On 22 April 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of the Lao PDR (“MOIC”) issued the Decision on Gold Trading Businesses Conducted on Electronic Platforms No. 0666/MOIC, to regulate the operation of gold trading businesses conducted via electronic platforms, including licensing to operate such a business. It provides key definitions as follows: The decision […]

As online sales of goods and services continue to grow in the Lao PDR, accelerated by the impact of  the COVID-19 pandemic, which has kept most of us confined to our houses and pushed in-person businesses to move online in a bid to survive, the Lao government reacted swiftly to provide a legal framework to […]