Workshop for WTO LDC group
At the request of the Least-Developed Countries’ (LDC) Consultative Group, the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization with the support of the Enhanced Integrated Framework has been assessing trade-related implications of graduation from LDC status. At the 2021 Triennial Review of the UNCDP, five LDCs have met the criteria of graduation for the first time (Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Senegal and Zambia). Today, 16 LDCs are on the graduation path. They include Angola, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu and Zambia.
The objectives of the Workshop are to (i) review the participation of these five LDCs in global trade, and (ii) to examine the likely implications of graduation on trade and development cooperation. The Workshop will also afford an opportunity to take stock of ongoing discussions on LDC graduation in the WTO.
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