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Transitioning Towards Circular Economy: A Workshop for Lao PDR Policymakers
11 May 2023
Vientiane, 11-12 May 2023: The transition towards circular economy (CE) presents a unique opportunity for fast-growing ASEAN economies to be resource efficient, competitive, and innovative. …

ERIA Supports Wrap-Up Meeting on Lao PDR’s PEDs
02 May 2023
Vientiane, 2 May 2023: In preparation for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) assuming the Chairmanship of ASEAN in 2024, the Lao government has …

ERIA Makes Courtesy Visits to Cambodian and Lao Ambassadors in London
17 April 2023
London, 17 April 2023: The Director of Capacity Building, Jeremy Gross, took the opportunity of his visit to London to visit both the Cambodian and …

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 …

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 …