✡  LAOS KIP

Reserve Requirement Rate

Years KIP Foreign Currencies
31-08-2023 8 % 10 %
13-02-2023 5,50 % 8 %
17-05-2022 5 % 5 %
02-07-2021 3 % 5 %
20-03-2020 4 % 8 %
26-01-2017 5 % 10 %
Notice:    BOL allows the commercial banks to maintain a maximum of 70% of Kip reserve requirement ratio as eligible bonds. As for foreign currency reserve requirement ratio, commercial banks are allowed to maintain in a form of reserve balance holding with BOL only.