Lao PDF Economic Monitor, September 2010 Update : Managing Macroeconomic Balances to Sustain High Economic Growth

Lao PDR economic growth continues to be strong in 2010, against the backdrop of a fragile global recovery yet dynamic regional demand. Growth is projected at 8.5 percent in 2010, from 7.5 percent in 2009. The resources sector is projected to contri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: World Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
M2
NPL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/399461468046756508/Lao-PDR-economic-monitor-managing-macroeconomic-balances-to-sustain-high-economic-growth
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27765
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Summary:Lao PDR economic growth continues to be strong in 2010, against the backdrop of a fragile global recovery yet dynamic regional demand. Growth is projected at 8.5 percent in 2010, from 7.5 percent in 2009. The resources sector is projected to contribute about 4 percentage points of economic growth, of which electricity, water and gas about 3.2 percentage points. This update reports mainly on recent economic developments and medium-term outlook for the country.