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Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Risk-Based Banking Supervision

June 18, 2020

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Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Risk-Based Banking Supervision, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2020) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

The Banking Supervision Department (BSD) of the BoL is implementing risk-based supervision (RBS) methods. BoL staff are showing favorable results in understanding and applying RBS, recognizing that they are still in the early stages of capacity development. A new commercial banking law became effective in June 2019. The law incorporates expectations that financial institutions establish appropriate risk management systems and maintain adequate capital and liquidity. The law also gives the BoL purview over the adequacy of risk management in banks.

Subject: Asset and liability management, Bank legislation, Bank supervision, Banking, Commercial banks, Financial institutions, Financial regulation and supervision, Foreign banks, Liquidity indicators, Liquidity management, Loans

Keywords: Bank legislation, Bank supervision, BSD manager, BSD staff, Business model, Commercial banks, CR, Foreign banks, ISCR, Liquidity management, Loans, Parent bank strength, RAS report, RBS manual, RBS method

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    25

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2020/206

  • Stock No:

    1LAOEA2020001

  • ISBN:

    9781513548012

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685