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: 191 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

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Lao People’s Democratic Republic

November 8, 2024

On November 4, 2024, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2024 Article IV Consultation1 with Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Lao People's Democratic Republic: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Lao People's Democratic Republic

November 8, 2024

Series:Country Report No. 2024/319
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Lao People’s Democratic Republic

November 8, 2024

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the 2024 Article IV Consultation1 with Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
Public Sector Debt Statistics Mission: Lao People's Democratic Republic

July 17, 2024

Author/Editor:Deon F Tanzer
Series:High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/024
Government Finance Statistics Mission: Cambodia

July 17, 2024

Author/Editor:Irina Dubinina | Deon F Tanzer | Nadine Abou-Khaled
Series:High Level Summary Technical Assistance Report No. 2024/025

April 24, 2025

Read the Report