VIENTIANE: Laos has reaffirmed its commitment to official graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status by the end of this year, while seeking support to strengthen the economy beyond ...

Bangladesh is on track to leave the group of least developed countries (LDC) and advanced to the rank of emerging economies after three years from now ...

Bangladesh should continue preparing for graduation from the group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), even if the ...

As Least Developed Countries (LDCs) increasingly progress along the path toward graduation, strengthening productive capacities and building resilient economies has become a central priority. Today 17 ...

Nepal may lose 132,000 existing jobs — about half of them held by women — and incur nearly $1 billion in economic losses over ...

SYDNEY, Sep 21 2026 (IPS) - The UN General Assembly will soon vote – most likely favourably – on Bangladesh’s request to postpone the country’s graduation from the UN’s Least Developed Country (LDC) ...

A decision on Bangladesh's request to defer its graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category by three years is ...

ILO and Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry holds a planning meeting on positioning Lao Business for Least Developed Country (LDC) Graduation. Vientiane, Laos (ILO News). At an ILO meeting ...

UN CDP recommends deferring LDC graduation to 2029 Bangladesh may retain trade benefits until 2029 Country utilises 67 percent of global LDC benefits The United Nations Committee for Development ...

Kathmandu, May 23 -- Nepal has formally decided to postpone its graduation from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category for at least three years, citing worsening economic and geopolitical ...