The Solomon Islands Government, through the Ministry of National Planning and Development Coordination (MNPDC), participated in a high-level global meeting on Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation.

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.

The Himalayan country will move up to developing country status from its current status as a Least Developed Country in November 2026. Nepali Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli called it “a matter of pride ...

The UN agency underscored the need for more action from the international community to help these countries progress. The UN has warned that without stronger global support, 48 of the world’s most ...

According to the WB’s latest report on the Lao economy, GDP growth in 2025 is projected at 4.2%, driven by a rebound in ...

Fisheries Adviser Farida Akhter has said that although Bangladesh is set to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDC) category in 2026, the decision was largely political, and the country has ...

The Least Developed Countries (LDC) Portal has recently been restructured and expanded. It contains information about international support measures for LDCs, a library of reports and other ...

The global financial position has remained stable since the April 2024 world economic outlook update from the IMF. According to the IMF July 2024 update, global economic growth is expected to be at ...

2021 commemorates the 50th anniversary of the creation of the least developed country (LDC) category by the United Nations. In March 1971, the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) identified the ...