Lao People's Democratic Republic: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Lao People's Democratic Republic
November 7, 2007
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The staff report for the 2007 Article IV Consultation on the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) explains economic performance. Growth is robust and increasingly reliant on large export-oriented mining and hydropower projects. The economic outlook is promising, but the outcome clearly depends on the government’s policy response to the emerging resource bonanza. The current fiscal regimes for the resource sector have several sound features, but some improvements are needed to align them to best international practices.
Subject: Exchange rates, Expenditure, Export performance, External debt, Foreign exchange, International trade, Public debt
Keywords: Asia and Pacific, CR, Exchange rates, Export performance, Global, government, government strategy, government's ability, growth, hydropower resource sector, IMF-Bank collaboration, ISCR, Lao P.D.R. economy, Mekong, resource, resource revenue
Pages:
74
Volume:
2007
DOI:
Issue:
360
Series:
Country Report No. 2007/360
Stock No:
1LAOEA2007002
ISBN:
9781451822588
ISSN:
1934-7685
