Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008

The Lao PDR economy continues to grow, but at a relatively slower pace as the impacts of the global financial turmoil are starting to be felt. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to slow in 2008 to about 7 percent as result of the impacts of the global financial crisis. GDP growth i...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Economic & Sector Work
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Vientiane 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13811
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topic accounting
amount of money
application forms
Apr
arrears
ATMs
audits
average growth
Balance of Payments
bank accounts
Banking Law
banking regulation
banking sector
banking sector assets
banking sector reform
banking system
borrowing
broad money
budget deficit
budgeting
calculations
capacity building
capacity constraints
capacity enhancement
capital expenditure
Capital Expenditures
capital goods
capital inflows
capital investment
cash flow
cash payment
checks
collateral
collateral registries
Commercial Bank
Commercial Banks
commodities
commodity
commodity price
commodity prices
Consumer
Consumer Goods
consumer price index
consumers
contingency
Contract Law
Contribution
cost recovery
credit constraints
credit culture
credit growth
credit information
credit information bureau
credit unions
credits
currency
currency mismatch
Current account
current account deficit
debt burden
debt ratios
debt service
debt servicing
debt stocks
debt sustainability
debts
decentralization
deeds
deposit
deposits
developing countries
Development Bank
dispute resolution
domestic consumption
domestic market
Economic Development
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
equipment
Exchange rate
exchange rates
expenditure
External Debt
external financing
financial crisis
financial information
financial infrastructure
financial institutions
Financial Management
financial services
financial support
Financial Sustainability
fiscal deficit
Fiscal performance
fiscal policy
fiscal position
fiscal sustainability
fiscal years
fixed assets
foreign currencies
foreign direct investment
foreign direct investments
foreign investment
Foreign investments
foreign investors
Future Growth
general public
government debt
government expenditure
Government Expenditures
Government Finance
Government revenue
Government Revenues
Gross Domestic Product
Holding
Human Development
income tax
Inflation
inflation rate
Institutional capacity
instrument
insurance
intellectual property
International banking
International Development
International Finance
international markets
International Trade
investment activities
investment climate
Investment Funds
investment programs
joint venture banks
judicial reform
justice systems
lack of regulation
land parcels
land policy
Land Reform
land title
Land Titling
legal framework
liquidity
liquidity crisis
liquidity problems
liquidity risk
loan
loan applications
loan portfolio
loan portfolios
Low income
macroeconomic performance
macroeconomic policies
market demand
Medical care
micro finance
Microfinance
microfinance institutions
mobile phone
Monetary Fund
monetary policy
money-market
Non-Performing Loan
non-performing loans
NPL
Oil price
oil prices
payment system
poor credit
Present Value
price change
price changes
price movements
private banks
private financing
private investments
private investors
private sector credit
private sector investment
profit margins
property rights
prudential regulations
public debt
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
public finance
public investment
purchases
purchasing power
rapid growth
real costs
Real exchange rates
Recurrent expenditure
recurrent expenditures
registration system
regulatory framework
Reserves
responsibilities
return
revenue assignments
revenue performance
risk management
rule of law
salaries
salary
sales
savings
savings deposits
Settlement
shareholder
stakeholders
state banks
SWAp
tariff system
Tax
tax concessions
tax policy
tax system
tax treatment
telecommunications
telephone lines
time deposits
Total debt
trading
tranche
Transaction
transparency
Treasury
trust fund
underdeveloped financial sector
wage
wages
spellingShingle accounting
amount of money
application forms
Apr
arrears
ATMs
audits
average growth
Balance of Payments
bank accounts
Banking Law
banking regulation
banking sector
banking sector assets
banking sector reform
banking system
borrowing
broad money
budget deficit
budgeting
calculations
capacity building
capacity constraints
capacity enhancement
capital expenditure
Capital Expenditures
capital goods
capital inflows
capital investment
cash flow
cash payment
checks
collateral
collateral registries
Commercial Bank
Commercial Banks
commodities
commodity
commodity price
commodity prices
Consumer
Consumer Goods
consumer price index
consumers
contingency
Contract Law
Contribution
cost recovery
credit constraints
credit culture
credit growth
credit information
credit information bureau
credit unions
credits
currency
currency mismatch
Current account
current account deficit
debt burden
debt ratios
debt service
debt servicing
debt stocks
debt sustainability
debts
decentralization
deeds
deposit
deposits
developing countries
Development Bank
dispute resolution
domestic consumption
domestic market
Economic Development
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS
equipment
Exchange rate
exchange rates
expenditure
External Debt
external financing
financial crisis
financial information
financial infrastructure
financial institutions
Financial Management
financial services
financial support
Financial Sustainability
fiscal deficit
Fiscal performance
fiscal policy
fiscal position
fiscal sustainability
fiscal years
fixed assets
foreign currencies
foreign direct investment
foreign direct investments
foreign investment
Foreign investments
foreign investors
Future Growth
general public
government debt
government expenditure
Government Expenditures
Government Finance
Government revenue
Government Revenues
Gross Domestic Product
Holding
Human Development
income tax
Inflation
inflation rate
Institutional capacity
instrument
insurance
intellectual property
International banking
International Development
International Finance
international markets
International Trade
investment activities
investment climate
Investment Funds
investment programs
joint venture banks
judicial reform
justice systems
lack of regulation
land parcels
land policy
Land Reform
land title
Land Titling
legal framework
liquidity
liquidity crisis
liquidity problems
liquidity risk
loan
loan applications
loan portfolio
loan portfolios
Low income
macroeconomic performance
macroeconomic policies
market demand
Medical care
micro finance
Microfinance
microfinance institutions
mobile phone
Monetary Fund
monetary policy
money-market
Non-Performing Loan
non-performing loans
NPL
Oil price
oil prices
payment system
poor credit
Present Value
price change
price changes
price movements
private banks
private financing
private investments
private investors
private sector credit
private sector investment
profit margins
property rights
prudential regulations
public debt
PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
public finance
public investment
purchases
purchasing power
rapid growth
real costs
Real exchange rates
Recurrent expenditure
recurrent expenditures
registration system
regulatory framework
Reserves
responsibilities
return
revenue assignments
revenue performance
risk management
rule of law
salaries
salary
sales
savings
savings deposits
Settlement
shareholder
stakeholders
state banks
SWAp
tariff system
Tax
tax concessions
tax policy
tax system
tax treatment
telecommunications
telephone lines
time deposits
Total debt
trading
tranche
Transaction
transparency
Treasury
trust fund
underdeveloped financial sector
wage
wages
World Bank
Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008
geographic_facet East Asia and Pacific
Lao People's Democratic Republic
description The Lao PDR economy continues to grow, but at a relatively slower pace as the impacts of the global financial turmoil are starting to be felt. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to slow in 2008 to about 7 percent as result of the impacts of the global financial crisis. GDP growth is also projected to slow to between 5 and 6 percent in 2009. However, growth remains fairly strong and still driven by the ongoing hydropower projects as well as agro processing industries, construction and other services. The resource sector contributes over 2 percent and non-resource sectors another 5 percent to the growth rate in 2008. In addition to domestic consumption, medium-term growth will be sensitive to changes in global commodity prices (mainly metals and agriculture) as well as to demand and investment from neighboring countries (especially Thailand, China and Vietnam). It reports on recent economic performance (Part I), progress in the implementation of the Government's policy reform agenda (Part II), and donor activities in the relevant reform areas (Part III).
format Economic & Sector Work
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title Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008
title_short Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008
title_full Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008
title_fullStr Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008
title_full_unstemmed Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008
title_sort lao pdr economic monitor : november 2008
publisher World Bank, Vientiane
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spelling okr-10986-138112021-04-23T14:03:10Z Lao PDR Economic Monitor : November 2008 World Bank accounting amount of money application forms Apr arrears ATMs audits average growth Balance of Payments bank accounts Banking Law banking regulation banking sector banking sector assets banking sector reform banking system borrowing broad money budget deficit budgeting calculations capacity building capacity constraints capacity enhancement capital expenditure Capital Expenditures capital goods capital inflows capital investment cash flow cash payment checks collateral collateral registries Commercial Bank Commercial Banks commodities commodity commodity price commodity prices Consumer Consumer Goods consumer price index consumers contingency Contract Law Contribution cost recovery credit constraints credit culture credit growth credit information credit information bureau credit unions credits currency currency mismatch Current account current account deficit debt burden debt ratios debt service debt servicing debt stocks debt sustainability debts decentralization deeds deposit deposits developing countries Development Bank dispute resolution domestic consumption domestic market Economic Development ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS equipment Exchange rate exchange rates expenditure External Debt external financing financial crisis financial information financial infrastructure financial institutions Financial Management financial services financial support Financial Sustainability fiscal deficit Fiscal performance fiscal policy fiscal position fiscal sustainability fiscal years fixed assets foreign currencies foreign direct investment foreign direct investments foreign investment Foreign investments foreign investors Future Growth general public government debt government expenditure Government Expenditures Government Finance Government revenue Government Revenues Gross Domestic Product Holding Human Development income tax Inflation inflation rate Institutional capacity instrument insurance intellectual property International banking International Development International Finance international markets International Trade investment activities investment climate Investment Funds investment programs joint venture banks judicial reform justice systems lack of regulation land parcels land policy Land Reform land title Land Titling legal framework liquidity liquidity crisis liquidity problems liquidity risk loan loan applications loan portfolio loan portfolios Low income macroeconomic performance macroeconomic policies market demand Medical care micro finance Microfinance microfinance institutions mobile phone Monetary Fund monetary policy money-market Non-Performing Loan non-performing loans NPL Oil price oil prices payment system poor credit Present Value price change price changes price movements private banks private financing private investments private investors private sector credit private sector investment profit margins property rights prudential regulations public debt PUBLIC EXPENDITURE public finance public investment purchases purchasing power rapid growth real costs Real exchange rates Recurrent expenditure recurrent expenditures registration system regulatory framework Reserves responsibilities return revenue assignments revenue performance risk management rule of law salaries salary sales savings savings deposits Settlement shareholder stakeholders state banks SWAp tariff system Tax tax concessions tax policy tax system tax treatment telecommunications telephone lines time deposits Total debt trading tranche Transaction transparency Treasury trust fund underdeveloped financial sector wage wages The Lao PDR economy continues to grow, but at a relatively slower pace as the impacts of the global financial turmoil are starting to be felt. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to slow in 2008 to about 7 percent as result of the impacts of the global financial crisis. GDP growth is also projected to slow to between 5 and 6 percent in 2009. However, growth remains fairly strong and still driven by the ongoing hydropower projects as well as agro processing industries, construction and other services. The resource sector contributes over 2 percent and non-resource sectors another 5 percent to the growth rate in 2008. In addition to domestic consumption, medium-term growth will be sensitive to changes in global commodity prices (mainly metals and agriculture) as well as to demand and investment from neighboring countries (especially Thailand, China and Vietnam). It reports on recent economic performance (Part I), progress in the implementation of the Government's policy reform agenda (Part II), and donor activities in the relevant reform areas (Part III). 2013-06-06T21:28:24Z 2013-06-06T21:28:24Z 2008-11 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13811 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Vientiane Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic