Lao PDR should Maintain Tight Monetary Policy and Strengthen Debt Management to Restore Macroeconomic Stability
July 12, 2024
Lao PDR’s economic growth is projected to pick up to 4.5 percent in 2024 from 4.2 percent in 2023.
July 12, 2024
Lao PDR’s economic growth is projected to pick up to 4.5 percent in 2024 from 4.2 percent in 2023.
May 31, 2024
AMRO organised a technical training seminar on the IFRS 9 accountancy standard for the Bank of Lao, PDR
December 20, 2023
The Bank of the Lao PDR (BOL) has long set its sights on modernizing the Laos banking sector.
December 13, 2023
Lao PDR has exported electricity to neighboring economies, earning the title of the “Battery of Southeast Asia” in recent years. However, the construction of power plants has resulted in higher external debt, putting pressure on the economy’s macro-financial stability.
November 9, 2023
Benyaporn Chantana, Chanthevivanh Keobounphanh, Naoaki Inayoshi, Nguyen Thi Kim Cuc, Phiengphathai Maniphone, Ravisara Hataiseree, Somphone Changdabout, Sota Nejime, Sumio Ishikawa, Yoki Okawa
Lao PDR’s economic growth is projected to accelerate to 4.8 percent in 2023 from 4.4 percent in 2022, bolstered by the service sector.
November 9, 2023
The Lao PDR’s economy is expected to maintain its recovery from the COVID-19-pandemic in 2023. However, currency depreciation and surging inflation are challenges to sustaining the economic recovery.
June 30, 2023
The Lao PDR’s economy is expected to maintain its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2023. However, currency depreciation and surging inflation are challenges to sustaining the economic recovery.
January 12, 2023
Chanthevivanh Keobounphanh, Kouqing Li, Naoaki Inayoshi
Lao PDR is transforming. The country took a giant step toward becoming a regional transportation hub when the Laos-China Railway became operational on December 3, 2021.
November 24, 2022
Ravisara Hataiseree, Somphone Changdabout
Given rising government debt and continuing development needs, tax collection is essential for the Lao government to support economic progress while improving fiscal sustainability.
October 19, 2022
Amid continuing economic uncertainty in the region and globally, Lao PDR’s economy also has to deal with high inflation, growing government debt, deteriorating asset quality and limited fiscal space.