Impacts of LDC graduation on trade

LDC-specific international support measures in trade consist of: (i) preferential market access for goods; (ii) preferential market access for services; (iii) special and differential treatment under the WTO agreements; (iv) special and differential treatment and additional flexibilities under certain regional agreements; and (v) capacity-building, training and technical assistance related to trade. After graduation, countries no longer benefit from these measures. Some, but not all, measures have “smooth transition” periods, that is, set periods after graduation during which a graduated country continues to benefit from the LDC-specific measure.

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