Lao People's Democratic Republic: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for the Lao People's Democratic Republic

Author: International Monetary Fund

Volume/Issue: Volume 2007 Issue 360

Publication date: November 2007

ISBN: 9781451822588

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Banks and Banking , Exports and Imports , Economics- Macroeconomics , Public Finance , ISCR , CR , government , resource , government strategy , growth , resource revenue , Lao P , D , R , economy , IMF-Bank collaboration , government's ability , hydropower resource sector , Export performance , Exchange rates , Global , Mekong , Asia and Pacific

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Summary

The staff report for the 2007 Article IV Consultation on the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR) explains economic performance. Growth is robust and increasingly reliant on large export-oriented mining and hydropower projects. The economic outlook is promising, but the outcome clearly depends on the government’s policy response to the emerging resource bonanza. The current fiscal regimes for the resource sector have several sound features, but some improvements are needed to align them to best international practices.