Ehe najor problens that have been encountered and assesses the potenlial forstrengthening the capacity of those instltutions to perf,orm this innportant func Eion. A/40 /58r Eng lish Page 15 53. Unaler uNDP-financed Projects, the t NCTAD secretariat PrePared a number of technicalstudiesfortbeGroupofGovernnentExpertsofdevelopingcountrreson EcDc finance and for the sp€ci;t Committee on tbe situation sith regard to tfte Inplenentation of the Declaration on the Granling of IndePendence to Colonial Countries and PeoPIes. 54. The UNCTI\D secretariat' qi'th the assistance of UNDP, continues to 91ve support to lhe eork being pursued lrith respec! Eo the establishnent ot a bank of developing countries.Afeastbilrtystudyonguchabank'nsouthBankd'hasbeenconpleted, in accordance with the reconrnendations in the caracas Progranne of, Action' 55. The UNSTAD secreEariat hag conpleted a comprehenslve study on financial floeg among develoPinq countrles covering the period 1981-1983' The study analysed financial flows fron capital markets of developinq countries' i ntra-developing country direct investment, and bilateral and nultilateral developnent assistance' An up-date of this study covering tfte perio'l through the end of 1984 r'ith a special focus on credit support to South-south trade i3 ln progress' (c) Otber actlvlties in support of ECDC 56. continued support for related EcDc activities in other UNCTAD Progrannes has been provided. This inc ludes: (a) Advisory aervices and studies in trade policy and planning of the external seclor of Least developed countries ttith lhe ain, jiglslgLlg, of identifying and enhancrnq the potential of co-operation among least developed counErieg as well as that between them and other developing countrresi (b) Assistance !o land-locked developinq countries deslgned to alleviaEe their transport problems with their neighbours; (c) In the field of naritirne transport' elaboretion of a pEoqramne of actlon for co-operatron anong develoPing countries in the area of shiPPing' Ports and multimodal lransporti Enis progranne relates to co-operation in fleet devefopment' comnercial ventures and instilutional arrangenentg' a5 well as administracive
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the economic development of developing countries, specifically in the areas of finance, trade, and transport. It mentions the implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, the establishment of a bank of developing countries, and the analysis of financial flows among developing countries. It also mentions the provision of advisory services and studies in trade policy and planning, as well as assistance to land-locked developing countries.

**Category**
Economic development, International trade