Investment
Investment policy and regulations
Lao investor backs multi-million dollar project in Thakhaek SEZ
KHAMMUAN, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Jo Bounmy Group, a leading business conglomerate in Laos, has approved additional capital of US$500 million to build a trade and warehouse complex at the Thakhaek Specific Economic Zone (TSEZ) in Khammuan province.The company plans to build a trading complex ...
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Lao officials beef up on investment incentives
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Central and local officials from the planning and investment and industry and commerce sectors attended a meeting yesterday to learn about investment incentives and details of the Investment Promotion Law, which was last revised in 2016.The meeting took place at the ...
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Ministry clarifies key measures to improve ease of doing business in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment has informed Vientiane and provincial authorities of the key documents to be complied with in efforts to improve the ease of doing business and investment in Laos.More ...
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Laos govt commits to further reform, improved business climate
The government has committed to continued efforts in improving the nation’s business climate as it plans to diversify the economic base and secure sustainable growth.More ...
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Hoya to build HDD glass substrate plant in Laos
PHNOM PENH: Japanese optical glass maker Hoya Corp will build a huge plant in Laos to manufacture glass substrates for hard disk drives in response to growing demand from ballooning global data traffic.More ...
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Public, Private Sectors Join Hands Improving Investment Climate in Laos
(KPL) Representatives of the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) joined in Vientiane those from the private sector to discuss recently implemented regulatory reforms for improving the ease of doing business in the Lao PDR on Thursday.More ...
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Business approval process cut to less than two months in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The time taken to complete the paperwork to start a new business has been reduced to less than two months, compared to 174 days previously.The new system came into effect on February 1, a senior official from the Enterprise Registration Office ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
Easier registration set to improve business environment in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Investors and business operators in Laos will no longer find it so difficult to register their enterprise after the Ministry of Industry and Commerce unveiled a new plan that will cut the registration time to 10 working days. Minister of Industry and ...
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Officials approve action plan to improve ease of doing business in Laos
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The secretariat for the improvement of regulations and the coordination mechanism for business activities in Laos has passed an action plan aimed at removing obstacles within 10 indicators that affect ease of doing business.The action plan was cleared at a meeting ...
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Govt announces list of controlled businesses
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has approved a list of businesses that are subject to government control, while also stating that types of business not on the list would find it easier to operate.An official from the Enterprise Registration Office said yesterday that from now on ...
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