This report seeks to help least developed countries (LDCs) better understand the trade-related implications of graduation from LDC status. The product of a joint effort between the WTO and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), "Trade Impacts of LDC Graduation" looks at how graduation may affect LDCs' participation in world trade, including their access to export markets, and implications for their WTO commitments.
Table of contents:
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- LDC Graduation and Matters Related to the WTO Agreements
- LDC Graduation: Impact on Market Access
- LDC Graduation: Impact on Development Cooperation
- Options for Graduating LDCs
- Annexes