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While the Laos economy has recently experienced rapid growth, with poverty falling substantially, there is significant room for improvement in the country’s current state of infrastructure quality, particularly in transport, power, and water & sanitation. This summary will cover these sectors as well as a more general macroeconomic and infrastructure overview.

In the less developed regions (Daerah Tertinggal, or ‘LDRs’) of Indonesia the quality of infrastructure services can be well below national standards. This includes limited access to water, sanitation, and electricity, underdeveloped ports, and unsuitable waste management. Various common challenges to improved service delivery include fragmented institutional structures, poor cost recovery, limited human resources, lack […]