Lao PDR At-A-Glance Economic instability and challenges in social services mean that Laos is in danger of losing gains it has made in poverty eradication, education, nutritional status, and other key ...

The World Bank report on Lao PDR highlights persistently high child stunting rates driven by poor diets, inadequate ...

September 7, 2004—The World Bank, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank, kicked off a series of international workshops last week – beginning in Bangkok, then Tokyo, before moving to Paris on ...

The World Bank urged Laos to take immediate steps to stabilise the national economy. With public debt exceeding 100 percent of GDP and a decline in revenue collection, the country confronts ...

Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum? The post Laos Is Turning to Its Neighbors to Loosen China's Economic ...

Alex Kremer, the World Bank Country Manager for Laos, warned these austerity measures would have damaging long-term consequences.

The World Bank has approved the second phase of a project to support improving the quality of health and nutrition services in poor and rural areas of Laos.

The World Bank has downgraded its economic projections for Indochina, with Cambodia and Laos expected to struggle, as non-performing loans continue to mount amid falling demand and trade ...

Laos is facing one of its worst economic crises in decades, with the country experiencing galloping inflation and staring at a debt default.

By AFP Published November 16, 2024 Laos is struggling to tame rampant inflation, with food prices rising sharply and the World Bank warning that public debt has hit unsustainable levels ...