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 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' 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: SEADRIF and FAO launch first parametric drought insurance pilot in Lao PDR
The SEADRIF Insurance Company and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched an anticipatory drought insurance pilot ...
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, 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 ...
News Laos » Finance: ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
LUANG PRABANG, Laos (AP) — Southest Asian finance ministers and central bank governors have ended meetings in the Laotian city of Luang Prabang citing progress in building stronger regional ...