EMI featured stories
Here is what we have been doing with clients, partners and staff across Lao PDR.
Impact and community
Insurance claims paid to families, help after floods, and financial education for students.
EMI pays 49,562,000 kip in insurance claims to families in Champa Village
Loan and savings insurance claims were paid to the families of insured clients in Champa Village, Sikhodtabong District, Vientiane Capital.
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EMI and Homsavanh School celebrate Global Money Week and Aflatoun Day
EMI marked Global Money Week and Aflatoun Day 2026 together with Homsavanh School.
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EMI staff help 46 families affected by floods
Staff raised funds and delivered essential supplies to 46 client families affected by floods in Vientiane Capital and Luang Prabang Province.
Read moreInnovation and digital finance
Digital training for village banks, AI skills for staff, and electric scooters that cut fuel costs and emissions.
Digital finance training for village bank committees in Hinheub
Committees from five village banks in Hinheub District took part in a training on digital financial services, supported by ADA.
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EMI staff train on AI and machine learning
Staff took part in a two-day training on using artificial intelligence and machine learning in their daily work. The trainer was from Skills Up Training Center.
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EMI staff ride 1.5 million kilometers on electric scooters
Since May 2023, staff using 87 electric scooters have covered 1.5 million kilometers, avoiding about 203.82 tonnes of CO2 and saving about 2.02 billion kip in fuel.
Read moreGovernance and regulation
The Code of Conduct, visits from regulators and our place in the Deposit Protection Bureau.
EMI management attends workshop on the microfinance Code of Conduct
EMI’s management team joined the Lao PDR Microfinance Code of Conduct workshop to apply its principles in EMI’s operations.
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AMRO and the Bank of the Lao PDR visit EMI
A mission from the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office visited EMI with the Bank of the Lao PDR to collect data on microfinance operations.
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EMI joins the Deposit Protection Bureau
EMI was certified as the second financial institution to join the Deposit Protection Bureau, in 2021.
Read morePartnerships and industry
Work with partners on climate finance, disaster risk and responsible microfinance.
ICCAP project kick-off meeting at EMI
EMI held the kick-off meeting for the Inclusive Climate Finance for Vulnerable Communities in the Asia-Pacific (ICCAP) project, with the Lao Microfinance Association attending.
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EMI and MMI present disaster risk research to the Australian Embassy
EMI and the Melbourne Microfinance Initiative shared their joint research on natural disaster risks in Laos with the Australian Embassy.
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EMI welcomes SPTF and RIFF SEA to share experience
EMI’s management team hosted leaders from SPTF and RIFF SEA to exchange experience and look at ways to work together.
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Awards and recognition for EMI, and a study tour for our outstanding employees.
EMI film wins community development award at Sinemaya 2025
EMI’s short film “Hope in the Rain” won the Outstanding Award for Community Development in the Agricultural Sector at Sinemaya 2025 in the Philippines.
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Study tour to China for 20 outstanding employees
From 29 November to 2 December 2025, 20 outstanding employees joined a learning and skills study tour to Xishuangbanna, China.
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EMI wins two awards at the ASEAN Business Awards Laos 2022
EMI won awards for employment and for skill development at the ASEAN Business Awards Laos 2022.
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