Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States - Finance

Assessment of Financing for Development Flows SIDS (2020)

Anonymous — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:25:00 +0000

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The Port of Male in Maldives.

New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

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Review of Progress Made in Structural Economic Transformation in Euro-Asian LLDCs (2019)

Anonymous — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 14:42:00 +0000

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The picture of concrete production plant

Kubat Sydykov / World Bank

This paper reviews progress made by LLDCs in Asia and Europe in structural economic transformation (Priority 5 of the Vienna Program of Action - VPoA). It covers 10 Asian (Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Lao PDR, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and 4 European (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Macedonia and Republic of Moldova) LLDCs.

The development progress and challenges of the LLDCs are summarized and supported by publicly available data in terms of economic growth, trade and overall economic transition to market economy. The discussion covers sectoral production and employment shares and the deepening of manufacturing. In addition, related indicators of economic dynamism and competitiveness are presented. Furthermore, highlights on structural transformations in selected countries are provided. Based on available individual country reports, highlights on domestic policies for structural transformation are presented. More importantly, the report proposes an overall policy framework for structural transformation.

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State of LDCs: Financing the SDGs and IPoA for the LDCs (2017)

Anonymous — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 17:05:00 +0000

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Agriculture is a key sector in Cambodia due to the predominance of the rural population and its contribution to the national economy.

Chor Sokunthea / World Bank

One year after the Comprehensive High-level Midterm Review of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA), progress towards its implementation has continued but there is the need to further accelerate actions in order to meet the agreed targets. Thus, while Chapter 1 focuses on the progress and challenges in implementing the IPoA, Chapter 2 explores financing options for LDCs in order to accelerate progress.

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Financing the SDGs in the LDCs: Diversifying the Financing Tool-box and Managing Vulnerability (2016)

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 13:57:00 +0000

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At the frontline of Ebola outbreak in Kabala, Sierra Leone.

UN Photo/Martine Perret

Achieving the 2030 Agenda will be a challenge for all countries. It is however particularly salient for the 48 Least Developed Countries (LDCs) where levels of deprivation are acute, infrastructure is inadequate, economies are vulnerable and capital is in short supply.Yet these are the countries we need to reach first if we are to meet the aspiration to “leave no one behind”.

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