Landlocked developing countries
We work with landlocked developing countries to address the special trade and development challenges, arising from their lack of territorial access to the sea and geographical remoteness from international markets.
Landlocked developing countries
We work with landlocked developing countries to address the special trade and development challenges, arising from their lack of territorial access to the sea and geographical remoteness from international markets.
Turning geography into opportunity: New priorities for landlocked economies
UN Trade and Development sets out a practical vision for landlocked developing countries to unlock trade opportunities through regional cooperation, digital readiness and targeted reforms
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- Indices for benchmarking productive capacities for evidence-based policymaking in landlocked developing countries
- Trading food for sustainable development
- Facilitation of transit transport and trade in West Africa
- Developing programmes to build productive capacities and enhance linkages with China
- Commercialization of the Trans-Saharan Road Corridor
- Improving Efficiency of Cross-border Transport in Landlocked and Transit Developing Countries
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5 August 2025
LLDC3 side event: Challenges and opportunities for LLDCs in export and economic diversification - Implications of international standards
Awaza, Turkmenistan21 May 2025
High-level validation workshop: National Productive Capacities Gap Assessment and Holistic Productive Capacities Development Programme of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe5 – 6 November 2024
High-level workshop on the National Productive Capacities Gap Assessment and the Holistic Productive Capacities Development Programme of Malawi
Lilongwe, Malawi8 – 9 May 2024
National policy-level workshop on fostering productive capacities in Zimbabwe for industrialisation, economic diversification, and inclusive growth
Harare, Zimbabwe6 – 7 May 2024
National capacity building training on statistical, methodological and computational aspects of the Productive Capacities Index (PCI)
Harare, Zimbabwe25 January 2024
Seminar on combating inequality and poverty in Burkina Faso: Challenges and policy options
Online, Burkina FasoDocuments
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