Pandemic puts squeeze on poverty reduction


THE Covid-19 pandemic will without a doubt reverse some of the progress made in poverty reduction due to job losses and the rising cost of living in Laos.

Renowned economist Dr Leeber Leebouapao said last week that the closure of factories and slower growth of the service sector had a severe negative impact on people’s livelihoods.

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