Bank of the Lao PDR and the Bank of Korea signed a bilateral cooperation agreement and launched implementation of the BOK-KPP 2025 programme with its first technical seminar, focused on developing financial skills to support economic stability in the Lao PDR. The seminar, titled “Developing financial skills to promote economic stability in the Lao PDR”, was co-chaired by Malinee Savanna from the Bank of the Lao PDR’s International Cooperation Department and Joonseo Park from the Bank of Korea’s International Department, with 27 participants from both institutions. Discussions covered the Lao PDR’s economic and financial development, the current state of financial literacy, and strategic planning to strengthen financial education going forward, supported by presentations from Bank of the Lao PDR officials and experts from the Bank of Korea and Sungkyunkwan University.
Bank of the Lao 2025-07-23
Bank of the Lao PDR and Bank of Korea sign cooperation agreement and hold first BOK-KPP 2025 technical seminar
The Bank of the Lao PDR and the Bank of Korea signed a bilateral cooperation agreement and launched the BOK-KPP 2025 programme with a technical seminar focused on financial skills development to support economic stability in the Lao PDR. The seminar, co-chaired by officials from both banks, addressed economic and financial development, financial literacy, and strategic planning for financial education.