The Ministry of Finance has issued 2025 government bonds through the Lao Stock Exchange (LSX), comprising bonds worth 2,700 billion Lao kip, US$100 million, 6,500 million Thai baht, and 200 million Chinese Yuan.
Addressing the news conference on the issuance of the 2025 government bonds at the Lao Stock Exchange (LSX) in Vientiane on March 14, the Director General of the Public Debt Management Department at the Ministry of Finance, Mr Vileth Kinnavong, said this marks the eighth consecutive year of government bonds being issued through the LSX.
He highlighted that the government bonds issued through the exchange have received strong interest from domestic and foreign investors, including individuals and institutional entities. Since 2018, the Ministry of Finance has collaborated with the LSX, BCEL-KT
Securities Co Ltd, Lao China Public Securities Company and LDB-S Securities Company for the issuance and distribution of government bonds. Initially, only bonds denominated in Lao kip were offered in 2018.
Later, US dollar denominated bonds were introduced in 2020, Thai baht bonds in 2023, and Chinese Yuan bonds in 2024.
To date, the total government bonds issued through the stock market are valued at 11,400 billion Lao kip, US$350 million, 15,500 million Thai baht and 500 million Chinese Yuan.
The Ministry of Finance has consistently fulfilled its obligations by making timely and accurate principal and interest payments to investors, without missing any payment deadlines. This track record has helped build investor confidence in Lao government bonds.
Based on these achievements, the Ministry of Finance approved the continuation of bond issuance in 2025, with planned offerings of bonds worth 2,700 billion Lao kip, US$100 million, 6,500 million Thai baht, and 200 million Chinese Yuan.