On September 21, our staffs have represented the ECCIL EuroCham Executive Director to visit our sponsor IndusTek Co., Ltd who has upgraded their Sponsorship to Gold. ECCIL was very pleased to be welcomed by Mr. Phonesavanh Xaypanya, the Managing Director of IndusTek. Found in 2016, IndusTek has performed as one of the main executive distributors [...]
On this 15th of September, ECCIL EuroCham Laos attended a conference on Responsible Business Practices in Lao PDR, organized by the UNDP Lao PDR, with the partnership of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MoIC), Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI), and the Embassy of Japan in Laos , at the Crowne Plaza [...]
Year-on-year inflation in Laos increased to 30 percent in August, according to the latest numbers from the Lao Statistics Bureau. The inflation rate for August has been reported at a whopping 30 percent with a 2.5 percent increase from July’s figure of 27.5 percent. The price of food and non-alcoholic beverages has surged by 30.2% [...]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has issued a Decision allowing foreign land businesses to provide land survey and land evaluation services. A recent announcement from the ministry states that the Decision applies to individuals, legal entities, and organizations being operated in Laos by foreigners, stateless persons, and foreign-Lao nationals. Lao nationals can conduct [...]
On 29th of August, ECCIL EuroCham Laos was pleased to participate the Market Access Opportunity Workshop (Canada & EU for Lao products) co-organized by HELVETAS Laos and Ministry of Agriculture at Crowne Plaza Vientiane. The objectives of this workshop were exchanging information of the potential markets in Canada for Lao products (tea, coffee and rice), [...]
(from left) Partner J&C Group, Director J&C Marketing and ECCIL Board Member, Lukasz Nitka, Co-founder & Program Director of Discover Laos Today, Benny Kong, and President J&C Group, Stephan R. Aeschbach. Our members, Discover Laos Today and J&C Group - Insurance, Marketing, Investment have recently formed a new strategic partnership which will be a great innovation [...]
DroppinX, operating under the AIF Group – a Platinum Sponsor of ECCIL EuroCham Laos, is the safe marketplace for selling and buying online. We are an e-commerce platform that delivers goods and services to your door. Our platform is an open source marketplace for everyone to browse and do online shopping. An online platform where […]
From the 8th to 10th of June, ECCIL EuroCham Executive director Thiane Khamvongsa, participated to the European Business Organisations (EBO) Worldwide Network bi-annual meeting at the European Commission in Brussels, Belgium. The bi-annual meeting of EBOs Commission services. The meeting is organised by the EBOs secretariat and the EU Commission's Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and [...]
The government plans to promote and facilitate investments in the national capital’s economic zone by streamlining the issuing of preferential certificates of origin in the szone. The Department of Import and Export under the Ministry of Industry and Commerce recently assigned the authorisation to the Vientiane Special Economic Zone Authority Office for issuing the preferential [...]
Lao PDR Raises Statutory Minimum Wage from August 2022. As the costs of essential commodities continue to soar, driven by the unfettered weakening of the Lao Kip, the pandemic, and other external factors, many people on Lao PDR are having a hard time making ends meet. The government has agreed to increase the monthly minimum [...]