator. Here is what the framework actually provides.

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Property

How foreign investors legally hold property in Cambodia

Foreigners cannot own Cambodian land in their own name. The registered trust is the government-sanctioned framework built to solve exactly this — here is how it works.

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