The 13th Ministerial Conference of the WTO (WTO-MC13) in Abu Dhabi, UAE (February 26–March 1, 2024) was, for understandable reasons, of heightened interest and importance to Bangladesh as a Graduating Least Developed Country (GLDC). As is known, Bangladesh is set to graduate out of the group of the LDCs in November 2026 and MC13 is, most likely, the penultimate Ministerial before the country leaves the group. Since there were a number of issues on the table of discussion and negotiation at MC13 which were related to particular concerns and interests of GLDCs such as Bangladesh, the conference had an added importance for the country.
Author: Mustafizur Rahman
Publication Period: December 2024