Out of the Trap: Supporting the least developed countries
October 29, 2019
Opening remarks
Ms. Isabelle Durant, Deputy Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Presentation of the main findings of the book
Prof. Patrick Guillaumont, President, FERDI
International support to LDCs into the next decade
HE Robert Salama, Ambassador of Malawi
The challenge of the assessment of the impact of support measures
Prof. Jean-Louis Arcand, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
Official financing of LDC development
Mr. Rolf Traeger, Chief, LDC Section, UNCTAD
The impact on trade of LDC membership
Prof. Céline Carrère, , University of Geneva
The LDC treatment in WTO: effects and prospects
Mr. Rainer Lanz, Secretary, Sub-Committee on Least Developed Countries, WTO
Developments in the EIF assistance to LDCs
Mr. Simon Hess, Head, monitoring and Evaluation, EIF
Open discussion
