The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Laos, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
| GDP growth (2025) | 4.5% | Fast growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 7.7% | High inflation: money loses value quickly. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 1.2% | Low: the job market is tight. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $2,325 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | +3.2% of GDP | Surplus: earns more from abroad than it spends. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Budget Direct, Australia’s most awarded insurer, underwritten by leading insurance group Auto & General, today started serving customers from Adelaide, marking a significant investment in South Australia.
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Phase 1 of the 140th Canton Fair, themed “Advanced Manufacturing,” opened on October 15 and will run through October 19.
Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal credits the founders of AGFUND’s microfinance banks for laying the foundations of its development impact BANGKOK, Oct. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND) won the “Excellence in Inclusive Banking and Social Impact” award at the 2026 Sustainable…
JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Moomoo, a leading global investment and trading platform, has opened registration and trading for its third Global Paper Trading Competition, marking the third consecutive year of its collaboration with Nasdaq TotalView® to advance investor education.
VIENNA, Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — BingX EU (MEGE zweite GmbH) has secured its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA or MiCAR) license from Austria’s Financial Market Authority (FMA), that will enable the platform to offer regulated crypto services across 29 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), subject…
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CHANGSHA, China, Oct. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zoomlion”) is expanding its mining machinery business and strengthening international operations.
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Acquisition marks 11:11 Systems’ eighth VMware-related transaction and further strengthens its position as the largest, privately held, global VMware Cloud Service Provider partner SYDNEY, Oct.
UOB acts as sole arranger and dealer for the EMTN Programme, providingaplatformforBaiduriBanktostrengthenfundingresilience and expand its international investor base. BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei, Oct.
New York, New York – Newsfile Corp. – October 7, 2026 – NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE) (“NANO Nuclear” or “the Company”), a leading advanced nuclear micro modular reactor and technology company focused on developing clean energy solutions, nuclear fuel cycle capabilities and nuclear transportation solutions…
Becomes PUMA’s largest shareholder, further strengthening ANTA Sports’ globalization strategy Will support unlocking PUMA’s potential across global markets including China, leveraging complementary strengths and multi-brand management experience Fully respects PUMA’s deep sports heritage, distinctive brand identity…
Think prediction markets, but instead of asking what will happen, Verifact Markets combines evidence analysis and market structure to settle what actually happened. CHICAGO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Verifact Markets launches the first trading platform built to resolve disputed facts.
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SINGAPORE, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DayOne Data Centers Limited (“DayOne”), a Singapore-headquartered global digital infrastructure platform, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form F-1 with the U.S.
Most tokens have no formal link to the business behind them: its IP, revenue and treasury usually sit in a separate entity. Umia places all three in one legal structure alongside the token, with treasury decisions made through onchain decision markets. NEW YORK, Oct.
Completion brings Flyme Auto and Flyme OS fully in-house, aligning ECARX’s hardware and software roadmaps across the technology stack Flyme to operate as an independent software division, preserving R&D continuity and ensuring a seamless transition for existing customers LONDON, Oct.
PFS improves on 2025 PEA with lower Phase 1 capital, lower operating cost, higher recovery and a faster 4.2-year payback over a 42-year mine life West Vancouver, British Columbia – Newsfile Corp. – October 2, 2026 – Surge Battery Metals Inc.