Thirdly, there is the question of market access for the least-developed countries.
I complete my survey with our friends in Africa and the least-developed countries.
Why would this not apply to the least-developed countries?
Nepal is among the poorest and least-developed countries in the world.
Our objective should be to kick open the door to the developed world's economies for the least-developed countries.
All citizens, and particularly those of the least-developed countries, are also losing out.
Many of the least-developed countries will not have any opportunity to compete in the open and free international market.
In fact, for large numbers of people in the least-developed countries, there are no benefits.
Revenue from the project may bring the government some $2bn over the next 25 years, a serious amount for one of the world's least-developed countries.
Of the world's 50 least-developed countries, 34 are in Africa.