Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2002/061, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper examines the main causes for the surge in dollarization in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). It explores various strategies that may be adopted to maintain low inflation and thus, indirectly, encourage the use of the national currency. The paper highlights that foreign currencies now account for the largest component of the domestic money supply. This situation, although encouraging in a country with poorly developed financial institutions, poses several challenges for the authorities.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; foreign currency; nontariff barrier; import; Lao P.D.R. authorities; import-export equilibration plan; BOL-run credit information bureau; SOCBs balance sheets; SOCB credit; Lao banking sector; Currencies; Imports; Dollarization; Tariffs; Credit; East Asia; Global; South Asia; Asia and Pacific (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 58
Date: 2002-03-18
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