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1. The need to extend the WTO TRIPS pharmaceuticals transition period for LDCs in the COVID-19 era: Evidence from Bangladesh (CDP Policy Review No. 10; Daniel Gay, Kevin Gallagher)

   ... altogether. Like few others, Bangladesh took advantage of WTO flexibilities to build a vibrant pharmaceuticals industry that not only ... countries and LDCs. LDC graduation would bring a loss of WTO exceptions, particularly in the intellectual property arena. This policy ...

   Jun 14 2024 - 4:57pm

2. From the WTO: members discuss LDCs' participation in services trade at the Council for Trade in Services on 16 May

   18 May 2022. The LDC Group at the WTO has highlighted that implementation of the services waiver was one of their priorities for the WTO's 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in June. They have made specific requests to improve implementation. See the WTO's news item here  and more on the services waiver here .   ...

   May 18 2022 - 11:28am

3. New Zealand donates CHF 50,000 for LDC participation in WTO Ministerial Conference

   29 June 2021. WTO: New Zealand is contributing CHF 50,000 to help the least-developed countries (LDCs) within the WTO membership participate in the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference (MC12), which will take place the week of 29 ...

   Dec 6 2021 - 1:05pm

4. Textiles and clothing in Asian graduating LDCs - Challenges and options. EIF, ITC, UNDESA, UNCTAD, WTO

   ... Document Author:  EIF, ITC, UNDESA, UNCTAD, WTO Document Summary:  The textile and clothing sector in five ... on trade aspects was led by the World Trade Organization (WTO), on global value chains by the UN Conference on Trade and Development ...

   Feb 8 2022 - 11:24am

5. A Smooth Transition Package in Favour of Members Graduating from the LDC Category (WTO) - Communication from Chad on Behalf of the LDC Group

   ... Link to an External Document Author:  WTO Document Summary:  Communication from Chad on Behalf of the ... a package of support measures for graduated countries at the WTO. Publication Date:  Monday, 18 October 2021 ...

   Nov 5 2021 - 10:28am

6. WTO members agree to extend TRIPS transition period for LDCs until 1 July 2034

   30 June 2021. From the WTO: WTO members agreed to extend until 1 July 2034 the deadline for least developed countries (LDCs) to protect intellectual property under the WTO’s Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ...

   Dec 5 2021 - 6:45pm

7. Trade impacts of LDC graduation - Insights from country-specific market access analyses - WTO Secretariat/EIF

   ... Link to an External Document Author:  WTO Secretariat/EIF Document Summary:  This compilation of ... Wednesday, 01 July 2020 Copyright:  WTO Secretariat/EIF Document Topic/Theme:  Trade LDC ...

   Apr 25 2022 - 4:22pm

8. From the WTO: Officials from LDCs outline trade priorities at Geneva seminar

   7 December 2022. From the WTO: A total of 60 trade experts and government officials from least-developed ... LDC priorities in global trade from 7 to 9 December at the WTO. Deputy Director-General Xiangchen Zhang said in his opening remarks: ...

   Dec 7 2022 - 2:35pm

9. WTO General Council Decision on extension of unilateral duty-free and quota-free preferences in favour of countries graduated from the LDC category

   ... Link to an External Document Author:  WTO Document Summary:  Decision "To encourage those Members ... Monday, 23 October 2023 Copyright:  WTO Document Topic/Theme:  Trade ...

   Oct 23 2023 - 4:39pm

10. LDCs and the multilateral trading system: looking forward - A collection of essays, Volume 1 (WTO, EIF)

    ... Tags:  Trade Multilateralism WTO Publication Date:  Friday, 23 June 2023 Copyright:  WTO/EIF Document Topic/Theme:  Trade ...

    Jul 10 2023 - 4:22pm