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LDC graduation library
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Documents and publications on graduation
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WTO video: WTO deal on LDC graduation 24 October 2023. From the WTO: The General Council reached an important milestone on 23 October in the global efforts to support least-developed countries (LDCs) on the path to graduation from LDC status. |
24 October 2023 |
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LDC Graduation: Stories of smooth transition (Ratnakhar Adhikari, EIF, for OECD Development Matters) Of the 46 least developed countries (LDCs), 16 are at different stages of graduation. And, though graduation offers many opportunities, it also presents its own unique challenges for countries in this category. |
28 July 2023 |
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Least developed countries (LDCs) benefit from specific flexibilities under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS), including an extended transition period for implementation of the agreement. |
15 June 2023 |
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When a country leaves (“graduates from”) the least developed countries (LDC) category, it ceases to benefit from international support measures that are exclusive to LDCs (in some cases, these measures are available for a set period after graduation, known as a smooth transition period). |
17 March 2023 |
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The United Kingdom has adopted a new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) which comprises three different regimes – one for least developed countries (LDCs), one for non-LDC economically vulnerable low-income and lower-middle-income countries, and one for other low-income and lower-middle-inco |
16 March 2023 |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic after LDC Graduation: New avenues for exports (ITC) Lao People’s Democratic Republic could lose 7.3%, or $734 million, of exports when graduating from least developed country (LDC) status. |
01 March 2023 |
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Lorsqu’un pays sort de la catégorie des pays les moins avancés (PMA), c’est-à-dire lorsqu’il ? est reclassé ?, il cesse de bénéficier des mesures de soutien international réservées aux PMA (dans certains cas, ces mesures sont disponibles pendant une certaine période après le reclassement, dénomm |
15 February 2023 |
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Graduating from the LDC Group: Challenges Facing Bangladesh - Mustafizur Rahman for South Centre Southviews No. 244, 31 January 2023. A significant number of LDCs will be graduating in the near term future. On graduation these countries will face formidable challenges as they will lose the benefits accruing from LDC-specific international support measures. |
31 January 2023 |
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The Government of Nepal (GoN) is in the process of formulating a transition strategy to ensure graduation is smooth, sustainable and irreversible. |
30 September 2022 |
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Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in the Asia-Pacific region have generally demonstrated socioeconomic progress over the past decades, despite being among the most vulnerable and structurally disadvantaged countries. |
30 September 2022 |
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