Kanni Wignaraja is U.N. assistant secretary-general and director of the U.N. Development Program's Asia and the Pacific bureau. Ricarda Rieger is UNDP's resident representative in Laos.
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Laos' financial crisis can be an opportunity for reform
Country's previous growth trajectory was not sustainable
People line up for gas in Vientiane on June 20 when the Laotian capital almost came to a standstill. (Photo courtesy of U.N. Department of Safety and Security)
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