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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 (Dec 8, 2016)

Trade Summary Lao Securities Exchange trade mixed on Thursday. The index ended lower by 1.4 percent or 14.43 points to 1,014.05 points, weighed sharply by...

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

Trade Summary On Wednesday, Lao Securities Exchange, the index stayed unchanged at 1,028.48 points, posting a small trading volume of just 1,100 shares, making around...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Dec 5, 2016)

Trade Summary Lao stock exchange resumed trading after a long weekend with no change in the index. But the trading volume failed to match the...

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

Trade summary Lao stock market marked was quiet day on the final day of the week, index closed up by 0.13 percent or 1.33 points...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 25, 2016)

Trade Summary At the end of the week, LSX closed unchanged at 1,014.43 point. The market generated about 211 million kip form the trading of...

BCEL-KT: Trade Summary (Nov 23, 2016)

Trade Summary After the significant exchange of institutional investors yesterday, today Lao securities exchange trended in modest volume. The index was down by 0.04 %...