Business

Laos’ inflation rate reached 7.7 percent in August, a slight increase from 7.6 percent in July, while average inflation for the first eight months of the year stood at 7.9 percent. Housing, water supply, electricity and cooking fuel recorded the largest increase, rising 30.2 percent from the same period last...

A new 330-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant planned for Xieng Khouang Province is expected to...

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...