Timor-Leste
March 10, 2020 - Aussama Bejraoui, Elisabeth Lambrecht, Frans Lammersen

Tools and finance to help transform least developed country economies

Transforming the economies of least developed countries (LDCs) requires a nationally supported vision on how to tackle the binding constraints to higher value-added production.

Aid for Trade
November 14, 2019 - Rolf Traeger

Weak development of LDC productive capacities leads to foreign deficits and external financing dependence

Least developed countries (LDCs) have traditionally recorded persistent trade deficits.

Aid for Trade
October 29, 2018 - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)

High-level panel calls for integration of fragile states into the global economy

A high-level panel at this year’s Public Forum examined the link between peace and trade, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that conflict-affected states face in developing their capacities to trade

Aid for Trade