01596cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001919 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451822434 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Lao People's Democratic Republic : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 1 online resource (58 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper examines the main causes for the surge in dollarization in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). It explores various strategies that may be adopted to maintain low inflation and thus, indirectly, encourage the use of the national currency. The paper highlights that foreign currencies now account for the largest component of the domestic money supply. This situation, although encouraging in a country with poorly developed financial institutions, poses several challenges for the authorities. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/061 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/061/002.2002.issue-061-en.xml IMF e-Library