LDC category at 50: Adjusting to the new realities - Taffere Tesfachew for Trade Insight/SAWTEE

PP. 12-15, Vol. 17, No. 3-4, 2021. November 2021 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the least developed country (LDC) category by the United Nation’s General Assembly (UNGA). To properly understand the challenges facing LDCs and the new realities moving forward, it is critical to have a full grasp of the thinking and strategic imperatives that led to the establishment of the LDC category, how they influenced LDCs’ development since then and their relevance in the present times.