Vientiane, Aug. 15 -- The Vietnamese Embassy in Laos held a seminar in Vientiane on August 15 to look into operations of Vietnamese banks in Laos and measures for improving their performance. Attending the event were representatives from six Vietnamese commercial banks operating in Laos, namely Lao-Viet Bank, VietinBank Laos, Vietcombank Laos, MB Laos, Sacombank Laos, and SHB Laos. Delegates focused discussion on the Vietnamese banks' perspectives on the monetary policy of the Bank of the Lao PDR, the banks' performance, and measures for effectively improving banking operations in the coming time. They also put forward recommendations to relevant authorities to create a favourable environment for financial and banking activities. Speaking...