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	Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Insights from country-specific market access analyses - WTO Secretariat/EIF This compilation of analyses builds on the May 2020 report “Trade impacts of LDC graduation” to include country-specific details on the likely impact of graduation on market access and exports for the 12 graduating least-developed countries (LDCs) in the study.	01 July 2020
	Trade impacts of LDC Graduation - WTO Secretariat/EIF At the request of the Group of Least Developed Countries (LDC Group), the Secretariat of the World Trade Organization, with the support of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), undertook a project to assess the trade-related implications of graduation from LDC status, in particular the impact	08 May 2020
	In Preparation for WTO MC12: Safeguarding Trade Interests of LDCs and Securing Trade Interests of Graduating LDCs	04 May 2020
	Graduation of Bhutan from the group of least developed countries: Potential implications and policy imperatives, Mohammad Razzaque for UNESCAP Despite confronted with such unfavourable conditions as mountainous topography and being landlocked and susceptible to natural disasters, Bhutan has demonstrated a strong track record in sustaining economic growth and reducing poverty over the past two decades or so.	01 May 2020
	MPFD Working Paper on Nepal's graduation from LDC: Potential implications and issues for consideration - Mohammad Razzaque for UNESCAP Nepal has achieved significant socio-economic progress despite being confronted by unfavourable conditions such as its being landlocked and susceptible to natural disasters.	11 March 2020
	Finding new support for Timor-Leste’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) status (UN in Timor-Leste blog post) Finding new support for Timor-Leste’s graduation from least developed country (LDC) status (UN in Timor-Leste blog post)	27 February 2020
	Stratégie de transition sans heurt de Vanuatu	11 December 2019
	Improved assistance for LDC graduation: What else can be done? - Ana Luiza Cortez for Trade4Development/EIF Graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category, a milestone in a country’s development, is not free of controversies. Graduating countries fear the phasing out of LDC-specific support may disrupt their development trajectory.	04 December 2019
	Out of the trap: supporting the least developed countries, Patrick Guillaumont, FERDI The Least Developed Countries (LDCs), presently 47, a category of countries created at the United Nations in 1971, are identified as poor countries facing structural handicaps to growth and sustainable development.	29 October 2019
	Finding new support for graduating LDCs	29 October 2019