Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity

The Lao economy is estimated to have grown at around 7 percent in 2016, a slight moderation from 7.4 percent in the previous year. Inflation pressures remain low, though prices increased faster in the second half of the year as oil prices recovered. The fiscal deficit widened significantly in FY15/...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
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Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ECONOMIC GROWTH INFLATION FISCAL TRENDS TRADE EXCHANGE RATES MONETARY POLICY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEBT BURDEN HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH INDICATORS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/334091494603178415/Lao-economic-monitor-challenges-in-promoting-more-inclusive-growth-and-shared-prosperity-thematic-section-financing-the-health-sector-in-Lao-PDR http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26656

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spelling	okr-10986-266562021-05-25T09:00:17Z Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity World Bank Group ECONOMIC GROWTH INFLATION FISCAL TRENDS TRADE EXCHANGE RATES MONETARY POLICY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEBT BURDEN HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH INDICATORS The Lao economy is estimated to have grown at around 7 percent in 2016, a slight moderation from 7.4 percent in the previous year. Inflation pressures remain low, though prices increased faster in the second half of the year as oil prices recovered. The fiscal deficit widened significantly in FY15/16 due to a revenue shortfall. Monetary policy was directed towards stimulating credit growth, with some success. The current account deficit improved in 2016. While the country has achieved strong economic development over the past decade, higher investment on human development, particularly on health services, has become one priority. 2017-05-18T16:48:58Z 2017-05-18T16:48:58Z 2017-04 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/334091494603178415/Lao-economic-monitor-challenges-in-promoting-more-inclusive-growth-and-shared-prosperity-thematic-section-financing-the-health-sector-in-Lao-PDR http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26656 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Economic Updates and Modeling Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Lao People's Democratic Republic
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topic	ECONOMIC GROWTH INFLATION FISCAL TRENDS TRADE EXCHANGE RATES MONETARY POLICY ECONOMIC OUTLOOK DEBT BURDEN HEALTH FINANCE HEALTH INDICATORS
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description	The Lao economy is estimated to have grown at around 7 percent in 2016, a slight moderation from 7.4 percent in the previous year. Inflation pressures remain low, though prices increased faster in the second half of the year as oil prices recovered. The fiscal deficit widened significantly in FY15/16 due to a revenue shortfall. Monetary policy was directed towards stimulating credit growth, with some success. The current account deficit improved in 2016. While the country has achieved strong economic development over the past decade, higher investment on human development, particularly on health services, has become one priority.
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title	Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity
title_short	Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity
title_full	Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity
title_fullStr	Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity
title_full_unstemmed	Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity
title_sort	lao economic monitor, april 2017 : challenges in promoting more inclusive growth and shared prosperity
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Lao Economic Monitor, April 2017 : Challenges in Promoting More Inclusive Growth and Shared Prosperity

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