Despite its landlocked status, Laos is raising its FDI game as engagement with donors and investors grows.
Latest articles from Laos
Japan's manufacturers seek out Laos's advantages
Laos may be landlocked, but Japanese investors are discovering the country’s value as an important manufacturing base for their larger operations in Thailand and beyond.
Are Cambodia and Laos primed for an FDI awakening?
Cambodia and Laos have much to offer in terms of natural resources and beauty, but with their opaque and poorly enforced regulatory regimes, not to mention poor reputations for corruption, will inward FDI to the countries remain the preserve of massive corporations that can afford to take the risk?
Will WTO membership bring FDI boom for Laos?
Laos’s recent World Trade Organisation membership will make it a more viable FDI option, but will the investors come?
Lao Holdings takes action against government
A suit being brought against the Lao government at the World Bank’s International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes could damage the country's reputation, deterring further foreign investment.
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