List of banks in Laos explained

This is a list of banks in Laos.^[1]

Central bank

• Bank of the Lao P.D.R.

Commercial banks

Government-owned banks

Name	Abbv.	Established	Capital	Website	Notes
Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public	BCEL	2 December 1975		bcel.com.la
Lao Development Bank	LDB	9 April 2003		ldblao.la
Agricultural Promotion Bank	APB	19 June 1993		apb.com.la
Specialized banks
Nayoby Bank	NBB	15 September 2006		nbb.com.la
Joint-state banks
Lao-Viet Bank	LVB	22 June 1999	-	laovietbank.com.la	Agreement between BCEL and BIDV
Banque Franco-Lao	BDL	October 2008	-	bfl-bred.com	Agreement between BCEL and BRED
Lao China Bank	LCNB	22 January 2014	-	laochinabank.com	Agreement between BCEL and Fudian Bank

Private banks

Name	Abbv.	Established	Majority Owner	Capital	Website
Joint Development Bank	JDB	21 January 1989	Simoung Group		jdbbank.com.la
Phongsavanh Bank		29 March 2007	Phongsavanh Group		phongsavanhbank.com
Indochina Bank		6 February 2009	LVMC Holdings^[2]		indochinabank.com
Booyoung Lao Bank		September 2007	Booyoung Group^[3]		booyoungbank.com
Maruhan Japan Bank Lao	MJB	February 2013	Maruhan		maruhanjapanbanklao.com
Bank for Investment and Commerce	BIC	22 June 2017	AIF Group		biclaos.com
ST Bank		3 July 2009	ST Group		stbanklaos.la
Subsidiary banks
ACLEDA Bank Lao		26 December 2007	ACLEDA Bank		acledabank.com.la
RHB Bank Lao		6 May 2014^[4]	RHB Bank		rhbgroup.com/laos
Kasikornthaibank Lao	KBank	14 November 2014^[5]	Kasikornbank		kasikornbank.com.la
Saigon Thuong Tin Bank Lao	Sacombank	12 December 2008	Sacombank		sacombank.com.la
VietinBank Lao		27 January 2012	VietinBank		vietinbank.com.la
Vietcombank Lao	VCB	19 October 2018^[6]	Vietcombank
Canadia Bank Lao		1 September 2009	Canadia Bank		canadiabank.com.la
Saigon-Hanoi Bank Lao	SHB	15 January 2016	SHB Bank		shb.la

Defunct bank(s)

• Lao Construction Bank (LCB)^[7]

Foreign banks

Name	Abbv.	Branch(es)	Capital
Bangkok Bank		Vientiane
		Pakse
Krungthai Bank	KTB	Vientiane
		Savannakhet
Bank of Ayudhya	Krungsri	Vientiane
TMBThanachart Bank	TTB	Vientiane
Siam Commercial Bank	SCB	Vientiane
Public Bank		Vientiane
		Pakse
		Savannakhet
Military CJS Bank	MB	Vientiane
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China	ICBC	Vientiane
CIMB Thai		Vientiane
Cathay United Bank	CUBC	Vientiane
Bank of China	BOC	Vientiane
First Commercial Bank	FCB	Vientiane
Maybank		Vientiane
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group	ANZ	Vientiane
Taiwan Cooperative Bank	TCB	Vientiane

External links

• Bank of the Lao P.D.R.

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of Banks. Bank of the Lao P.D.R.. 29 October 2021.
2. http://www.lvmcholdings.net/eng/global_network/sub2.php LVMC Holdings - Lao PDR
3. http://eng.booyoung.co.kr/en/subsiduary/global.htm Booyoung Group - Global Business
4. Web site: RHB Bank receives licence to establish subsidiary in Laos. The Edge Markets. 29 October 2021.
5. Web site: KBank opens in Vientiane. Bangkok Post. 29 October 2021.
6. Web site: Vietcombank opens first overseas subsidiary in Laos. Vietnamplus.vn. 29 October 2021.
7. Web site: Lao Construction Bank Depositors to Retrieve Funds Next Month. Laotian Times. 29 October 2021.