On October 24, 2025, H.E. Bountheung Douangsavanh, Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman, Standing Member of the Investment Promotion and Management Committee (IPMC), along with an official delegation from the Investment Promotion and Management Committee office, attended the 3rd ASEAN Investment Forum 2025 under the theme “Foreign Direct Investment for Inclusivity and Sustainability” in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The forum has more than 300 participants, including senior leaders from the public and private sectors of ASEAN member countries, development partners, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), financial institutions, and others.
During the meeting, the Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman, and Standing Member of the Investment Promotion and Management Committee (IPMC) exchanged views on the high-level leadership panel discussion under the theme: “Strengthening ASEAN’s Capacity on the Global Platform“. He mentioned that the Lao Government has emphasized developing all infrastructure projects to enhance the comprehensive integration and connectivity with ASEAN member countries and development partner countries along the North-South and East-West economic corridors, aiming to facilitate the transportation of goods and passengers, increase investment attraction, and expand access to larger and broader markets. Based on this integration, since we opened the Lao-China Railway, the railway’s transportation volume has increased continuously since 2021, with more than 10 million passengers and 15 million tons of goods transported to date. He also stressed that expanding our connectivity is not only to improve the country’s infrastructure but also to augment further trade, investment, and tourism, especially green and sustainable initiatives.
On the same occasion, Dr. Souphaphone Saignaleuth, Deputy Director General of the Investment Promotion and Management Committee office, presented some critical points in the regular panel discussion session under the theme of “Investment in the Renewable Energy Sector” as follows: The renewable energy sector is considered as one of the top priority investment sectors supported by the government and currently accounts for more than 50% of the total venture assess in the clean energy sector, as proved by the number of our foreign direct investment (FDI) figures in the first 10 months of 2025 has eclipsed of 5 billion US dollars which 3 billion US dollars invested in the renewable energy sector.
