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Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in the world economy today and has the potential to contribute towards accelerating?the process of economic growth and sustainable development in the least developed countries (LDCs). The Istanbul programme of Action for the LDCs stresses that “policies to attract and retain foreign investment are essential components of national development strategies.”

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The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) is presenting the?State of the Least Developed Countries 2014?as part of its mandated analytical activities on the eight priority areas of the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020. The second of its type, the report is intended to substantively backstop follow-up in each area.

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When United Nations Member States gathered in Istanbul in 2011 at the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), it was with the view to express global solidarity and renew commitments to support strong and sustainable growth and development in this poorest and most vulnerable group of nations. The Istanbul Declaration and Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries for the Decade 2011-2020 encapsulate such solidarity and commitments.

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