The US$700,000 grant, approved on 26 December 2002, will help the underdeveloped north write a strategic vision to 2020, and an action plan and indicative finance plan to 2010. The plan will aim to develop the area’s natural resources, including hydro power potential.
Northern Lao plans development
A grant has been approved by the Asian Development Bank to help develop a strategic plan for the northern region of the Lao PDR.