More adults than ever in low- and middle-income countries now have bank or other financial accounts, leading to a rise in formal saving, according to the World Bank Group’s Global Findex 2025 report.
This momentum in financial inclusion is creating new economic opportunities. Mobile-phone technology played a key role in...
Laos has recorded 414 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with Luang Prabang recording almost as many cases as Vientiane Capital.
The National...
Private sector representatives have called on the government to consider reopening factories in Vientiane Capital in a bid to speed up economic recovery.
The Lao...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is discussing excluding Myanmar's leader from a summit later this month after the country has failed to...
Laos has recorded 484 new cases of Covid-19 across the country today, with high numbers in Luang Prabang Province.
The National Taskforce for Covid-19 Prevention...
Three men have been arrested in Luang Prabang Province after authorities seized more than three million methamphetamine tablets.
The three drug traffickers were caught with...