This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Lao People's Democratic Republic, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Lao People's Democratic Republic and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Lao People's Democratic Republic.
At a Glance: Lao's Relations with the IMF
- Current IMF membership: 190 countries
- Lao People's Democratic Republic joined the Fund in July 05, 1961
- Quota: SDR 52.90 million
- Outstanding Purchases and Loans: ECF Arrangements SDR 6.80 million
- The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on November 15, 2013
News and Highlights
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Money, Transformed: The Future of Currency in A Digital World
Finance and Development Magazine, June 2018
May 30, 2018
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World Economic Outlook Update, July 2017
The Global Economy Maintains Momentum
July 25, 2017
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What We Have Seen and Learned 20 Years After the Asian Financial Crisis
Blog by Mitsuhiro Furusawa
July 13, 2017
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Transparency Pays: Emerging Markets Share More Data
IMF Blog
July 7, 2017
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Joint IMF-Indonesia High-Level Conference
International Taxation in Asia: Issues and the Way Forward, July 12-13, 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia
June 7, 2017
Lao PDR and the IMF
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August 31, 2023
Series:Country Report No. 2023/319
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May 22, 2023
Series:Country Report No. 2023/171
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IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Lao P.D.R.
February 8, 2023
IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Lao P.D.R.
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July 29, 2022
Series:Country Report No. 2022/261
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Lao People’s Democratic Republic : Technical Assistance Report-Risk-Based Banking Supervision
June 18, 2020
Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Series:Country Report No. 2020/206
October 13, 2023
Challenges to Sustaining Growth and DisinflationThe Asia-Pacific region remains a key driver of global growth in 2023, despite facing headwinds from changing global demand from goods to services and tighter monetary policies. The region is expected to grow by 4.6 percent in 2023, up from 3.9 percent in 2022. However, growth is projected to slow to 4.2 percent in 2024 and 3.9 percent in the medium term, as China's structural slowdown (Chapter 3 explains) and lower productivity growth in many other economies dampen the region's potential. Inflation is expected to decline in 2024 and stay within central bank target ranges in most countries, a faster pace of disinflation than in other regions (Chapter 2 explains.) Risks to the outlook have become more balanced than they were six months ago, although they still lean to the downside.
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