Keyword: European Union
Smooth transition for graduating LDCs under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
4 May 2021. Daniel Gay. It is widely accepted that least developed countries (LDCs) leaving the category need special measures to smooth the transition....
Cambodia’s duty-free access to the EU market has been partially withdrawn
12 August 2020. The EU's decision in February 2020 to partially withdraw the duty-free quota-free access to the EU market under the Everything But Arms...
EU to withdraw part of tariff preferences to Cambodia under EBA
On 12 February 2012, the European Commission announced its decision to withdraw part of the tariff preferences granted to Cambodia under the EBA scheme "due...
REX digital system for LDC exporters and EU importers
13 May 2019. Started in 2017, the Registered Export System (REX) is an electronic system used to certify the origin of products from developing...
EU launches procedure to temporarily suspend trade preferences to Cambodia
The European Union announced on February 11, 2019, that it would start the "process that could lead to the temporary suspension of Cambodia's preferential access to...
New European Union report on the effects of its trade schemes on promoting development
February 7, 2018. A new report by the European Union (EU) on its trade schemes assesses the effects of the three-pronged Generalized System of...
Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+)
The Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) is a European Union initiative designed to help the world's most vulnerable countries address climate change. Between...
Preferential Market Access – European Union Everything But Arms Initiative
The "Everything But Arms" (EBA) initiative, introduced in 2001 under the EU's GSP scheme, grants LDCs duty-and quota-free access for almost all products (as the programme's...
The impact of Brexit on the least developed countries
14 September 2016. The United Kingdom vote in June 2016 to leave the European Union will have major implications for developing economies, according to...
Margin of preferences and LDC export performance
Margin of preferences in 2014/13 for LDCs
Source: CDP Secretariat based on UNCTAD/TRAINS and UNSD/COMTRADE. Margins of preference for Republic of Korea, Turkey and the...
Impact of Cabo Verde’s graduation on trade
2012. Upon graduation, Cabo Verde benefited from the measure adopted in 2008 by the European Commission to provide for at least a three-year continuation...
Limited progress in market access for LDCs
by Matthias Bruckner*, June 2012
The limited integration of LDCs into the world economy is widely seen as a major impediment to their sustainable development....
