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Economy

Asian Development Bank Funds USD 41M for Primary Healthcare in Laos

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a USD 41 million financing package to strengthen primary health care in Laos. According to ADB, the Green Primary Care Project will improve governance and service delivery while building resilience in the health system and communities across the country amid increasingly severe climate...

Laos Calls for Increased ASEAN Investment in Nature-Based Solutions

Laos is urging ASEAN member states to ramp up investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS)...

New Incentives for Nature-Based Tourism Investment in Lao Forests

World Bank Laos - A decision announced today by the Lao Ministry of Agriculture...

Laos Signs Agreement to Develop Pumped-Storage Hydropower Project in Sekong

On 1 September, Électricité du Laos Generation Public Company (EDL-Gen) signed an agreement with...

Laos Fuel Price Fluctuations Hit Commuters, Families, Delivery Workers

Fuel prices in Laos have shifted modestly compared to the same period last year,...

Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone Celebrates 15th Anniversary

The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone celebrated its 15th anniversary this month amid much fanfare and media coverage domestically. The Zone, located along the Mekong...

Vientiane Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Currency Exchange Operators 

Authorities in Vientiane Capital are struggling to control unlicensed currency exchange businesses amid a widening gap between official and market exchange rates. Rising inflation and...

Construction Begins on China-funded Educational Facility in Vientiane Capital

Construction of a new facility funded by China at the Laos Institute of Posts and Telecommunications in Vientiane Capital has begun. Lao Minister of Technology...

Laos Forms New Committee to Reform Struggling Power Company

The Government of Laos has set up a special committee to reform Electricite du Laos (EDL) as part of attempts to reign in bloated...

Feasibility Study Completed for Vientiane to Pakse Expressway

A new expressway linking Vientiane Capital with Champasack Province is closer to reality after a feasibility study for the project has been completed. The...

Laos Records Bumper Trade Surplus in 1st Quarter

Laos recorded a trade surplus in the first three months of this year, despite the continued depreciation of the Lao kip amid increased production...