Vientiane Capital, 29 June 2021, the Department of Planning and Cooperation (DPC), Ministry of Industry and Commerce organized a virtual workshop to discuss the Global Gender Gap Report 2021 and the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Lao women entrepreneurs under the support of Lao Competitiveness and Trade Project Read more…
Vientiane, 31 May 2021, the Department of Planning and Cooperation (DPC), Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), organized a virtual meeting to wrap-up the appraisal Mission for additional financing to Lao Competitiveness and Trade (LCT) Project. The Meeting was honorably chaired by H.E. Somchith Inthamith, Deputy Minister of Industry and Read more…
Draft Stakeholder engagement plan (SEP) and Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) are prepared as part of the process of preparing additional financing to the Lao Competitiveness and Trade Project. These are “live” documents which need to evolve with the project and the project implementation unit -NIU will regularly review Read more…
More training, more links to buyers of rural arts means more income for women Northern Lao PDR is home to a host of traditional craftsmanship. Think slim skirts with hand-embroidered diamond motifs, or woven textiles dyed shades of blue, or handbags of knotted jungle vine. Generally produced for use locally, Read more…
Vientiane Capital, 21 April 2021. Mr. Nicola Pontara, the World Bank Country Manager, paid a farewell visit to the Minister of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) at the Ministry’s building.Mr. Pontara thanked the Government of Laos and the MOIC for strong partnership and cooperation in promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth Read more…
