Economy

Laos Attracts USD 8.5 Billion in Investment Projects in First Seven Months of 2026

Laos attracted over USD 8.5 billion in investment approvals during the first seven months of 2026, with officials greenlighting 34 projects in concessionary businesses and controlled business lists. The figures mark a 68 percent increase over the same period last year, and actual capital inflow from these projects has already...

Laos State Utility Revenue Grows 9.4 Percent in First Half of 2026

Electricité du Laos (EDL), the state-owned power utility, grew its revenue by 9.4 percent...

Laos Considers VAT Exemption to Subsidize Electricity for Low-Income Households

Laos’ National Assembly (NA) is considering a proposal to exempt subsidized residential electricity from...

Oudomxay Seeks More Railway Services to Boost Investment

Authorities in Oudomxay Province, northern Laos, have announced plans to expand railway services and...

Vientiane Halts New Microfinance, Pawnshop Licenses Amid Regulatory Review

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

Lao Government to Utilize Hydrogen Ammonia as Clean Source of Energy

The Lao Government is currently in the process of drafting strategies to utilize hydrogen ammonia as a clean source of energy, partially replacing other...

Groundbreaking Held For Cambodia’s Second Expressway, Linking Capital To Vietnam

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday presided over a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of the country’s second expressway,...

Lao President Appoints New Committee for Country’s Digital Transformation

Mr.Thongloun Sisoulith, the President of Laos, has selected members of a new National Committee to implement the Digital Transformation plan for economic and social...

New Tourist Amenities to be Built in Xaysomboun Province

Xaysomboun province officials have permitted a local company to construct tourist facilities in three public parks in the Anouvong district, at a cost of...

SEZs Provides More Than 60,000 Jobs to Locals in Laos

According to government officials, more than 1,000 businesses registered in 21 Special Economic Zones (SEZs) across seven provinces in Laos have provided 60,000 employment...

Laos Imports Over 80,000 Vehicles in 2022

The President of the Lao Automotive Industry Association informed the public in a meeting on 5 June that Laos imported 80,708 vehicles including cars,...