ສະຫະລັດ, ໂດຍຮ່ວມກັບສະພາການຄ້າ ແລະອຸດສາຫະຫໍາແຫ່ງຊາດລາວ (ສຄອຊ)
ແລະກະຊວງອຸດສາຫະກໍາ ແລະການຄ້າ, ໄດ້ຈັດກອງປະຊຸມ ພາກທຸລະກິດສຳລັບ
ລາວ ໂດຍຄຽງຄູ່ກັບກອງປະຊຸມພາກທຸລະກິດ ລະດັບ ພາກພື້ນອິນໂດ-ປາຊິຟິກ ທີ່
ຈັດຂຶ້ນໃນອິນເດຍ. ກອງປະຊຸມທາງໄກເຄິ່ງມື້ນີ້ ໄດ້ຮັບກຽດເປັນປະທານຮ່ວມໂດຍ
ທ່ານ ປອ. ປີເຕີ ເຮມ໋ອນ, ເອກອັກຄະລັດ ຖະທູດສະຫະລັດປະຈຳ ສປປ ລາວ ແລ
ະທ່ານ ອຸເດດ ສຸວັນນະວົງ, ປະທານ ສຄອຊ. ຜູ້ເຂົ້າຮ່ວມລວມມີພະນັກງານລັດຖະ
ກອນ, ບັນດາອໍານວຍການໃນຂະແໜງອຸດສາຫະກໍາ, ທຸລະກິດ ແລະ ບໍລິສັດຈາກ
ສປປ ລາວ, ຜູ້ຕາງໜ້າຈາກ ສະຖານທູດສະຫະລັດ ແລະຄູ່ຮ່ວມພັດທະນາ.
ກອງປະຊຸມໃນຄັ້ງນີ້ ໄດ້ເນັ້ນໃສ່ການຫັນເປັນດິຈິຕອລ ໃຫ້ເປັນເຄື່ອງມືໃນການ ຟື້ນຟູ
ເສດຖະກິດຫລັງຈາກພະຍາດໂຄວິດຜ່ານພົ້ນໄປ. ກອງປະຊຸມໄດ້ເປີດໂອ ກາດໃຫ້ພາກ
ທຸລະກິດຈາກ ສປປ ລາວ, ໄທ, ກໍາປູເຈຍ, ແລະ ສະຫະລັດ ໄດ້ສົນທະນາແລກປ່ຽນຄຳ
ຄິດຄຳເຫັນ ກ່ຽວກັບແນວໂນ້ມທາງດິຈິຕອລ ແລະ ວິທີການປັບຕົວຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ ແລະ
ກ້າວໄປສູ່ສະພາບແວດລ້ອມເສດຖະກິດ ໃໝ່ພາຍຫຼັງໂຄວິດ.
ໃນການກ່າວຄຳປາໄສໃນພິທີເປີດກອງປະຊຸມນັ້ນ, ທ່ານເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະທູດ ໄດ້ເນັ້ນ
ເຖິງຄວາມພະຍາຍາມຮ່ວມກັນຂອງລັດຖະບານສະຫະລັດ ແລະ ສປປ ລາວ ໃນການ
ສະໜັບສະໜູນພາກທຸລະກິດ ໃນໄລຍະທີ່ມີຄວາມທ້າທາຍ ຢູ່ນີ້. ທ່ານເອກອັກຄະລັດຖະ
ທູດເຮມ໋ອນກ່າວວ່າ: “ພາຍໃຕ້ການເປັນຄູ່ຮ່ວມມືແບບກວມລວມລະຫວ່າສະຫະລັດອາ
ເມຣິກາ ແລະລາວ, ຊຶ່ງປີນີ້ແມ່ນໄດ້ສະເຫຼີມສະຫຼອງຄົບຮອບຫ້າປີ, ສະຫະລັດ ອາເມຣິ
ກາໃຫ້ຄໍາໝັ້ນສັນຍາວ່າຈະສະໜັບສະໜູນ ສປປ ລາວ, ບໍ່ພຽງແຕ່ການແກ້ໄຂ ສິ່ງທ້າ
ທາຍດ້ານເສດຖະກິດໃນປັດຈຸບັນ, ແຕ່ຍັງຈະຊ່ວຍຟື້ນຟູທາງດ້ານ ເສດຖະກິດ ແລະ
ການຈະເລີນເຕີບໂຕພາຍຫຼັງໂຄວິດ-19 ໃນປີຕໍ່ໆໄປອີກດ້ວຍ.”
ທ່ານອຸເດດ ກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນໄລຍະມີການລະບາດຂອງພະຍາດໂຄວິດ-19, ເທັກໂນໂລຈີ
ຍິ່ງເຂົ້າມາມີບົດບາດສູງຂຶ້ນໃນການດໍາເນີນທຸລະກິດຂອງວິສາຫະກິດ ຂະໜາດນ້ອຍ
ແລະກາງ ກວ່າໃນຍຸກປົກກະຕິແບບໃໝ່. ທຸລະກິດມີຄວາມພະ ຍາຍາມໃນການຫັນເປັນ
ດິຈິຕອລຫຼາຍຂຶ້ນ. ທະນາຄານໄດ້ເລີ່ມມີການໃຫ້ ບໍລິການດິຈິຕອລ ເພື່ອຄວາມສະດວກ
ສະບາຍ ໃນການຊໍາລະຕ່າງໆ ຂອງຜູ້ ຊົມໃຊ້. ຮ້ານຄ້າ, ແລະ ຮ້ານຂາຍຍ່ອຍຕ່າງໆ ໄດ້
ປັບປຸງຮູບແບບການ ດໍາເນີນທຸລະກິດຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ ໂດຍເນັ້ນໃສ່ການສັ່ງເຄື່ອງອອນລາຍ
ແລະ ການບໍລິການຂົນສົ່ງ. ໂຮງຮຽນຈໍານວນຫຼາຍ ແລະ ບັນດາມະຫາວິທະຍາໄລ, ໂດຍ
ສະເພາະໃນນະຄອນຫຼວງວຽງຈັນ ແມ່ນໄດ້ປ່ຽນເປັນການຮຽນ ການສອນ ແບບອອນລາຍ.
Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, October 29 — For the second consecutive year, the United States, in partnership with the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LNCCI) and Ministry of Industry and Commerce, convened a Lao-specific forum in parallel with the Indo-Pacific Business Forum taking place in India. The half-day virtual event was co-chaired by U.S. Ambassador to the Lao PDR Dr. Peter M. Haymond and President of LNCCI Mr. Oudet Souvannavong. Participants included government officials, industry executives, businesses, and firms, as well as representatives from the U.S. Embassy and development partners.
The Lao Forum focused on digitalization as a means for COVID economic recovery. The Forum is a unique opportunity for business leaders from Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia, and the United States to exchange insights on digital trends and discuss how they can adapt and thrive to the new economic environment beyond COVID.
Ambassador Haymond highlighted the United States and Lao PDR government’s joint efforts to support businesses during this challenging time. “As part of the U.S.-Lao Comprehensive Partnership, which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, the United States is deeply committed to supporting the Lao PDR to not only address its current economic challenges, but also build back and prosper beyond COVID-19 in the years ahead.” said Ambassador Haymond.
“COVID has had an enormous impact on the Lao economy and Small and Medium Enterprises. It has accelerated efforts by businesses to digitize. Banks have launched digital services to enable flexible payment arrangements for their customers. Grocery stores, shops, and retailers have amended their business models to focus on online ordering and delivery services. Many schools and universities, especially in Vientiane, have shifted to online learning.” said Mr. Oudet.
The annual Indo-Pacific Business Forum, now in its fourth year, promotes trade, investment and economic cooperation between the United States and its partners throughout the Indo-Pacific region. This year’s regional event highlighted opportunities for U.S. companies and their Indo-Pacific partners to play a leading role in shaping the region’s economic development. This includes major U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Strategy initiatives related to economic recovery and resilience, climate action, and digital innovation.
The agenda included local and regional panel discussions with tech-companies such as LOCA, Food Panda and RDK Laos, LINE MAN Wongnai (Thai tech company), Boost (Cambodian microfinance digital technology startup), and SocialGiver (Thai tech company). The panel discussion topics included: “Enhancing the digital capabilities of Lao SMEs to accelerate recovery from COVID-19 and lay the groundwork for long-term business growth” and “How Technology Leaders are Innovating in the Face of COVID-19”. The event also included a virtual link to the regional Forum’s panel of Fortune 500 tech companies on cloud and cybersecurity, as well as a keynote speech from Google’s Business Lead for Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, who discussed Google’s initiatives related to COVID resilienc