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December 22, 2020

Laos Introduces Corporate Criminal Liability

Not only natural persons (individuals) but also legal persons, such as companies, NGOs, associations, and foundations operating in the...
November 30, 2020

New Civil Code of the Lao PDR: Key Changes to the Secured Transaction Law

The efficacy of a country’s legislative framework in regulating and implementing secured transactions significantly influences credit accessibility in the...
August 27, 2020

Lao PDR Amends Its Land Law – What’s New?

Today sees the entry into force of the new Law on Land No. 70/NA dated 21 June 2019 (the...
August 25, 2020

Insurance Law Amended – Key Changes in the Insurance Regime of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

The Law on Insurance (amended) No. 78/NA dated 29 November 2019, (the “Amended Insurance Law”) came into effect on...
May 7, 2020

Government of Laos Tax Relief for Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic

Although the Lao PDR has not experienced a severe impact from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of the Lao...
April 3, 2020

COVID-19: The Lao PDR Government Announces New Economic Policy Measures

With the recent drastic measures taken by the government of the Lao PDR to control the spread of COVID-19...
April 1, 2020

COVID-19 Suspensions: Drastic Times Call for Drastic Measures

On 29 March 2020, the Prime Minister of the Lao PDR issued Order No. 06/PM (“Order 06”) calling for...
March 11, 2020

Coronavirus: What Employers Should Know

As the infectious coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) continues to spread rapidly, with more than 100,000 positive cases confirmed by the...
February 3, 2020

VDB Loi Laos Alert – Hot off the presses: The New Income Tax Law

The new Income Tax Law No. 67/NA dated 18 June 2019 (“New Income Tax Law”) has been promulgated by...
Laos Tax Booklet 2016

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