Foreword

Lack of productive resources, entrepreneurial and institutional capabilities and production linkages, referred to collectively as lack of productive capacities, impedes the efforts of least developed countries (LDCs) to graduate from the LDC category and, more broadly, is a barrier to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Consequently, the issue of building productive capacity has moved to the forefront of the international discourse. It is the first priority area in the Istanbul Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries 2011–2020 and is also strongly reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , in particular SDGs 8 and 9.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions