Lao People's Democratic Republic

Laos ( (listen), ; Lao: ລາວ, Lāo [láːw]), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao; French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist state and the only landlocked country in Southeast Asia. At the heart of the Indochinese Peninsula, Laos is bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast and Thailand to the west and southwest.Present Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to Lan Xang, which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia. …

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26 May 2023 English

Reducing reliance on imports should be the aim in ensuring the country is not hostage to global market volatility.


World Bank Group · 26 May 2023 English

(P178002) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Poverty and Equity Global Practice ISR55930 | Implementing Agencies: Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of


World Bank Group · 25 May 2023 English

Project ID Parent Project ID (if any) Lao People's Democratic Republic EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC P178957 Project Borrower(s) Implementing Agency(ies) Lao People's Democratic Republic Ministry of Health Proposed Development Borrower/Client/Recipient Borrower: Lao People's Democratic Republic Implementing Agency(ies) Implementing


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 25 May 2023 English

This brochure provides an overview of how the Asian Development Bank is helping its members enhance tax transparency and counter tax evasion and aggressive tax planning.The bank provides technical assistance …

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Amnesty International · 25 May 2023 English

In response to news on 17 May 2023 of the fatal shooting of Bounsuan Kitiyano, a 56-year-old Lao human rights defender and a refugee recognized the UN High Commissioner for …


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 25 May 2023 English

This report uses a broad range of indicators to assess the individual and collective development progress made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Building on a previous study released …

Index in ASEAN-6 and Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, 9 Myanmar, and Viet Nam, 2000–2019 ASEAN-6 Relative to Cambodia, 10 the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Viet Nam, 2000–2021 Poverty in ASEAN–6 and Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Viet Nam, 11 2000–2019 Development Thematic Group; and from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Resident Mission of Southeast Asia accurately assess aggregate Cambodia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, and Viet Nam performance


World Bank Group · 24 May 2023 English

(P169669) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Urban, Resilience and Land Global ISR55813 | Implementing Agencies: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Natural Resources and


World Bank Group · 24 May 2023 English

(P169669) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Urban, Resilience and Land Global ISR55813 | Implementing Agencies: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Natural Resources and


World Bank Group · 24 May 2023 English

(P169669) EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Urban, Resilience and Land Global ISR55813 | Implementing Agencies: Lao People's Democratic Republic, Ministry of Natural Resources and


SEI: Stockholm Environment Institute · 24 May 2023 English

This report explores tensions embedded in the concept of sustainable polar cruise tourism in Svalbard.What makes an experience sustainable? Can polar cruise tourism in the High Arctic ever be sustainable? …

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