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LDCs: 46 countries that account for 13% of the world’s population, but only about 1.5% of global GDP and less than 1% of global trade.
Week Ahead (in tweets)
It is a busy week at the UN in New York, Geneva, and in Doha.
Least Developed Countries Conference
WTO: Trade Supporting LDCs’ Economic Development
The Doha Programme of Action for LDCs calls for trade as an engine of economic development. At the Fifth United Nations Conference on Least-Developed Countries (LDC5), taking place in Doha, Qatar, from 5 to 9 March, WTO’s Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang will address LDCs’ trade priorities, in a series of events.
For the full agenda of WTO’s participation at LDC5 click here.
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