Economy

Laos Inflation Edges Up in July, Electricity Prices Surge 91.5% Year-on-Year

Electricity prices jumped 91.5 percent in July compared to the same month last year, becoming one of the main factors behind a slight increase in Laos’ inflation rate, which rose to 7.6 percent from 7.4 percent in June. According to the latest figures from the Lao Statistics Bureau, the sharp...

Laos Eyes State Fuel Stations as Future EV Charging Hubs

Laos is exploring plans to turn state-owned fuel stations into electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging...

Online Sellers Face Renewed Enforcement of Business Registration Rules

Online sellers in Vientiane must register as businesses and obtain an e-commerce licence or...

Former MRC Chief Anoulak Kittikhoun Named First Lao Head of Mekong Institute

Former Mekong River Commission (MRC) Chief Executive Officer Anoulak Kittikhoun has been appointed Executive...

Laos Turns to Public-Private Partnership to Tighten Product Quality Controls

Laos has launched a new state-backed company to inspect and certify the quality of...

Lao Freight Forwarders Suffering from Competition

Transport service providers and freight forwarders in Laos are suffering from increased competition with the number of companies operating in the sector having increased. Despite...

ADB to Provide More Support for Development in Laos

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide US$32 million for the Climate-Friendly Agribusiness Value Chains Sector Project in Laos next year. This information was confirmed...

Economic Issues Top Cabinet, Provincial Governors Meeting Agenda

A meeting between the government cabinet, Vientiane Mayor and provincial governors kicked off yesterday in Vientiane to debate measures to realise the 2017 socio-economic...

Vientiane to Increase Water Charges by Four Percent

Vientiane Water Supply Enterprise (Nampapa Nakhon Luang) has announced it will increase water supply charges by four percent across all categories coming into effect...

UN Agencies Continue to Boost Development in Laos

All three respective United Nations agencies are starting their new cycle of five-year programming next year in an effort to boost the development of...

Construction Material Quality Control Centre Slated

Laos and China have agreed to cooperate in the construction sector, aiming to guarantee and improve of quality of construction materials in Laos. An agreement...