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Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) and ADB
ADB operations in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic support quality, sustainable, inclusive, and green growth for COVID-19 recovery, with a focus on health care and food security.
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Lao PDR’s Growth Slower than Expected in 2023, Stable Outlook for 2024 — ADB
Economic growth in the Lao PDR is forecast to be slower than expected due to weaker growth prospects in the PRC, adverse weather conditions brought about by the late onset of the monsoon season, and macroeconomic pressures arising from unsustainable public debt and a weak Lao kip.
Asian Development Bank and the Lao PDR: Fact Sheet
The Lao PDR aims to promote quality, sustainable, inclusive, and green growth in the context of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and to graduate from least developed country status in 2026.
Renewable Energy Manufacturing: Opportunities for Southeast Asia
This report explains how Southeast Asia can become a leader in renewable energy manufacturing and the benefits this will bring by boosting jobs, improving energy security, and helping the region meet its climate targets.
ADB’s Role in Promoting Growth, Green Recovery, and Inclusion in ASEAN
This brochure outlines how the Asian Development Bank (ADB) is partnering with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to strengthen regional cooperation and integration to help drive growth, a green recovery, and inclusion.
Lao PDR Facts
ADB's Work in the Lao PDR
The economy of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) gradually recovered in 2022, supported by the reopening of the country’s borders and improved mobility after a 2-year closure to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
To date, ADB has committed 364 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $2.6 billion to the Lao PDR. Cumulative loan and grant disbursements to the Lao PDR amount to $2.41 billion.
Data: Lao PDR
Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Development indicators for Pakistan, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
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ADB extended assistance to Lao PDR to implement the Greater Mekong Subregion Flood and Drought Risk Management and Mitigation Project, which provided training and preparation on crop production and farm productivity in both dry and wet seasons.
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- ASEAN Australia Smart Cities Trust Fund
- ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility
- ASEAN Infrastructure Fund
- Asian Clean Energy Fund
- Asian Development Fund
- Australian Climate Finance Partnership
- Canadian Climate Fund for the Private Sector in Asia
- Cities Development Initiative for Asia
- Clean Energy Financing Partnership Facility
- Clean Energy Fund
- Climate Change Fund
- Climate Investment Funds
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Fund
- Financial Sector Development Partnership Special Fund
- Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
- Global Environment Facility
- Global Partnership for Education Fund
- Green Climate Fund
- Japan Scholarship Program Fund
- Japan Special Fund
What's New
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Lao PDR’s Growth Slower than Expected in 2023, Stable Outlook for 2024 — ADB
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Asian Development Bank and the Lao PDR: Fact Sheet
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Renewable Energy Manufacturing: Opportunities for Southeast Asia
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
$45 Million ADB Financing to Strengthen Health Care Services in Lao PDR
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| Publications, Brochures and Flyers
ADB’s Role in Promoting Growth, Green Recovery, and Inclusion in ASEAN
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Accelerating the Net Zero Transition in Asia and the Pacific: Low-Carbon Hydrogen for Industrial Decarbonization
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Imagining an Inclusive Economy: The Role of SMEs and Digital Payment in Elevating Economic Equality
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Family Business during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Asia: Role of Government Financial Aid and Coping Strategies
Contact: Lao PDR Resident Mission (LRM)
Corner of Lanexang Av. and Samsenthai Rd., P.O. Box 9724, Vientiane, Lao PDR
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Fax +856 21 250333
Lao PDR Resident Mission's (LRM) primary role includes:
- Government, development partners, civil society, and private sector relations
- Country programming
- Policy dialogue and support
- Country reporting
- Aid coordination
- External relations and information dissemination
- Portfolio management and project administration
LRM also assists with:
- Project and technical assistance processing
- Economic and sector work and other analytical work
The Lao PDR Resident Mission will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: January 2 (Monday), in lieu of January 1
- International Women's Day: March 8 (Wednesday)
- Lao New Year: April 14, 17, 18 (Friday, Monday, Tuesday), in lieu of April 15, 16
- Labor Day: May 1 (Monday)
- Boat Racing Festival: October 30 (Monday)
- Lao National Day: December 1 (Friday), in lieu of December 2
- Christmas Day: December 25 (Monday)
- News Year's Eve: December 29 (Friday), in lieu of December 31
Last updated: 14 December 2022