Economy

The Lao central bank plans to resume accepting applications to establish new non-bank financial institutions by the end of 2026, after suspending new applications earlier this year to review and update licensing regulations. Visone Saysongkham, head of the non-bank financial institution supervision department at the Bank of the Lao PDR...

Vientiane’s Smart Clean-Cooling Road System pilot project has reached 95 percent completion, and contractors...

Laos’ inflation rate rose to 7.8 percent in September, up from 7.7 percent in...

The pork shortage is putting pressure on Vientiane’s meat markets as African swine fever...

Attapeu authorities have detailed five years of corruption investigations and financial irregularities, including a...