IMF Office in LAO

Resident Representative for Lao People's Democratic Republic

Jochen Schmittmann

Resident Representative

Office Information

Tel: 856-21-267 787

Jochen Schmittmann, Resident Representative: Jochen M. Schmittmann is the Regional Resident Representative for the IMF Resident Offices in Vietnam, Cambodia and Lao PDR. Before that, he was the Deputy Head of the IMF’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in Tokyo, Desk Economist on the Japan team, and Mission Chief for the Federated States of Micronesia. He previously was the IMF’s Resident Representative in Singapore, covering Singapore, Malaysia, and Asian financial markets. Before coming to Singapore, Jochen worked in the IMF’s Asia and Pacific, Western Hemisphere, Finance, and Monetary and Capital Markets departments. He also worked as part of the team managing the IMF’s investments. Jochen has published on a wide range of topics in finance and macroeconomics, including behavioral finance, climate finance, currency hedging, labor markets, and the economic impact of demographic change in Asia. Jochen holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from Goethe University Frankfurt.

Useful Information

This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Lao People's Democratic Republic, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Lao People's Democratic Republic and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Lao People's Democratic Republic.

LAO PDR and the IMF

At a Glance: Lao's Relations with the IMF
News and Highlights
Lao PDR and the IMF

At a Glance: Lao's Relations with the IMF

Current IMF membership: 190 countries
Lao People's Democratic Republic joined the Fund in July 05, 1961
Quota: SDR 52.90 million
Outstanding Purchases and Loans: ECF Arrangements SDR 6.80 million
The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on November 15, 2013

News and Highlights

Money, Transformed: The Future of Currency in A Digital World

Finance and Development Magazine, June 2018

May 30, 2018
World Economic Outlook Update, July 2017

The Global Economy Maintains Momentum

July 25, 2017
What We Have Seen and Learned 20 Years After the Asian Financial Crisis

Blog by Mitsuhiro Furusawa

July 13, 2017
Transparency Pays: Emerging Markets Share More Data

IMF Blog

July 7, 2017
Joint IMF-Indonesia High-Level Conference

International Taxation in Asia: Issues and the Way Forward, July 12-13, 2017, Jakarta, Indonesia

June 7, 2017

Lao PDR and the IMF

Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Technical Assistance Report-Regulation and Supervision of Crypto Assets

August 31, 2023

Series:Country Report No. 2023/319
Lao People's Democratic Republic: 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lao PDR

May 22, 2023

Series:Country Report No. 2023/171
IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Lao P.D.R.

February 8, 2023

IMF Staff Completes 2023 Article IV Mission to Lao P.D.R.
Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Technical Assistance Report on Government Finance Statistics Mission (October 4-29, 2021)

July 29, 2022

Series:Country Report No. 2022/261
Lao People’s Democratic Republic : Technical Assistance Report-Risk-Based Banking Supervision

June 18, 2020

Author/Editor:International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Series:Country Report No. 2020/206

April 11, 2024

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