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Workshop Aims to Develop Capacity of Lao PDR Officials to Examine the Country’s RCEP Commitments
06 February 2023
Vientiane, 6-9 February 2023: Structural transformation is key to enabling growth and competitiveness in the domestic economy. The transformation of the global value chain (GVC) …
Sharing Information about RCEP Nationwide in Lao PDR
08 December 2022
Lao PDR, 8 & 13 December 2022: ERIA’s Capacity Building Programme, working in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), Lao PDR, held …
Unpacking the RCEP Agreement for Lao Business: Public and Private Dialogue Series
10 August 2022
Vientiane, 10-11 August 2022: With the 1 January entry into force of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), it is urgent for businesses to seize …
New Thai-Lao Strategic Impetus, Rail Connectivity
06 June 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: The Lao PDR has come a long way, from a land-locked nation to a land-linked hub. Since …
Reaching Out to Provincial Official in Lao PDR for Workshop on ROO
25 April 2022
Vientiane, 25-29 April 2022: With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) coming into force on 1 January 2022, countries including Lao PDR are looking to …
Socialisation Workshop on the RCEP E-Commerce Work Plan for Lao PDR
12 January 2022
Vientiane, 12 Jan 2022: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force on 1 January 2022, with a chapter dedicated to e-commerce (Chapter 12). …
Rules of Origin under RCEP: A Training for Lao PDR Officials
15 November 2021
Vientiane, 15 – 19 November 2021: The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will come into force on January 1, 2022 for those countries that have …
Working Towards Services Integration Through the Negative List
13 August 2021
Vientiane, 13 August 2021: The ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) signed in October 2020 establishes a framework to promote economic integration and liberalisation in …
Identifying Policy Gaps to Undertake Structural Transformation in Lao PDR
19 May 2021
Vientiane, 19 May 2021: Hosted jointly by the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Centre for Development Policy Research (CDR) of Lao PDR, ERIA’s Capacity Building …
Preparing to Unlock the Lockdown with Lao PDR
06 May 2021
Vientiane, 6 May 2021: ERIA’s Capacity Building Programme held an online workshop, ‘Unlocking the Lockdown: Alignment of Domestic and Regional Policies’ on 6 May. Hosted …
