Germany provides over 67 billion kip for vocational education development The German government has agreed to provide a grant of over 67 billion kip (EUR 6.8 million) for the Vocational Education Financing Facility (VEFF) project […]
Stimulus package intensified to boost SMEs, ministry says A number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have enjoyed financial access and a large amount of in-kind support, thanks to assistance from the government and development […]
Four-month revenue collection amounts to only 20 percent of 2018 target The collection of revenue throughout the nation over the past four months has reached 5,297 billion kip, equal to only 20.81 percent of the […]
Committees set up in provinces to speed investment approval A number of provinces have established Investment Promotion and Management Committees (IPMCs) in a bid to accelerate the consideration and approval of investment proposals. — Vientiane […]
WB provides 257b kip loan to reduce Lao disaster risks The World Bank recently provided a loan of more than 257 billion kip (US$31million) to Laos for implementing the Lao PDR Southeast Asia Disaster Risk […]
Govt revenues expected to fall short of targets Government revenues are expected to fail to meet the targets set for the first quarter and first half of this year, according to a report from the […]
Businesses urged to comply with May 1 minimum wage increase All businesses and factories in Laos are required to increase the minimum wage from the present 900,000 kip to 1.1 million kip a month as […]
Lao PDR To Increase Productivity And Quality In Agriculture More than 140,000 people will benefit from efforts to make rice, maize, and produce farming more productive and profitable, through the Lao PDR Agriculture Competitiveness Project, […]
Australian And EU Officials Visit Northern Laos In Support Of Education From 23-26 April, Australia’s Deputy Head of Mission Andreas Zurbrugg, and the European Union’s Head of Cooperation Bryan Fornari, together with key government counterparts […]
E-visa set to go online year-end, early 2019 Electronic visa (E-visa) services are set to be offered at the end of this year or early next year in a move to attract more foreign tourists […]
Lao Healthcare Gets $30 mln Boost From ADB The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$30 million grant to the Lao government to expand healthcare coverage and improve health services throughout the country. — […]
The Truth About the New Laos Minimum Wage Hike After months of deliberation, Laos’ Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith announced this week that the country’s minimum wage will increase from 900,000 kip ($108) to 1.1 million […]