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Laos is set to graduate from the UN's list of Least Developed Countries this November, marking a significant economic milestone. While the country has seen growth through infrastructure and resource extraction, it faces challenges as it loses international support measures.
On 24 November this year Laos reaches a milestone more than two decades in the making. The UN General Assembly will formally graduate the country from the ranks of the world’s Least Developed Countries, or LDCs. Only eight countries have ever made the transition out of LDC, and Laos has the added distinction of graduating ahead of fellow ASEAN countries Cambodia, Myanmar and Timor-Leste.
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