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Decision on industrial and commercial activities that required additional permission in the Lao PDR
This ministerial decision defines the new list entrepreneurial sectors requiring extra permits for business activities under the laws and regulations.
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Laos rapid economic growth path has so far avoided macroeconomic cliffs
Laos is one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia. On average the countrys economy has grown by 7.5 per cent per year and trade by 17 per cent per year since 2000, ...
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Socio-Economic Atlas of the Lao PDR 2015
This latest atlas, developed by the Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) of the University of Bern, together with the Lao Statistics Bureau (LSB), combines statistical ...
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Lao PDR- Annual Economic Report 2016
This annual report offers the trends of economic development in Lao PDR in 2016.
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Lao PDR- Annual Economic Report 2015
This annual report offers the trends of economic development in Lao PDR in 2015.
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Myanmar Economic Bulletin: Volume 1, Number 1
Welcome to the first issue of the Myanmar Economic Bulletin, the flagship publication of the Myanmar Development Institute (MDI). A think-tank established by the notification fr...
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Improving Capacity for Better Use of Public Funds [Lao PDR]
What is PFM? The World Bank is working with the Lao government on their Public Financial Management. Ultimately, an improved PFM system will benefit all Lao citizens and provide...
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Investment Promotion Law, Lao PDR 2016
This Law defines principles, regulations and measures regarding the domestic and foreign investment promotion and administration in order to enable convenient, expeditious, tran...
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Taking Advantage of E-Commerce : Legal, Regulatory and Trade Facilitation Priorities for Lao PDR
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 price...
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Digital Connectivity in Lao PDR Lagging Behind Peers : A Short Assessment with Policy Recommendations to Catch Up
Digital connectivity access to affordable and reliable internet services has become a key driver of economic and social development globally. Economic activities and government ...
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Savannakhet Provincial Chamber of Commerce and Industry
This book offers the information on activities of commerce and industry sector of Savannakhet province from 1992-2014
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ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2018
The ASEAN Statistical Yearbook 2018 is the fourteenth issue of the publication, since the series started in 2001. Prepared by the Statistics Division of the ASEAN Secretariat, t...
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Commodifying Sovereignty: Special Economic Zone and the Neoliberalization of the Lao Frontier
Laos has followed its Chinese neighbor in creating the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as part of the new economic engine that allows distinctive economic policies and flexible go...
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Doing business in Lao PDR : constraints to productivity
New available data suggests that the business environment in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (PDR) is not improving, and may be deteriorating. The main constraints to doing busi...
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ASEAN Key Figures 2018
The ASEAN Key Figures 2018 is the inaugural issue of a new publication by the Statistics Division (ASEAN stats) of the ASEAN Secretariat. The publication provides rea...
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Lao PDR Economic Monitor, August 2019 : Maintaining Economic Stability
Economic growth in Lao PDR is projected to rebound to 6.5 percent in 2019, up from 6.3 percent in 2018. This pick up is expected to be driven by growth of the construction secto...
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Economy Profile of the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Doing Business 2019
Sixteenth in a series of annual reports comparing business regulation in 190 economies, Doing Business 2019 covers 11 areas of business regulation. Ten of these areas - starti...
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Myanmar union-level budget data
Union-level budget data from officially-published gazettes from Fiscal Year 2011-12 to 2017-18.
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2016 Lao PDR Enterprise Survey : Country Highlights
The World Bank Group conducted face-to-face interviews with top managers and business owners of 368 enterprises in Lao PDR from January 2016 through June 2016. The Enterprise Su...
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Partnerships and Opportunities for a New Green Forest Economy in Lao PDR : Sustaining Forest Landscapes and Livelihoods
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) has a comparative advantage in natural capital, which has fueled economic growth averaging around 8 percent per annum since 2000. The ...