The amended Investment Promotion Law No. 62/NA dated 28 June 2024 (“Investment Promotion Law 2024”) was published in the Lao Official Gazette and came into effect on 16 December 2024, replacing the Investment Promotion Law 2016 and the Law on Amendment of Article 12 of the Investment Promotion Law 2019. The law was amended to […]

On 10 July 2019, the Department of Investment Promotion of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (“DIP”) issued Notice No. 189 (the “Notice”) regarding the suspension of the incorporation of electricity and mineral investment projects.Per the Notice, the DIP has instituted a nationwide suspension of the acceptance of applications for investment projects involving the exploration […]