CONTENTS Abbreviations FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY-BUILDING IN LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES Introduction Global and regional issues: implications for foreign direct investment and technological capacity-building in least developed countries Foreign direct investment: trends and developments Technological capability-building through foreign direct investment Conclusions and strategies for foreign direct investment promotion and technological capability- building in least developed countries TRADE FINANCE INSTITUTIONS FOR TRADE AND SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH CAUCASUS AND CENTRAL ASIA Introduction A simple model of national trade finance institutional structure Is the model adapted to Central Asian and South Caucasus countries? Conclusions and recommendations ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR WOMEN IN GMS COUNTRIES Introduction Women and economic development in GMS countries Entrepreneurship development Conclusions and recommendations DEVELOPMENT IN TRADE AND REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS IN ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Introduction Exports from developing Asia and the Pacific Regional and bilateral trade agreements Regional trade agreements and the multilateral trading system ESCAP's work in capacity building for trade negotiations

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