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…
Vientiane, April 7, 2021. The Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), with support from the USAID Laos Business Environment Project, organized a Policy Talk workshop on Tax Identification Number and Cyber Security and Privacy Issues at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The workshop was co-chaired by Ms. Valy Vetsaphong Read more…
Vientiane Capital, 22 March 2021, Crown Plaza Hotel. The Department of Planning and Cooperation (DPC), Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), conducted a Stakeholder Consultation Workshop on the Gender Study on the Identification of Key Constraints Affecting Women-owned and Managed Enterprises in Doing Business in Lao PDR. The workshop was Read more…