Provides references to the principle business associations, indicating which accept U.S. companies. Describes the primary roles of those associations and to what extent they influence government actions.
Last Published: 7/15/2019

LNCCI is the main business association in Laos, and several other organizations work on business issues within Laos, including:

  • The American Lao Business Association (a member of the Asia Pacific Council of American Chambers of Commerce.)
  • The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council
  • The European Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Laos
  • The Australian Chamber of Commerce in Laos
  • Other foreign chambers, including Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan, Korea, and others.

Many of the western chambers that conduct their business in English have flexible membership requirements.

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