Economy and commerce
Investment
Lao PM pushes for Bruneian investment
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has told ministries to be proactive in attracting investment from Brunei Darussalam after learning that companies in the oil-rich country want to do business in Laos.Bruneian investors are interested in exporting oil to Laos as well as operating poultry farms and ...
Souksakhone Vaenkeo
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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Australia approves AUD4.5 million for business, trade improvement in Laos
Laos is now actively working to improve the business environment and facilitate trade as part of supporting the government’s policy to improve the ease of doing business.To this end, the government of Australia last Friday approved AUD4.5 million (over US$3.1 million) to support ease of ...
Times Reporters
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 ...
Keoviengkhone Bounviseth
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 ...
KPL
Vientiane Motor Show to display automotive world’s latest offerings
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Vientiane Motor Show 2019 at Lao-ITECC from February 22 to March 2 will feature a wide variety of models from leading automakers ready to tempt car buyers.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
Lao PM urges Champassak to improve business environment
CHAMPASSAK, Laos (Vientiane Times/ANN) – Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith has instructed Champassak and other southern provinces to overcome the hurdles and challenges in doing business in order to attract more investment.The meeting discussed the policy of creating an investor-friendly business environment in Laos. Doing business ...
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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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