SEZs in Laos; (b) it assesses the relevance of those results to the objectives of sustainable economic growth and job …

Laos benefits from the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA). The Agreement has eliminated tariffs on … 90% of Australia’s and New Zealand’s imports, with the remaining tariff lines to be removed by 2020. For Laos, it … services; and guarantees equal treatment to foreign investments. These preferential arrangements offer Laos significant …

China is the second most important export destination of Laos, and export growth to that market has far outpaced … have a huge competitive advantage in agricultural exports over countries that are not part of the Agreement. - Laos …

Laos benefits from the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement in Goods (AIFTA) by gaining preferential access to the large …, India’s tariffs are being reduced to no more than 5% by the end of 2016. For its part, Laos has until 2021 to eliminate … trade protection is over twice as high as in the ASEAN countries, Laos’ ability to bypass high tariffs gives it a …