Laos' national debt now larger than its GDP – and could get even bigger

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Laos' national debt now larger than its GDP – and could get even bigger. View article details on HISWAI: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/national-debt-12212023161505.html

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Just over half of that is owed to China, which helped Laos build the US$6 billion Lao-China High Speed Railway as part of its Belt and Road Initiative ...

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