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Bangladesh graduation status
Bangladesh is scheduled to graduate on 24 November 2026 (see the General Assembly resolution ).
- More information on the process here.
- More information on suggested action to prepare for graduation here.
Bangladesh's LDC Profile (CDP website) (includes CDP reports, ECOSOC and General Assembly resolutions, Bangladesh's performance against the graduation criteria, ex ante assessment on the impacts of graduation, vulnerability profile, country statements to the CDP)
Other resources:
Documents on Bangladesh
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UN/DESA Policy Brief #71: COVID-19 pandemic deals a huge blow to the manufacturing exports from LDCs The COVID-19 pandemic is yet to directly hit the least developed countries (LDCs), although most are already experiencing severe economic pain amid shutdowns, falling commodity prices and declining exports. LDCs are, on average, highly dependent on commodities. |
Trade | 14 May 2020 |
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LDC graduation has become an increasingly important issue in the international development agenda. Meeting graduation eligibility is a major goal of the Istanbul Plan of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the decade 201-2020 (IPoA). |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 30 September 2019 |
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Without doubt, the fate of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the global institution mandated to set rules and disciplines for the multilateral trading system, stands at a crossroads. |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 30 May 2019 |
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Migration and the growth of global diasporas are key contemporary trends which impact on the pledge to “leave no one behind” in the 2030 Agenda. The developmental potential of migration is captured in four Goals and five Targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). |
Poverty, health, education, food security, employment, social security | 08 November 2018 |
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Cross-border e-commerce can help least developed countries (LDCs) to become more competitive and diversify their exports – and this is especially true for Asia-Pacific, the most dynamic region in global e-commerce. |
Trade | 13 April 2018 |
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Developing productive capacities is key for least developed countries (LDCs), and developing countries in general, to overcome their development challenges. |
Productive capacity, structural transformation, technology, innovation | 01 April 2018 |
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What LDC graduation will mean for Bangladesh’s drugs industry It’s of some concern, then, that if Bangladesh potentially leaves the LDC category in 2024 it’ll no longer have access to a special World Trade Organisation (WTO) waiver which exempts the industry from the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights (TRIPS). |
Trade | 18 December 2017 |
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Over 90% of Bangladeshi exporters are facing regulatory and procedural obstacles to trade. A survey of 1,000 companies in Bangladesh identified long waiting times, administrative hurdles and lack of accredited laboratories in the country to be the main causes of the reported difficulties when exp |
Trade | 29 November 2017 |
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Booming Bangladesh looks forward to LDC graduation - Daniel Gay |
LDC graduation and smooth transition | 30 October 2017 |
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Trade benefits for least developed countries: the Bangladesh case (CDP Background Paper No. 18) Global evidence suggests that trade-related performance is becoming increasingly important for the socio-economic development of many developing countries. |
Trade | 15 July 2014 |
Photo UN/Kibae Park