Laos debt

Rising tourism arrivals could offer some economic relief, though the government faces a number of complex structural challenges.

While inflation is projected to fall in 2023, there is no quick fix to the country's economic troubles.

Up to $30 billion in financing is potentially on the table – most of it from China.

A month after his appointment, Sonexay Siphandone has given some indication of how he plans to tackle the country's severe economic challenges.

While China is critically important, the current debt crisis in Laos is about much more than Beijing.

The decision by the Fitch ratings agency testifies to the depth and unpredictability of the country's current economic crisis.

The country's travails could deepen China's influence and destabilize the longstanding alliance between Hanoi and Vientiane.

Ordinary people are struggling to keep pace with precipitous increases in the price of petrol, cooking oil, and other basic necessities.

Debt, wealth inequality, and corruption will keep the country poor.

Since he took the reins last year, the country's economy has entered a downward economic spiral with no clear end in sight.

A candid report in a sedate state-run newspaper hints at the seriousness of the country’s economic problems.