As Bangladesh prepares to graduate from LDC status, the transition will test the resilience of its banking sector with a loss of trade preferences, tighter global rules and shifting financing conditio ...

RAPID Chairman Dr Mohammad Abdur Razzaque said Bangladesh needs strong diplomacy to delay LDC graduation, as unpreparedness ...

With LDC trade benefits set to expire in 2029, Bangladesh's apparel industry must pivot its strategy from seeking a delayed graduation to aggressively lobbying the EU for amended GSP+ clauses on rules ...

Less than a year remains before the country formally graduates from the least developed country (LDC) club in November 2026. For an economy built on garment exports, this milestone is not just ...

Laos eyes reduced aid support as LDC graduation nears. The government is stepping up preparations to leave the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) list in 2026, urging ...

It has been more than five decades since the UN established the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category, in 1971, identifying these countries as facing the most severe roadblocks to sustainable ...

The Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) on Thursday organised a high-level roundtable titled "Strengthening Bangladesh's Institutional Capacity for a Smooth LDC Graduation: Priorities, Sequencing, and ...

As we gather in Doha for the High-Level Meeting on “Forging Ambitious Global Partnerships for Sustainable and Resilient Graduation of Least Developed Countries,” the stakes could not be higher.

Cambodia on Tuesday underscored the primacy of Asean centrality and advised Bangladesh to have sustained engagements with ...

VIENTIANE: The government is stepping up preparations to leave the United Nations' Least Developed Country (LDC) list in 2026, urging a shift from reliance on aid to investment-driven growth.

Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday underscored the urgent need to expand the country’s VAT and income tax base.