Naphao International Border Checkpoint in Khammouane Province collected more than LAK 669.5 billion (USD 29.6 million) in customs revenue in the first half of 2026, exceeding its full-year target as mining debt repayments and stronger trade activity boosted collections.
According to Naphao Customs Head Souphat Sousengtay, the checkpoint received a...
More than 500,000 people living adjacent to sections of National Road 13 will benefit from the improvements planned in the National Road 13 Improvement and...
Laos has been ranked as the 42nd most vulnerable country to climate change.
This is due to the country’s proneness to climate-related hazards. Laos' susceptibility to...
The Lao government has announced that it will issue domestic bonds in LAK (kip) - instead of foreign currencies - with a two-pronged objective aimed at...
The Lao Government is in the process of preparing documents, measures and regulatory and legal frameworks necessary to register government bonds on the Lao stock market...
Lao people are paying some of the highest prices for rice in the region despite the country being a significant rice producer, according to the recently released World Bank...
A World Bank report released last week reports that "informal" financial services continue to play an important role in the lending sector in Laos despite the fervent growth of legal...
