Inflation limits Lao families’ recovery from Covid-19, according to a special report from World Bank

VIENTIANE, May 19 (Laotian Times): While economic activity has recently picked up in Laos, the rising cost of living is having a widespread negative impact, with poorer families most severely affected, a World Bank survey released in May shows.

The World Bank’s latest Rapid Monitoring Phone Survey, conducted from December 2022 to January 2023, covers access to food, employment, and the impact of inflation on households, family businesses, and farms.