Laos
Lao Geography, Economy, and Politics
A French colony until 1953, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is a landlocked country in southeast Asia bordered by Myanmar and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the southeast, and Thailand to the west and southwest.
The economy depends heavily on investment and trade with Thailand, Vietnam, and China. Although rich in mineral resources, the majority of Lao’s economy and employment still depends on subsistence agriculture. The tourism industry is also growing rapidly and is expected to contribute a much larger share to the national economy.
In Laos, the politically and culturally dominant Lao people make up the majority of the population and reside mostly in the lowlands. The other ethnic groups represented, who reside mostly in the foothills and mountains are the Mon-Khmer groups, the Hmong, and other indigenous hill tribes.
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April 14 | Lao New Year Holiday |
April 15 | Lao New Year Holiday |
April 16 | Lao New Year Holiday |
May 1 | Labor Day / May Day |
July 20 | Lao Women Union’s Day |
July 24 | Khao Pansa |
October 20 | Bouk Ok Pansa |
October 21 | Boat Racing Festival |
November 26 | That Luang Festival |
December 2 | National Day |
- Limited Liability
- Corporation
- Partnership
- Corporate Tax: N/A
- Income Tax (Lowest Marginal Rate): N/A
- Income Tax (Highest Marginal Rate): N/A
- VAT/GST/Sales Tax: N/A
- Bank of the Lao P.D.R.
- Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao (BCEL)
- Lao Development Bank
- Indochina Bank
- Joint Development Bank
- Phongsavanh Bank
- ST Bank
- Lao-Viet Bank
- Maruhan Japan Bank Lao
- Agriculture Promotion Bank
- BIC Bank
- ACLEDA BANK
- ANZ Laos
- Krung Thai Bank
- Public Bank
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