Starting a Business

Starting a business

• Business planning
• Feasibility study
• Different legal forms of businesses
• Business/Factory registration and licensing
• Registration for tax purpose
• Internet and e-mail

Doing Business

Financing your business

• Commercial banks
• SME and Micro financing schemes
• Other financing sources

Premises/environment

• Lands
• Buildings
• Certificate, regulation and permits
• Enviromental law / regulation

Taxes and taxation

• Highlights of tax laws / regulations
• Tax law
• Tax registration

Business incentives

• Tax incentives
• Import duty exemptions
• Other incentives

Costs of doing business

• Budgeting
• Operational costs

Imports and exports

• Highlight of laws and regulations
• Customs law and regulations
• Registration and licensing
• Trade agreements
• Bilateral trade agreement
• Accessing to World Trade Organization (WTO)

Markets and marketing

• Market research and marketing
• Export marketing
• Trade fairs and exhibitions,etc

Technology

• Access to technology
• Quality and standards
• Productivity

Employment and training

• Labor laws and regulations
• Recruitment and work permits
• Business schools
• Training institutes

Business services

• Business service providers
• Business associations and groups

Donor Assistance

• Technical assistance projects
• Scholarships and training

Law and Regulations

• National laws and regulations
• Provincial regulations

Government policies

• National socio-economic plans
• NGPES
• Other policies

Statistics

• National Statistical Centre
• Ministry of Industry and Handicraft
• Foreign statistical sources

Business sectors

• Wood Industry
• Garment Industry
• Food Industry
• Construction Materials
• Handicrafts
• Other Industries

Business opportunities

• Sources of information
• Government procurement
• Other business opportunities

Miscellaneous

• Frequent asked questions
• Feed back
• New update subscription

Search

• Business Development Service Provider
• Donor Agencies
• Projects/TAs

Downloads (in Lao language)

• Custom Law (PDF, 179KB)
• Decree of the President on business incentives (PDF, 81KB)
• Custom Law (PDF, 245KB)
• Strategy and Action Plans (PDF, 659KB)
• Business Schools (PDF, 110KB)
• Recruitment of Staff (PDF, 80KB)
• Decree on SME Promotion (PDF, 107KB)
• NGPES (PDF, 481KB)
• MIH Strategy (PDF, 542KB)
• Export Potential (PDF, 101KB)
• Trade Agreements
  • Average AFTA/CEPT Tariff Rates (PDF, 30KB)
  • Exclusion List in CEPT (PDF, 51KB)
  • GSP Statistics for Lao PDR (PDF, 69KB)
  • Lao - Vietnam Trade (PDF, 87KB)
  • Lao - Thailand Trade (PDF, 65KB)
  • Lao - Malaysia Trade (PDF, 61KB)
  • Lao -EU Trade (PDF, 65KB)
  • Lao - India Trade (PDF, 49KB)
  • Lao - Australia Trade (PDF, 59KB)
• International Marketing (PDF, 108KB)
• EIA General Regulation in Lao PDR (PDF, 262KB)
• Land Law (PDF, 186KB)
• Urban Law (PDF, 147KB)
• Business Registration (PDF, 64KB)
• Factory Registration (PDF, 60KB)
• Business Planning (PDF, 2.55MB)
  • Appendix 1 (PDF, 123KB)
  • Appendix 2 (PDF, 37KB)
  • Appendix 3 (PDF, 148KB)
  • Appendix 4 (PDF, 174KB)
• Tax Law (PDF, 245KB)
• Decree on the Implementation of Tax Regulation (PDF, 284KB)
• Selection of Technology (PDF, 125KB)
• Productivity Cheklist (PDF, 111KB), 5S (PDF, 70KB)
• Lao PDR Strategy and Action Plan by UNIDO (PDF, 659KB)
• Strategic Plan for the Development of Industry and Handicrafts until 2020 (PDF, 542KB)