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When the DFTP scheme was introduced in 2008, India committed to eliminating customs duties on over 85% of tariff lines (for items in the Harmonized System 6-digit level of classification), reducing duties on the basis of a prescribed margin of preference [a] for 9% of tariff lines, and maintaining duties on the remaining 6% tariff lines over a period of 5 years.
There is one country which presently meets the criteria and two countries which previously met the criteria for LDC status, but declined to be included in the index, questioning the validity or accuracy of the CDP's data: Ghana (no longer meets criteria as of 1994), Papua New Guinea (no longer meets criteria as of 2009), and Zimbabwe. [9]
The landlocked developing countries (LLDC) are developing countries that are landlocked. [1] Due to the economic and other disadvantages suffered by such countries, the majority of landlocked countries are least developed countries (LDCs), with inhabitants of these countries occupying the bottom billion tier of the world's population in terms of poverty. [2]
The United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) is an office of the United Nations Secretariat [1] which deals with the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States.
The DCTS makes it easier for an LDC to move on into the intermediary "Enhanced Preferences" scheme when it "graduates", which means losing LDC status. For most countries, moving out of the list of LDCs will have little impact on trade, and also less than under the previous regime.
Furthermore, DEG - as one of the three official partners - implements the develoPPP.de programme of the Federal German Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ). develoPPP.de [10] targets companies that invest in developing and emerging-market countries and are seeking ways to shape their corporate commitment in the long term ...
Germany is India's largest trading partner in Europe. Germany is the 8th largest foreign direct investor (FDI) in India. Germany's FDI totaled about US$5.2 billion during the period 2000–2012, constituting about 3% of total FDI to India. Indian investments in Germany have seen sharp increase in last few years. [38]
LDC may refer to: Lady Doak College, in India; Lambert Dodard Chancereul, the largest poultry meat group in Europe; Landlocked Developing Countries; Law Development Centre, a Ugandan law school; Leaders' Debates Commission; Least developed countries; Less developed country, or developing country; Leonardo DiCaprio; Linguistic Data Consortium