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Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project - P164813
Details
Project End Date:2025-07-07
Location:Laos
Category:Goods, Works, Consulting services, Non-consulting services
Status:Completion and evaluation
Sectors:Private Sector & Trade
Languages:English
Contracting authority: Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Laos
Associated tenders • 2
Description
Updated on October 19th, 2018:
(R) Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project
The Development Objectives are to simplify business regulations, facilitate trade, and improve firm-level competitiveness. Approval completed on 27 September 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164813. US$ 10.0/3.0 (IDA Credit/LAFS). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
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Updated on February 14th, 2018:
(R) Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project
The Development Objective of the project is to improve aspects of the business and trade environment in Lao PDR. Concept completed on 31 January 2018. Environmental Assessment Category C. Project: P164813. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/LAFS). Consultants will be required. Ministry of Industry and Commerce.
Updated on November 23rd, 2017:
The Development Objective of the project is to improve aspects of the business and trade environment in Lao PDR. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. Environmental Assessment Category C. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/LAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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(N) Lao PDR Competitiveness and Trade Project
The Development Objective of the project is to improve the business and trade environment in Lao PDR. Identification completed on 24 July 2017. US$ 10.0/10.0 (IDA Credit/LAFS). Consulting services to be determined. Implementing agency(ies) to be determined.
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About the Funding Agency
The World Bank (USA) is part of an international financial agency that makes loans and grants to governments in low- and middle-income countries to fund capital projects. The United States was a driving force behind the founding of the World Bank in 1944 and it is still the World Bank's largest shareholder today.
The United States contributes to tackling critical international development concerns through the World Bank Group and has a long history of generously supporting the objectives of the World Bank Group and has been a champion of the International Development Association (IDA) which provides low-interest loans and grants to the world's poorest countries. The key U.S. priorities at the World Bank include a multilateral health and economic response to COVID-19, debt sustainability and transparency, promoting governance and fighting corruption, ending energy poverty and supporting a strong emphasis on accountability, transparency and development impact.
About the Sectors
Private Sector & Trade
Entails initiatives that promote entrepreneurship, strengthen competitive markets, and expand domestic and international trade opportunities.
Key areas:
- Private sector development and SME/MSME support
- Entrepreneurship, start-ups, and business growth initiatives
- Trade facilitation, import/export, and market access
- Commerce, retail/wholesale, and free trade mechanisms
Locations
Laos
Laos prioritises infrastructure projects such as railways, roads, and hydropower to transform from a landlocked country into a regional transit hub in Southeast Asia. Investments enhance trade connectivity, energy exports, and economic diversification beyond agriculture. Financing largely comes from public funds, concessional loans, and foreign partners, notably China under Belt and Road initiatives. Debt sustainability, regulatory capacity, and environmental management remain key constraints for long-term infrastructure development.
Nr. of tenders: 12263
Nr. of grants: 2805
Nr. of donors: 497
Nr. of jobs: 28
Nr. of tenders: 12263
Nr. of grants: 2805
Nr. of donors: 497
Nr. of jobs: 28
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