Laos News News Laos » Economy: Laos Bet Big on China-Backed Dams. Its Economy Is Paying the Price
Laos' government has longstanding plans to turn the landlocked country of 8 million people into "the battery of Southeast Asia" by exporting electricity generated by hydropower dams along the Mekong ...
News Laos » Economy: Why Dollarization Is the Solution to Laos’ Economic Woes
Laos posted an annual average growth in its gross domestic product (GDP) of more than 7 percent between 1985 and 2019. That was nothing short of an “economic miracle.” That said, since 2019 the ...
News Laos » Economy: Laos hopes for economic boost from Chinese-built railway
The railway will connect the Laos capital Vientiane with the Chinese city of Kunming – Copyright LAO NATIONAL TV/AFP STR A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line ...
News Laos » Economy: ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still ...
News Laos » Economy: Laos govt holds on to 6% growth target as economy grows by 5% in first half of 2026
Laos' economy expanded 5 per cent in the first half of 2026, helped by a strong tourism season and growth in services.
News Laos » Economy: Can Laos’ Communist Party Recover From the Current Economic Crisis?
For the past three decades, the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) government appeared to prove the claim that Asia’s communist parties survive – and can even thrive – through “economic ...
News Laos » Economy: Laotian Workers, Facing Poor Economic Conditions, Seek Work Elsewhere
Large numbers of Laotian workers, facing poor economic conditions, are seeking work in Thailand, South Korea and Japan, bringing Laos millions of dollars in repatriated salaries but exposing the ...
News Laos » Economy: Unprecedented Protests Are Putting Laos in Uncharted Waters
In the past year, Laos has witnessed more popular unrest than at any time in decades, as well as what might have been an unprecedented gesture of government accountability. The wave of discontent ...
News Laos » Economy: Lao students quit school amid dismal economy
Middle and high school students in Laos say they are dropping out of school because of the country’s dismal economy and lack of job opportunities, while fewer young people are enrolling in ...