Laos News » Khammouane News Laos » Khammouane » Economy: Laos Bet Big on China-Backed Dams. Its Economy Is Paying the Price
News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/laos-bet-big-on-china-backed-dams-its-economy-is-paying-the-price/ar-AA1LInHu
Published on: Tuesday 02 September 2025
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 » Khammouane » Economy: Why Dollarization Is the Solution to Laos’ Economic Woes
News channel or source: https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/why-dollarization-is-the-solution-to-laos-economic-woes/
Published on: Thursday 30 May 2024
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 » Khammouane » Economy: Villagers blame Chinese potash mine for massive sinkhole in central Laos
News channel or source: https://www.rfa.org/english/laos/2024/12/05/laos-sinkhole/
Published on: Friday 06 December 2024
A massive sinkhole that opened up in a rice paddy in central Laos’ Khammouane province was likely caused by excavation at a Chinese-owned potash mine, residents said Thursday. Residents of Thakhaek ...