The cost of transport in Lao PDR is said to be higher than in neighboring countries, affectingthe competitiveness of producers and shippers alike. However, the picture appears to be morenuanced. Since...
The rapid growth of e-commerce globally, including in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), helps lower the costs of trade for Lao PDR exporters, and reduces prices for consumers. E-commerce...
Rice is Lao PDR’s biggest agricultural commodity in terms of farmers involved in production, cropland area allocated, and food consumption. Rice also generates important economic spillover effects, supporting...
Digital connectivity - access to affordable and reliable internet services—has become a key driver of economic and social development globally. Economic activities and government services are increasingly...
Digital connectivity - access to affordable and reliable internet services—has become a key driver of economic and social development globally. Economic activities and government services are increasingly...
New available data suggests that the business environment in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) is not improving, and may be deteriorating. The main constraints to doing business named by firms surveyed...
Despite strong economic growth in recent decades led by the resource-based sectors, Lao PDR facessignificant challenges, including high poverty rates and limited productivity. A highly challenging business...
Despite strong economic growth in recent decades led by the resource-based sectors, Lao PDR facessignificant challenges, including high poverty rates and limited productivity. A highly challenging business...
New available data suggests that the Lao business environment is not improving, and might be deteriorating. The main constraints named by firms surveyed in the 2016 Enterprise Survey are the practices...
New available data suggests that the Lao business environment is not improving, and might be deteriorating. The main constraints named by firms surveyed in the 2016 Enterprise Survey are the practices...