Report: Manufacturing Could Free Poorest Nations From Poverty

A new United Nations report urges the poorest countries in the world to shift from low- to high-productivity activities to improve their economies. In its annual Least Developed Countries Report, UNCTAD — the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development — says these countries must structurally transform their economies to free themselves from the "poverty trap," which is stunting economic growth and development. Of the 48 nations the U.N. considers "Least Developed...

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