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Laos’s Credit Rating Upgraded After Bond Sale, Hong Kong Tax Pact

Laos has received a credit rating upgrade after issuing a USD 500 million international bond and signing a tax agreement with Hong Kong aimed at reducing costs for cross-border investors. On 29 October, S&P Global Ratings upgraded Laos’s long-term credit rating from CCC+ to B-, with a stable outlook, indicating...

Laos Economy Inches Forward as Inflation Eases in September, Exports Keep Rolling

The cost of living in Laos is still rising, but not as fast as...

Fruit of Her Labor: How a Young Farmer Is Redefining Agriculture in Laos

A young woman in Luang Prabang is proving that farming can be more than...

Laos Launches Climate-Smart Farming Project in Six Provinces

Laos is stepping up efforts to tackle climate-related food insecurity and open new export...

Oil Prices Spike After United States Strikes on Iran Nuclear Sites

AFP - Oil prices surged in early trade Monday on concerns of disruption to...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 11, 2016)

Trade Summary At the end of the week, most Lao stocks closed at unchanged prices as the previous session. But the heavy-weight stock, EDL-Gen lost...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 8, 2016)

Trade Summary Lao Stock Market traded with minor volume of just 9,300 shares matched on Tuesday. However, the index was unchanged at 999.79 points as...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 7, 2016)

Trade Summary LSX was mixed on the first trading day of the week, the index growth 8.85 points to 999.79 points from the matching of...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 4, 2016)

Trade Summary LSX kept losing on Friday, down slightly by 0.67 points to close at 990.94 points with 54,300 shares traded. EDL-Gen closed unchanged at...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 1, 2016)

Trade Summary On Tuesday, LSX reached 1,006.44 points, as BCEL closed higher at 5,700 kip. The market posted 19,600 traded shares today, worth about 96...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Oct 31, 2016)

Trade Summary On Monday, LSX index stayed unmoved at 995,21 points, As almost LSX-Listed shares were unchanged, However, the market saw around 202,770,000 kip for...