Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, October 21, 2008
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Bibliographic details
- Published: October 21, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451822601.002
Summary and main findings
- Focus: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
- Economic sectors have undergone significant restructuring.
- Restructuring concentrated on production capacities, quality and efficiency, contributing to economic growth and meeting the initial requirements for international integration.
- Government emphasis on development of agricultural production to reorient the agriculture sector from semisubsistence and subsistence to commercial production.
- Objectives of agricultural strategy:
- Ensure the enhanced supply of raw materials to the processing industries.
- Meet the growing domestic requirements for agricultural products.
- Rapidly expand agricultural exports.
Thematic coverage
- Subjects listed:
- Agricultural sector
- Economic sectors
- Education
- Health
- Labor
- Technology
- Keywords provided:
- Agricultural sector, Asia and Pacific, cement factory, CR, credit system, economic development, financial market, foreign direct investment, Global, investment funds, ISCR, market economy, Mekong, monetary management, natural resources, private sector, state-owned enterprise