Implications of Bangladesh’s Graduation from Least Developed Countries Status on Japanese Companies

The Implications of Graduation: Why Developing Nations Will Never Produce More Greenhouse Gases than Developed Countries

Part of the opposition to accepting greenhouse gas (GHG) constraints in the United States and some other developed countries stems from concern that developing nations are not expected as well to undertake constraints in currently suggested regimes. It is pointed out by some U.S. policy makers and lobby groups that large developing states soon will be responsible for an important share of futur...

Industrial Development in Least Developed Countries

Factors that Influence Growth of Teledensity in Least Developed Countries

While having the lowest number of main telephone lines for every one hundred inhabitants (teledensity) over the last decade, the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), have the highest average pre-tax operator profitability in the world. Many LDCs have already opened their terminal equipment markets to competition and some have also done this with data and value-added services. Furthermore, LDCs are...

Low-Carbon Development for the Least Developed Countries

The threat that human-induced climate change poses to many of the least developed countries (LdCs) is profound. Greater dependence on rainfed agriculture and forestry as sources of employment and income makes many of them more vulnerable to climatic changes and variability. many LdCs are already subject to climatic stress because of their location in the Tropics and other areas subject to a hig...

Folk-IS: Opportunistic Data Services in Least Developed Countries

According to a wide range of studies, IT should become a key facilitator in establishing primary education, reducing mortality and supporting commercial initiatives in Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The main barrier to the development of IT services in these regions is not only the lack of communication facilities, but also the lack of consistent information systems, security procedures, eco...