老挝宣布为退出最不发达国家行列做准备，11月19日圆桌会议先谈2027年预算怎么分
老挝政府2026年11月6日在首都万象举行联合新闻发布会，宣布老挝已经为本月退出最不发达国家（LDC）行列做好准备，接下来要做的是让这次过渡平稳、能持续。发布会由老挝财政部和联合国开发计划署共同主持，财政部副部长 Soulivath Souvannachoumkham 与开发计划署驻老挝代表 Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labe 共同主持，各国使团、发展伙伴和政府机构的代表到场。
这场发布会是为11月19日举行的2026年度圆桌会议吹风。今年圆桌会议的主题已经定下：优先安排战略性预算拨款，落实2027财年国家社会经济发展计划，确保高质量、可持续地完成最不发达国家毕业。届时老挝国会、政府各部委、各省、发展伙伴、国际金融机构、私营部门和社会组织的代表都会到场，谈发展优先事项和资金缺口怎么补。
Soulivath 说，今年的会议分量格外重，一是因为老挝正站在毕业的门槛上，二是因为2026年是老挝第十个国家社会经济发展计划（2026至2030年）实施的第一年。他坦承老挝这一年遇到了全球经济不确定性和严重自然灾害，但稳住本国货币、控制通胀和收紧货币政策保住了宏观经济大局，平均通胀率报在7.8%。
开发计划署驻老挝代表祝贺老挝走到这个发展节点，表示会继续支持老挝的过渡。她说，圆桌会议这个机制是动员发展资金、弥合资金缺口、加强政府同发展伙伴合作的重要平台，也有助于落实关于发展合作的《万象宣言三期》，让援助真正落到改善老百姓生活上。
退出最不发达国家行列意味着老挝过去享受的一些优惠安排会逐步退坡，预算和融资要更多靠自己安排。这也是今年圆桌会议把题目直接定在2027年预算怎么分上的原因：先把钱安排明白，毕业之后的路才走得稳。
（来源：老挝巴特寮通讯社）
Laos Says It Is Ready to Graduate From Least Developed Country Status as November 19 Round Table Focuses on 2027 Budget
The Lao Government has reaffirmed its readiness for the country's graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in November 2026, as it prepares to strengthen economic resilience and ensure a smooth and sustainable transition. The announcement was made at a joint press briefing in Vientiane on November 6, 2026, by the Ministry of Finance and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), ahead of the 2026 Annual Round Table Meeting scheduled for November 19.
The briefing was co-chaired by Deputy Minister of Finance Soulivath Souvannachoumkham and UNDP Resident Representative to Laos Ayshanie Medagangoda-Labe, with representatives of diplomatic missions, development partners, government agencies and other stakeholders attending.
This year's Round Table Meeting will focus on prioritising strategic budget allocations for the implementation of the National Socio-Economic Development Plan for Fiscal Year 2027 to ensure a smooth, high-quality and sustainable LDC graduation. It will bring together representatives of the National Assembly, government ministries, provincial administrations, development partners, international financial institutions, the private sector and civil society to discuss development priorities and financing needs.
Deputy Minister Soulivath said the 2026 meeting was particularly significant as it comes ahead of Laos' graduation from LDC status and coincides with the first year of implementing the 10th National Socio-Economic Development Plan (2026-2030). He noted that Laos had faced global economic uncertainty and severe natural disasters in 2026, but efforts to stabilise the national currency, control inflation and maintain tighter monetary policies had helped preserve macroeconomic stability, with average inflation reported at 7.8 percent.
The UNDP Resident Representative congratulated the Lao Government on reaching this development milestone and reaffirmed UNDP's commitment to supporting the transition. She said the Round Table Process remained an important platform for mobilising development financing, addressing funding gaps and strengthening cooperation between the government and development partners, and supported implementation of the Vientiane Declaration III on Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.
Graduation means the preferences Laos has enjoyed as an LDC will gradually phase out, and budgets and financing will have to stand more on their own. That is why this year's Round Table puts the Fiscal Year 2027 budget allocations at the centre of the agenda: settle the money first, so the road after graduation stays steady.
(Source: Lao News Agency)
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图片来源：图：老挝首都万象的塔銮与 Sayasetthathirath 国王像。照片：Stefan Fussan，CC BY-SA 4.0，经维基共享资源。 / Photo: Pha That Luang and the statue of King Sayasetthathirath in Vientiane, Laos. Photo: Stefan Fussan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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