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Success stories in least-developed countries (LDCs)
LDC Success Stories show how trade can improve people's lives in least-developed countries across the world. The stories highlight the challenges LDCs face in becoming more active players in global trade and the efforts of individuals to overcome these challenges. They also explore how good practices can be scaled up. Each success story has been presented to WTO members at the LDC Sub-Committee.
Angola
From economic challenges to practical solutions
Ambassador Margarida Rosa da Silva Izata is Angola's Permanent Representative at the WTO. She outlines Angola's efforts to overcome structural challenges and achieve economic resilience and sustainable development.
Bhutan
Graduating from the LDC category
Ambassador Tenzin R Wangchuk is Bhutan's Permanent Representative at the WTO. He outlines some of the lessons learned from Bhutan's graduation from least developed country (LDC) status. Bhutan graduated from the LDC category on 13 December 2023.
Nepal
Overcoming graduation challenges through national, regional and global efforts
Ambassador Ram Prasad Subedi is Nepal's Permanent Representative at the WTO and the Chairperson of the WTO Committee on Trade and Development. Ambassador Subedi looks at Nepal's progress in graduating from least developed country (LDC) status and highlights some of the steps that it has taken in preparing for graduation in 2026.
Cambodia
Facilitating Cambodia's exports to regional and global markets
Chy Sotharith is the Deputy-Director of the Department of Export-Import in Cambodia's Ministry of Commerce. He outlines Cambodia's experience in making use of rules of origin to facilitate exports from least-developed countries (LDCs).
Rwanda
Striving for economic transformation
Antoine Kajangwe is the Director General of Trade and Investment in Rwanda's Ministry of Trade and Industry. He outlines the progress made in achieving economic transformation in Rwanda.
Angola
Strengthening partnerships for economic diversification and prosperity
Amadeu Nunes is Angola's Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. Dr Nunes highlights the importance of partnerships for achieving economic diversification and ensuring a smooth transition from least-developed country (LDC) status.
Zambia
Growing vegetables for global markets
Francis Chama is Packhouse Manager at York Farm in Zambia with over 10 years of experience in production management, quality control, processing, packing and exporting vegetables to regional and global markets. He explains how Zambian producers have managed to improve their capacity to comply with the requirements of international markets and better integrate into supply chains.
TradeMark East Africa
Aiming to tear down trade barriers at the pan-African level
David Beer is CEO of TradeMark East Africa (TMEA), an aid-for-trade organization established in 2010 with the aim of promoting prosperity in East Africa through increased trade. He explains TMEA's role in the region and the lessons it has learned in seeking to reduce trade barriers.
Djibouti
Diversifying the economy and boosting trade
Ali Daoud Abdou is Secretary General of Djibouti's Ministry of Trade and Tourism. Until 2020, he was also Secretary General and Chief Negotiator of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). He outlines below his efforts to help Djibouti achieve its economic objectives and take full advantage of international trade opportunities.
Togo
Making regional rules work for people
Talime Abé is Director-General of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Local Consumption of Togo, one of the first countries in Africa to put in place a national implementation strategy for the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Mr Abé outlines Togo’s achievements and how it plans to implement AfCFTA.
Madagascar
Making trade in plant products quicker and more efficient
Ms. Nomenjanahary Saholy Ramiliarijaona is Head of Plant Protection at Madagascar's Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock. Since July 2022, she has been overseeing the country's use of ePhytos, electronic phytosanitary certificates that allow plant products to be traded more easily and efficiently across borders. Initiated by the Standards and Trade Development Facility, the so-called ePhyto Solution is currently being used by more than 100 countries. The state-of-the-art system leads to a lower likelihood of loss, damage and fraud compared with using traditional paper certificates.
The Gambia
Young women use technology and tourism to transform their communities
Fatou Juka Darboe is the co-founder and director of Make3D Company Limited, the first and only 3D printing company in The Gambia. Isatou Foon is a young tour guide from Janjanbureh, renowned for its historical and cultural heritage. What unites them is their passion to use trade to transform their communities. Both have benefited from the Youth Empowerment Project, an initiative of the International Trade Centre (ITC) funded by the European Union, which aims to unlock the potential of young people in The Gambia to support economic growth.
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