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  "title": "Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Risk-Based Banking Supervision",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, October 30, 2019",
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  "summary": "This Technical Assistance report on the Lao People’s Democratic Republic provides advice toward implementing risk-based supervision (RBS). Special attention needs to be given to expediting the formal approval of the RBS manual and fully implementing RBS methods in practice.",
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      "heading": "Purpose and scope",
      "content": "- Technical Assistance report providing advice toward implementing risk-based supervision (RBS) in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.\n- Emphasis on practical application of RBS tools and learning-by-doing to improve the quality of supervision."
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      "heading": "Key findings",
      "content": "- Formal approval of the RBS manual needs to be expedited.\n- Full implementation of RBS methods in practice is essential and should not be unduly delayed by other supervisory priorities.\n- The root causes of risks are not being sufficiently identified.\n- Greater attention is required to well-reasoned analysis of risks and the accompanied supervisory action.\n- The mission advised additional modification of these documents to enhance their usefulness and quality."
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      "content": "- Expedite formal approval of the RBS manual.\n- Fully implement RBS methods in practice to realize quality improvements from practical application and learning-by-doing.\n- Improve identification of the root causes of risks.\n- Emphasize well-reasoned risk analysis and ensure supervisory actions are clearly linked to that analysis.\n- Modify RBS-related documents further to enhance usefulness and quality."
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      "content": "- Give special consideration to:\n  - the extent of adequate oversight by the branch head office,\n  - supervision by the home supervisor,\n  - the overall financial condition of the foreign banking group.\n- The mission provided examples of qualitative criteria for foreign-branch rating.\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department \"Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Risk-Based Banking Supervision\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2019, 331 (2019), accessed 9/9/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513518466.002\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- 1laoea2019003\n  - 1laoea2019003 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - 1laoea2019003 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
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    "Formal approval of the RBS manual needs to be expedited.",
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    "The root causes of risks are not being sufficiently identified.",
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    "The mission advised additional modification of these documents to enhance their usefulness and quality.",
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    "Improve identification of the root causes of risks.",
    "Emphasize well-reasoned risk analysis and ensure supervisory actions are clearly linked to that analysis.",
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