Border bottlenecks hinder Lao imports: Study

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN) Limited procedural knowledge amongst both government authorities and traders at border areas is being blamed as the cause of trade bottlenecks at borders between Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

However, while problems in some areas are well known, a study conducted by the Department of Import and Export of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce under the Trade Development Facility project Phase II says Lao traders are generally unaware of these issues.

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