Aid and development

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided three new loans worth US$140 million to develop the agriculture and education sectors and for public finance management.The agreements were signed on Wednesday by the Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr Bounchom Oubonpaseuth, and ADB’s ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Poverty Reduction Fund under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry discussed a research programme on the impact of community-driven development on rural development, which Laos is taking part in along with other Mekong countries.The joint research programme will be undertaken ...

VIENTIANE, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) — Chinese and Lao officials signed a document for carrying out China aid projects for poverty alleviation in Laos on Wednesday in Lao capital Vientiane.Wang Qihui, economic and commercial counsellor of the Chinese Embassy in Laos and Saysana Sithiphone, chief cabinet ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Australian government has provided more than 25 billion kip (AUD4.2 million) to improve equitable access and use of safe sanitation and hygiene in Savannakhet province.A Memorandum of Understanding was signed recently between the Head of Savannakhet province’s Health Department, Dr ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will encourage development partners to maintain their assistance to Laos for a while after the nation graduates from Least Developed Country status.“In fact, one of the things we are doing is to ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The European Union has announced that it is allocating €200,000 (LAK 1.95 billion) in humanitarian aid to help Lao families affected by the recent tropical storms.According to a media release posted on the website of the European Union Delegation to the ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and UN agencies in Laos on Wednesday kicked off events to mark World Food Day and International Day and National Week for the Eradication of Poverty at Lao-ITECC.The government, in cooperation with development partners, is marking the two important ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) – The Ministry of Planning and Investment is continuing efforts to enhance cooperation in response to challenges in implementing the government’s socio-economic development plan up to 2020.Representatives of the ministry and other authorities met in Vientiane on Thursday and reviewed the implementation ...

The Japanese government is funding a grant aid project worth US$17.8 million to improve the water supply system in Luang Prabang city, under a grant agreement signed in Vientiane on Thursday.The agreement was signed by the Director General of the Department of International Cooperation of ...

Government officials and Laos’ United Nations development partners met in Vientiane to assess the country’s vulnerability in the lead up to graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status.The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in collaboration with the Lao government and the United ...