LDC Future Forum - Programme Panel 3 | 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5)

2:15pm - 3:30pm

Panel 3 – Transforming Economies: achieving sustained growth and robust employment, especially for youth

Moderator: Mr. Brahima Sangafowa Coulibaly, Vice President and Director of Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution (virtual)

Panellists:

Mr. Allasane Drabo: LDCs graduation and structural transformation: Are improvements in LDC's structural handicaps a step towards structural transformation?
Mr. Yusuke Tateno: Sustainable tourism as a driver of structural transformation and productive capacity in Pacific LDCs (virtual)
Ms. Shahida Pervin Effects of Safety Law Enforcement on the Manufacturing Industry in a Developing Country: Evidence from a Multinational Involvement in the Apparel Sector of Bangladesh (virtual)
Mr. Jussi Ojala, Weak regulatory frameworks and technical capacity as structural barriers to SME-ecosystem development in LDCs

Special Guests:

Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director, United Nations Population Funds (virtual)
Mr. Federico Bonaglia, Deputy Director, OECD Centre

Discussants:

Mr. Farid Aziz, Additional Secretary (Wing Chief), Development Effectiveness Wing, Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Finance Bangladesh (virtual)
H.E Mr Long KemVichet, Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Other International Organisations (Economy & Trade) in Geneva, Switzerland (virtual)
H.E. Mr. Alaya Ouarme, Coordinator of the Economic Policy Coordination and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of the Economy, Planning and Cooperation, Senegal (virtual)

Interactive discussion