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The new link has the potential to boost landlocked Laos’s economy markedly, especially as there are plans for it ultimately to form part of a ‘pan-Asian’ railway. However, there…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB265185
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Phankham Viphavanh succeeds him as prime minister. The country’s reshuffled leadership is entrusted with handling complicated ties with China and Vietnam -- each of which looks to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260557
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According to a debt sustainability analysis published by the IMF in May, Laos is in debt distress. Years of rapid growth in borrowing to fund infrastructure development…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280381
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Chinese loans for large-scale infrastructure have largely stopped since 2019 and are unlikely to recover due to repayment problems and environmental concerns. Chinese corporations…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282990
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The Bangladesh nuclear power plant (NPP) is part of Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom's ambitious international expansion strategy, which includes newcomers to the civil…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236119
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The government’s commitment to fiscal consolidation is aimed at pleasing the IMF, with which Sri Lanka recently reached a staff-level agreement on a four-year, USD2.9bn bailout…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274687
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It is relying on China -- a fellow one party, Marxist-Leninist state -- to help ease its woes. Meanwhile, the ruling Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) is preparing for its…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB257446
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Prospects for global infrastructure in the fourth quarter.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB203155
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Laos/US diplomatic ties.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB201605
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The expected rebound from declining infrastructure investment in Central Europe in 2016-17.