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Tackling stunting and malnutrition through a multi-sector convergence approach
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Economic growth in Lao PDR is estimated at 6.5 percent in 2018, down from 6.9 percent in 2017.
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Internet in Lao PDR is lagging in terms of price, accessibility, and quality.
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Disaster Risk Management
Lao PDR to strengthen resilience to natural disasters through a new project to help protect thousands against the impact of flooding.
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Ellen Goldstein
Country Director for Myanmar, Cambodia and Lao PDR
Nicola Pontara
Country Manager of the Lao PDR Country Office
Chandana Kularatne
Country Economist for Lao PDR
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Super-Clean Cookstoves Promise Results for Women and Climate
An initiative is introducing 50,000 clean cookstoves to replace charcoal and wood-burning stove in three provinces.
Empowering Local Citizens for Better Development
Lao PDR’s Poverty Reduction Fund has helped implement over 4,500 projects that local villagers chose themselves.
Lao PDR Development: Past, Present and Future
In the last decade, Lao PDR has achieved strong growth. The challenge now is to end extreme poverty.
Nam Theun 2
The Nam Theun 2 multipurpose development project (NT2) is one of Lao PDR’s largest and most complex hydropower projects.
Expanding Employment Opportunities in Lao PDR
An additional 96,000 young people will be looking for jobs each year. This report recommends steps on how to create more and better jobs.
Poverty in Lao PDR: Achievements and Challenges
Lao PDR has made great strides in reducing poverty from 33.5% in 2003 to 23.2% in 2013.
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Xieng Ngeun Village, Chao Fa Ngum Road, VientianeTel: (+856-21) 266 200
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