THE Japan Bank for International Co-operation (JBIC) has promised to provide soft loans to investors setting up businesses in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and is ready to back investment in a high-speed link between three airports that underpins the flagship economic zone. Tadashi Maeda, chief executive officer and executive managing director of state-run JBIC, […]
Read MoreVientiane’s Department of Public Works and Transport is calling on the owners of advertising signs, ATM booths and telephone lines in the capital to ask for permission before their erection. According to a notice issued by the department under the Ministry of Public Works and Transport recently, the owners of such equipment must seek permits […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – The Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) has asked relevant ministries and agencies to take more measures to support local firms against the United States (US)’s recent steel tariff decision. In the proposal sent to the Government Office, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) recently, VSA chairman […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: To deal with a familiar combination of falling currencies and uncertainty about economic growth, Asian central banks are reverting to their classic policy playbook. They are intervening in currency markets while concurrently injecting cash into their economies. The currencies of Asia’s economies with relatively high interest rates, such as Indonesia, India and the Philippines, […]
Read MoreRepresentatives of the 10 Asean member states yesterday shared important lessons about the implementation of guidelines in the management of cosmetics. The 28th meeting of the Asean Cosmetics Committee is taking place in Vientiane from May 1-4, chaired by Director General of the Food and Drug Department under the Ministry of Health, Dr Somthavy Changvisommid. […]
Read MoreThe predicted economic slowdown in China, one of the top three foreign investors in Laos and an important trading partner, could affect the Lao economy, the government’s economic analysts have warned. But trends in economic growth will be manageable, the analysts commented in a report issued by the Ministry of Planning and Investment. The International […]
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