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Lao PDR: Economic Fallout from COVID-19 Deepened
Economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, and from the efforts to contain it, deepened in Lao PDR over the second quarter of 2021 as...
Lao PDR: Economy Recovers then Falters Again under COVID-19
The Lao economy is on course for moderately improved growth in 2021, despite the second wave of COVID-19 denting the promising economic recovery made...
Fighting Poverty by Protecting Landscapes
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the World Bank have launched a $57 million Lao Landscapes and Livelihoods Project that will generate jobs...
Lao PDR: New Project to Protect Landscapes and Enhance Livelihoods
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$57 million project to help Lao PDR promote sustainable forest management, improve protected area...
Lao PDR Signs Agreement to Protect Forests and Reduce Carbon Emissions
The Lao PDR and the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) have signed an agreement to provide up to $42 million between now...
Lao Economy Set to Recover if Threats Can Be Contained
While economic growth in the Lao PDR contracted in 2020 for the first time in over two decades, the economy is set to recover...
Lao PDR: Poverty Continues to Decline but Progress under Threat
Lao PDR has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty over the past 25 years, with the proportion of the population living in poverty falling...
COVID-19 to Impact Lao PDR Growth, Debt in 2020
Lao PDR’s economic growth is projected to decline in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and measures to contain its spread,...
World Bank Support to Strengthen Lao PDR’s Financial Safety Net and Civil Registration System
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved $60 million in financing for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, of which $35 million will...
Lao PDR: New Financing to Improve Access to Health and Nutrition Services
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today
approved US$23 million for Lao PDR under the Health and Nutrition Services
Access Project (HANSA). The project aims...