Laos

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Published Date: 16 October 2021


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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

A Researcher in International Relations with a Focus on Security, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

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Laos - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

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Laos

  • Capital: Vientiane

  • Population: 7,275,556 (World Bank, 2020)

  • GDP per capita, PPP: $ 8,234.5 (World Bank, 2020)

Luang Prabang, Laos

Main Religion: Buddhism


Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $755.52 (Millions) (2019)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $0.00 (Millions) (2019)

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $6,985.18 (Millions) (2019)

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $7,518.17 (Millions) (2019)

Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Investing in Laos - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

FactSheet_2021new  Lao (unctad.org)

Trade Profile - Laos - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Laos - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Lao PDR | Data (worldbank.org)

Lao People's Democratic Republic and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Laos - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Laos country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Poverty trends in villages affected by land-based investments in rural Laos - ScienceDirect

Financial literacy, financial inclusion, and savings behavior in Laos - ScienceDirect

Railroading land-linked Laos: China’s regional profits, Laos’ domestic costs?: Eurasian Geography and Economics: Vol 61, No 2 (tandfonline.com)

Full article: Conceptualising Party-State Governance and Rule in Laos (tandfonline.com)

Impacts of trade liberalization with China and Chinese FDI on Laos: evidence from the CGE model: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies: Vol 15, No 3 (tandfonline.com)

Determinants of FDI and Policies for Attracting Chinese FDI into Laos

Inequality in Laos and the role of FDI | International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (inderscienceonline.com)

Does ASEAN-Korea FTA Reduce Poverty in Laos? The Roles of FDI and Trade Facilitation | Journal of Social and Development Sciences (amhinternational.com)

Measuring the Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on CO2 Emissions in Laos (bioone.org)

Investigating the Relationship between Trade Balance and the Exchange Rate: The Case of Laos’ Trade with Thailand - Phouphet Kyophilavong, Muhammad Shahbaz, Ijaz Ur Rehman, Somchith Souksavath, Sengchanh Chanthasene, 2018 (sagepub.com)

Laos' hydropower development and cross‐border power trade in the Lower Mekong Basin: A discourse analysis - Tran - 2020 - Asia Pacific Viewpoint - Wiley Online Library

Land | Free Full-Text | Land-Use Change and Efficiency in Laos’ Special Economic Zones (mdpi.com)

Institutional bricolage and the (Re)shaping of communal land tenure arrangements: Two contrasting cases in upland and lowland Northeastern Laos - ScienceDirect

Land | Free Full-Text | Impact of the Kunming–Bangkok Highway on Land Use Changes along the Route between Laos and Thailand (mdpi.com)

The territorial politics of land use planning in Laos - ScienceDirect

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV News Programs

Keep in mind that Documentaries and in-Depth TV News programs usually reflect a certain viewpoint. ZRB

Lao-Chinese Lanexang Train Arrived in Vientiane ລົດໄຟລາວ-ຈີນຂະບວນລ້ານຊ້າງ ມາຮອດນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນແລ້ວ. - YouTube

GLOBALink | Bullet train for China-Laos railway arrives in Vientiane - YouTube

The Akha tribe in Laos: Between tradition and modernity | DW Documentary - YouTube

Important History Events

Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB

A History of Laos - Martin Stuart-Fox, Stuart-Fox Martin - Google Books

Tragic Mountains: The Hmong, the Americans, and the Secret Wars for Laos ... - Jane Hamilton-Merritt - Google Books

The Politics of Ritual and Remembrance: Laos Since 1975 - Grant Evans - Google Books

America's Secret War in Laos Uncovered | ABC News - YouTube

Other Issues

Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB

IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Heavy Metal Accumulation in Water, Soil, and Plants of Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Vientiane, Laos (mdpi.com)

Dam failure and a catastrophic flood in the Mekong basin (Bolaven Plateau), southern Laos, 2018 - ScienceDirect


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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher

Researcher in Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade

Political Risks, Economic Risks, Strategic Risks

https://www.rozen-bakher.com/
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