Business

On 31 July, the Bank of the Lao PDR (BoL) suspended applications for new non-bank financial institutions in Vientiane Capital. Effective from the announcement date onwards, the suspension applies to both domestic and foreign investors seeking to establish deposit-taking microfinance institutions, non-deposit-taking microfinance institutions, and pawnshops in the capital. BoL said...

On 31 July, Lao authorities and Lao Development Bank (LDB) met with Thailand's Central...

The General Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Laos has told its members to check...

Electricity prices jumped 91.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year,...

Online sellers in Vientiane must register as businesses and obtain an e-commerce licence or...