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A new 330-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant planned for Xieng Khouang Province is expected to significantly improve domestic electricity reliability for northern Laos, especially during the dry season (March to August) when river levels plummet. On 26 August, private developer B Rich Namphan Power Sole Co., Ltd. signed a contract for...

Laos has tightened controls on foreign borrowing as the government seeks to limit debt...

The Bank of Laos (BOL) has cut its seven-day base interest rate from 8...

On 13 August, Laos agreed to study the development of a new industrial park...

On 31 July, the Bank of the Lao PDR (BoL) suspended applications for new...