Keyword: Nepal
Finding new support for graduating LDCs
"Many Least Developed Countries (LDCs) have implemented successful development policies. As a result, an increasing number of LDCs have graduated or are approaching graduation...
LDCs University Consortium on Climate Change – LUCCC
The Least Developed Countries Universities Consortium on Climate Change (LUCCC) is a south-south, long-term capacity-building programme involving universities in LDCs. Its main purpose is...
Energy access and main challenges in the LDCs
The LDCs have a long way to go to achieve universal access to modern energy by 2030. Sustainable energy, encompassing its three dimensions of...
Least developed countries steal the spotlight
The statement came at noon on 15th March 2018. The Committee for Development Policy (CDP) had just finished its deliberations on the triennial review...
South Asian Free Trade Area
The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) is the free trade arrangement of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The agreement came...
GATS: Technical Cooperation in Telecommunications with Developed Countries (6.d)
In the GATS Annex on Telecommunications, paragraph 6(d) it is agreed that "members shall give special consideration to opportunities for the least-developed countries to...
Snapshot on LDC criteria for Nepal
The least developed countries are defined as low-income developing countries suffering from severe structural impediments to sustainable development. Indicators of such impediments are a...
A toolkit for LDC graduation
In the next 5-10 years up to 16 least developed countries (LDCs) may either graduate or be scheduled for graduation from the LDC category....
The impact of Brexit on the least developed countries
The United Kingdom vote in June 2016 to leave the European Union will have major implications for developing economies, according to a report from the Overseas...
Nepal’s experience acceding to the WTO
Nepal's accession to the WTO was seen not as an end in itself but as a key element in the pursuit of national development...
