Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. (Lao: ທະນາຄານ ແຫ່ງ ສ. ປ. ປ. ລາວ) is the central bank of Laos. It is also the bank of last resort, controlling the money supply, managing the country's reserves, and supervising the commercial banks operating in Laos.
Institutional profile
Institutional role and background
The Bank of the Lao P.D.R. (Lao: ທະນາຄານ ແຫ່ງ ສ. ປ. ປ. ລາວ) is the central bank of Laos. It is also the bank of last resort, controlling the money supply, managing the country's reserves, and supervising the commercial banks operating in Laos. [3]
The bank is managed by an executive board, a governor and a deputy governor. The current governor is Bounkham Vorachit. [3]
The Bank of Laos was formed on 7 October 1968 and has been operating since in the country's capital, Vientiane. It succeeded the National Bank of Laos, which itself had taken over in early 1955 from the French-controlled Institut d'Émission des États du Cambodge, du Laos et du Viet-nam. [3]
Selected introductory text by Wikipedia contributors — Bank of the Lao P.D.R., under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official facts are cited separately.
Institutional history
Establishment date in the institutional background record. [2]
Source-supported connections
Frequently asked questions
When was Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic established?
1968. See the linked source for the institutional record. [2]
Where is Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic headquartered?
Vientiane. See the linked source for the institutional record. [2]
Bank of the Lao People's Democratic Republic connection map
Select a node to inspect the relationship and source.
Links retain their source-specific meaning. Award-time affiliations and links to related reading are not claims about current appointments or economic causation.
Sources and review dates
- Reference source ↗
- Wikidata background facts (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Bank of the Lao P.D.R. (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Historical dates and award-time affiliations retain their original context. A review date is not an event date. Background sources are identified separately from official records.