Laos News News Laos » Finance: ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
LUANG PRABANG, LaosLUANG PRABANG, Laos — Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity ...
News Laos » Finance: Laos' financial debt to China grows as $6 billion high-speed rail line between the countries is unveiled
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. China is now connected with Laos via a recently completed high-speed rail line, which reportedly cost $6 billion. Chinese-led ...
News Laos » Finance: Vietnam, Laos deepen cooperation in finance, agriculture
Vietnam and Laos have agreed to step up cooperation in finance, agriculture, natural resources and environmental management, with a focus on sustainable agricultural development, forest protection and ...
News Laos » Finance: Laos fintech gives village banks, financial inclusion a timely boost
Three years ago, LTS Ventures was tasked with building a simple microfinance platform for Laos’s army of village banks and savings unions. It took off like a rocket, boosting financial inclusion, ...
News Laos » Finance: Laos looks to boost green financing amid ‘very unhealthy’ air quality
Senior finance and central bank officials from Southeast Asia and major economies met Thursday in the scenic Laotian city of Luang Prabang to discuss ways to help the region build resilience against ...
News Laos » Finance: Laos authorities review draft agenda for rural development, poverty alleviation
VIENTIANE: According to the Lao Ministry of Finance, a meeting was held in Vientiane on Monday, during which participants reviewed and discussed the draft National Agenda for Rural Development and ...
News Laos » Finance: Laos is spiraling toward a debt crisis as China looms large
Laos borrowed billions from President Xi Jinping's administration to finance railways, highways and hydroelectric dams, which has ballooned public debt to over 100% of GDP. Combined with a currency ...
News Laos » Finance: Laos, Hong Kong explore ties in green finance, gold markets
A Lao government delegation meets with finance officials in Hong Kong this week. VIENTIANE: A meeting between a delegation from Laos’ Ministry of Finance and representatives from financial ...