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Economy

State Budget Mismanagement Uncovered in Vientiane Capital

Laos is facing issues in managing its state budget, with billions of kip unaccounted for, according to the Vientiane Capital People's Assembly on 19 December. President of Central Region Audit Office No.1, Khammone Bouaphanh revealed that LAK 4.77 billion (about USD 217,000) had not been transferred to the official state...

Rising Costs Prompt Market Reform Proposals

National Assembly Representative for Vientiane Capital, Valy Vethsaphong, has called on the Lao government...

Vientiane Economy Hits 5.85 Percent Growth, Beating Expectations

Vientiane Capital's economy grew by 5.85 percent, surpassing the National Assembly's initial target of...

Phout Simmalavong Receives Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun in Official Ceremony

On 18 December, Phout Simmalavong, Minister of Education and Sports and President of the...

Creative Economy Revolution: How ASEAN’s Youth are Leading the Charge

On 2 to 5 December, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Summit 2024...

Laos Sells, Dissolves, and Reforms State Enterprises

Laos has begun selling shares in its state enterprises to local investors as part of reforms expected to unburden the state amid economic woes. A...

Bank of Laos Limits Daily Foreign Exchange Transactions

The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) has announced that commercial banks and currency exchange providers will be subject to new limits on the...

Laos Finance Minister Says Public Debt ‘Still Manageable’

Laos' Finance Minister Bounchom Oubonpaseuth has assured National Assembly members that public debt is still manageable, despite the total amount remaining considerable. Vientiane Times reports...

ASEAN+3 Publishes Regional Economic Outlook for 2022 

Risks abound, but growth is expected to normalize in the region as COVID recedes. On 12 April, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) published its...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Streamline Passport Applications

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) plans to process more passport applications to reduce the long queue of people waiting to travel abroad. The Consular...

Laos Finance Minister Guarantees Three-month Fuel Supply

Lao Minister of Finance, Mr. Bounchom Oubonpaseuth, has guaranteed fuel supplies will be sufficient for motorists across Laos for the next three months. He made...