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LDC graduation library
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Documents and publications on graduation
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Sortie de la catégorie des PMA : expériences de stratégies de transition sans heurt La sortie de la catégorie des pays les moins avancés (PMA) est une étape importante, qui peut toutefois créer certains défis liés au retrait des mesures de soutien international réservées aux PMA. |
07 November 2024 |
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LDC Graduation: experiences with smooth transition strategies Graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category is an important milestone. It can also create certain challenges related to the withdrawal of international support measures that are exclusive to LDCs. |
07 November 2024 |
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2024 Report of the Committee for Development Policy Report on the 26th session of the Committee for Development Policy (4-8 March 2024) The present report contains the main findings and recommendations of the Committee for Development Policy at its twenty-sixth session. |
08 May 2024 |
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WTO Ministerial Decision that, among other things, establishes that countries that graduate from the LDC category continue to benefit from the application of the Special Procedures Involving LDCs set out in Article 24 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding and from the LDC-specific technical assist |
04 March 2024 |
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Lessons from Cambodia: how it is outgrowing its least developed status through openness (WEF) |
08 February 2024 |
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Presentation by CDP Secretariat at the informal session of the WTO Sub-Committee on LDCs, 13 December 2023. |
13 December 2023 |
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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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