In order to achieve its national development goals and the SDGs, Lao PDR will need to draw on development finance from a range of sources and consider the implications of potential changes to the availability and concessionality of financing. This report can catalyse thinking on how best to maximize the strategic allocation of specific finance flows which may be affected, such as grants and concessional loans, and consider how institutional arrangements within the Government may potentially be adjusted to prepare for management of a changing landscape of development finance.

The aim of the report is to provide an overall picture of the development financing context in Lao PDR, identify potential areas of alternative financing and partnerships, and provide insights into the types of policies and institutional arrangements which will be required to manage the full scope of development finance needed for achieving the goals set out in the 8th National Socio-Economic Development Plan.