Laos reviews 25 years of economic reform

Vientiane Times

Laos reviews 25 years of economic reform

The government yesterday hosted a seminar to assess the success of the Party's policy of economic reform over the past 25 years.

Mr Somsavat Lengsavad.

Standing Deputy Prime Minister Somsavat Lengsavad presided over the two-day meeting in Vientiane, which also aimed to clarify and strengthen economic reform measures to ensure sustainable economic growth.

President of the Vietnamese Academy for Social Science, Mr Do Hoai Nam, Vietnamese economic experts and a number of senior government officials and economists attended the seminar to discuss the Party's economic reform policy.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr Somsavat said the seminar was very important because the outcome of discussions would feature on the agenda of the 9th Party Congress, which will be held next year.

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