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This annual report provides a comprehensive and authoritative source of socioeconomic analysis and data on the world´s most impoverished countries.
The Report is intended for a broad readership of governments, policymakers, researchers and all those involved with LDCs´ development policies.
The Least Developed Countries Report 2025: Are services the new path to structural transformation? examines the growing weight of services in the economies of least developed countries, their expanding role in trade, and the conditions under which services can – and cannot – deliver development results.
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