{
  "id": 12817214,
  "title": "World : Laos To Ban Raw Mineral Exports By 2030 As It Retools Economy After LDC Status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/world-laos-to-ban-raw-mineral-exports-by-2030-as-it-retools-economy",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:47:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2617072"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PHNOM PENH, Oct 8 (Bernama) -- Laos will ban exports of raw minerals by 2030, marking a decisive shift away from its longstanding reliance on unprocessed mineral resources as the nation prepares to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status in November.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}