Bhutan's Economic Ascent: A Journey to a Richer Future
6 years, 9 months ago

Bhutan's Economic Ascent: A Journey to a Richer Future

The Quint  

Bhutan is poised to move up from the UN's category of the world's poorest known as the Least Developed Countries (LDC). The kingdom met two of the three criteria for graduation, including increasing national earning power and access to better health care and education. However, it fell short in the third category that measures economic vulnerability, which is due to its dependence on electricity exports to India.

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Explained | Bhutan’s graduation from the UN list of Least Developed Countries
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Bhutan’s graduation from the UN list of Least Developed Countries

The Hindu  

The story so far: “We are taking it with a lot of honour and pride, we are not nervous,” said Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering at the United Nations Least Developed Countries Summit that concluded on March 9 in Doha, Qatar. Inclusion in and graduation from the LDC category is based on three criteria: Gross National Income per capita, Human …

‘Honour and Pride': Bhutan no longer among world's poorest nations
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Honour and Pride': Bhutan no longer among world's poorest nations

Hindustan Times  

There will be jubilation in the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan this year when it quits the club of the world's poorest countries, while others still have a mountain to climb. "We are taking it with a lot of honour and pride, we are not nervous," Bhutan's Prime Minister Lotay Tshering told AFP at the LDC summit that finished in Doha …

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