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Savannakhet (Laos)

Type: City

Name: Savannakhet (Laos)

Country: Laos

Latitude: 16.57

Longitude: 104.75

population: 66,552

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Laos strives to attract foreign investment to SEZs

Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad has urged localities to accelerate addressing problems that may slow the development of special and specific economic zones (SEZs).The deputy prime minister made his request while attending a meeting in Vientiane ... [Published VietnamPlus - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Vientiane (Laos), Laos, Zoning, Somsavat Lengsavad, Savannakhet (Laos)

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Sexually transmitted disease ranks as top issue in Laos

The problem of sexually transmitted infection is rated among the top issues at the Vientiane Youth Centre for Health and Development when it comes to evaluating the increased numbers of people who visit the centre to receive advice and treatment, a director ... [Published Asia News Network - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Vientiane (Laos), Sexually Transmitted Disease, Laos

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam expand east-west economic corridor

Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam have welcomed the expansion of the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) to boost mutual cooperation.Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the four nations that form the EWEC noted the importance of the expansion at their ... [Published Asia News Network - May 17 2013]

Entities: Laos, Thailand, Vietnam

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Germany, Australia help poor Lao families to access finance

Australia and Germany are partnering to improve access to financial credit for poor people in southern Laos.In an agreement with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Australian government has agreed to co-finance the Lao-German cooperation project ... [Published Asia News Network - May 16 2013]

Entities: Laos, Savannakhet (Laos), Saravan (Laos), Australia

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

BAY opens Laos venture

Krungsri Consumer, an unsecured-loan lender under Bank of Ayudhya (BAY), plans to commence its auto and personal loan joint venture in Laos in July. BAY's two financial arms _ Krungsri Consumer and Ayudhya Capital Auto Lease (Krungsri Auto) _ each own ... [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Laos, Thailand, Savannakhet (Laos), Bank of Ayudhya PCL, Vientiane (Laos)

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 10 2013 - 1 reports

Catholic Relief Services

US$12m investment to improve literacy in Laos

Primary school children in six educationally disadvantaged districts of Savannakhet province in Laos will now have the opportunity to access education and nutritious school meals through a new project.Costing over US$12 million, the education programme ... [Published Asia News Network - May 10 2013]

Entities: Catholic Relief Services, Savannakhet (Laos), Laos

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Xepon mine in Laos yielding solid returns

MMG Lane Xang Minerals Ltd. in Laos reported last Thursday that copper production at their Xepon mine was seven per cent higher in the first quarter of 2013 than the same period last year.The company reported that it produced 20,480 tonnes of copper cathode ... [Published Asia News Network - May 08 2013]

Entities: Laos, Copper, MMG Limited, MINMETALS Resources Ltd

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Steady and sustainable growth: the argument ...

By InvitationWith all the hype surrounding Myanmar these days, investors could be forgiven for not paying as much attention to Thailand’s northeastern neighbour. A number of exciting developments took place in Laos in 2012 and more are in the pipeline ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 07 2013]

Entities: Laos, World Trade Organization, Vientiane (Laos), Infrastructure, Taxes

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Savannakhet struggling to maintain water supplies

Savannakhet province is struggling to supply enough water to cope with the growing demands of urbanisation and industrialisation, according to the provincial water enterprise.The enterprise director Mr Phoummady Hongchaleun told Vientiane Times on Thursday ... [Published IndoChinaStock - May 02 2013]

Entities: Savannakhet (Laos), Laos, Urbanization, Malaysia, Vientiane (Laos)

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

OVs in Laos support Truong Sa islanders

(VOV) -The overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in Luang Prabang, Laos, has raised more than US$1,300 to support the residents and soldiers garrisoned on the Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago of Khanh Hoa province.Community Chairman Ly Phi Hoi handed over ... [Published Bao Moi.com - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Laos, Luang Prabang (Laos), Vientiane (Laos)

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

ATC chooses Laos ahead of Thailand

VIENTIANE : Higher labour costs and a labour shortage in Thailand have prompted Japanese auto parts maker Asahi Tec Corporation (ATC) to build its new overseas factory in Laos.The 1.6-billion-baht plant in Savannakhet province will manufacture aluminium ... [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: ATC, Thailand, Laos, Asahi Tec Corporation

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 16 2013 - 2 reports

US$5bln funded for Vietnam-Laos express railway project

Giant Consolidated Limited has received US$5 billion of financial assistance from the New Zealand financial institute Rich Banco Berhad to fulfill the construction of a 220km high-speed railway, connecting Savannakhet province with Lao Bao Border Gate ... [Published Bao Moi.com - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Savannakhet (Laos), Laos, Transportation, Vientiane (Laos)

Quotes

"The local partner entered into auto and personal loans in the Laotian market less than a year ago, attracted by stronger spending, particularly in vehicles, electric goods and mobile devices. Our consumer finance there will mainly put focus on the segments" said Mr Thakorn

BAY opens Laos venture [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]

"Aluminium parts produced in Laos will be exported to car makers in Thailand" said Mr Irimajiri

ATC chooses Laos ahead of Thailand [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 24 2013]

The bank's Thailand director Craig Steffensen was quoted last week as saying: "For the Asian Development Bank and many others, the cost is unaffordable for Laos to take on, even at very concessional rates."

Laos plans two mega railway lines [Published Asia News Network - Apr 17 2013]

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Xepon mine in Laos yielding solid returns [Published Asia News Network - May 08 2013]
Steady and sustainable growth: the argument ... [Published Bangkok Post - May 07 2013]
Savannakhet struggling to maintain water supplies [Published IndoChinaStock - May 02 2013]
OVs in Laos support Truong Sa islanders [Published Bao Moi.com - Apr 30 2013]
ATC chooses Laos ahead of Thailand [Published Bangkok Post - Apr 24 2013]
Loan Approval Puts Thailand-Laos-Vietnam Rail O... [Published Radio Free Asia - Apr 18 2013]
Laos plans two mega railway lines [Published Asia News Network - Apr 17 2013]
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5bln USD funded for high-speed railway linking ... [Published VietnamPlus - Apr 15 2013]

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MICROFINANCE PUBLICATON ROUND-UP: Rural Finance... [Published MicroCapital - May 11 2013] “Rural Finance in Loas: GIZ Experience in Remote Rural Areas;” by Klaus Prochaska, Dennis Fischer, Philipp Hauger, Tony Deary; published by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); December 2012; 40 pages; available at: http://www.microfinancegateway.org/gm/document-1.9.61072/Rural_Finance_in%20Laos_Paper_GIZ_2012.pdf ...

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MICROFINANCE PUBLICATON ROUND-UP: Rural Finance... [Published MicroCapital - May 11 2013]

“Rural Finance in Loas: GIZ Experience in Remote Rural Areas;” by Klaus Prochaska, Dennis Fischer, Philipp Hauger, Tony Deary; published by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ); December 2012; 40 pages; available at: http://www.microfinancegateway.org/gm/document-1.9.61072/Rural_Finance_in%20Laos_Paper_GIZ_2012.pdf ...