The Banking and Financial Sector of Lao PDR : Financial Sector Note

During the second half of the 1980s, Lao PDR embarked on an ambitious program of economic reforms, called the New Economic Mechanism, whose main purpose was to gradually transform its centrally-planned economy into a market-oriented economy. The in...

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Main Authors:	Asian Development Bank, World Bank
Format:	Economic & Sector Work
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK ACCOUNTING STANDARDS AMOUNT OF LOANS ASSET CLASSIFICATION AUCTIONS BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK FINANCING BANK RATE BANK SUPERVISION BANKING ASSETS BANKING INSTITUTIONS BANKING MARKET BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT BANKING SYSTEM BANKING SYSTEMS BANKRUPTCY BANKRUPTCY LAW BIDS BONDS BROAD MONEY BUDGET DEFICIT BUDGET DEFICITS BUSINESS PLANNING CAPITAL ACCOUNT CAPITAL ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS CAPITAL ADEQUACY CAPITAL ALLOCATION CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL BANK CENTRAL BANK BILLS CENTRAL BANK INDEPENDENCE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANK CREDIT COMMERCIAL BANKING COMMERCIAL BANKS CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CREDIT AVAILABILITY CREDIT PROGRAMS CREDIT RISK CREDIT RISKS CRISIS COUNTRIES CURRENCY CURRENCY BOARD DEBT OBLIGATIONS DEBTS DEFICIT FINANCING DEPOSIT DEPOSIT INSURANCE DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION DEPOSITS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DIRECTED CREDIT DISBURSEMENTS DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEBT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY ECONOMIC LIBERALIZATION ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS EXCESS LIQUIDITY EXCHANGE RATE EXCHANGE RATES EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FINANCES FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL CRISES FINANCIAL CRISIS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL HEALTH FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL STABILITY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FISCAL CONSTRAINTS FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL DEFICITS FISCAL DISCIPLINE FISCAL POLICIES FISCAL POLICY FIXED ASSETS FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE FOREIGN CAPITAL FOREIGN CURRENCIES FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET FOREIGN INVESTMENT FOREIGN INVESTORS GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING SYSTEM GOVERNMENT BUDGET GOVERNMENT DEFICITS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES GOVERNMENT SECURITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOLDING HOLDINGS INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATIONARY PRESSURES INFORMAL LENDERS INFORMATION ASYMMETRY INFORMATIONAL ASYMMETRY INSTRUMENT INSURANCE COMPANY INSURANCE INDUSTRY INTEREST BURDEN INTEREST COSTS INTERNAL AUDIT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS ISSUANCE JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT JUDICIAL PROCESS LACK OF TRANSPARENCY LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL SYSTEM LENDER LENDER OF LAST RESORT LENDING DECISIONS LENDING INTEREST RATES LEVEL OF INFLATION LIABILITY LIFE INSURANCE LIQUIDITY LOAN LOAN PORTFOLIOS LOCAL BUSINESS LONG TERM ASSETS LOSS STATEMENTS MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT MACROECONOMIC POLICIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARK TO MARKET MARKET ECONOMY MARKET INFRASTRUCTURE MARKET INSTRUMENT MARKET MECHANISM MARKET SHARE MATURITY MICROFINANCE MONETARY AUTHORITIES MONETARY CONTROL MONETARY FUND MONETARY POLICIES MONETARY POLICY NATIONAL SAVING NON-PERFORMING LOANS OUTSTANDING LOAN PAYMENT SYSTEM POLITICAL STABILITY PRICE STABILITY PRIVATE BANKS PRIVATE INVESTMENTS PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PROPERTY RIGHTS PRUDENTIAL REGULATIONS PUBLIC BANKS PUBLIC FINANCE PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC INVESTMENTS REAL INTEREST REAL INTEREST RATES REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESERVE RESERVES RETURN RETURNS REVOLVING FUNDS RISK MANAGEMENT SAVINGS DEPOSITS SAVINGS RATE SAVINGS RATES SECONDARY TRADING SHARE OF CREDIT SHAREHOLDER SOLVENCY STATE BANK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKETS T-BILLS TAX TAX DEDUCTION TAX SYSTEM TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADING TRANSACTION TRANSACTION COSTS TREASURY TREASURY BILL TREASURY BILL AUCTIONS TREASURY BILLS TURNOVER UNDERLYING ASSET VALUATION
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