65. sone progress conards inproved access for the products of the leastdeveloped countriea to tbe narkets of the industriarlzed countries has beennoced. The persistence in certain cases of guantitative restrictlons or ofunduly aevere rules of origin apptied by certaln countries was also noted. 67. Considerable lnprovements have been made by certaln inalustrlalizedcountrles to their tariff preference schemes, at-tbough in many cases theseschemes do not include all the export products that are of speclal rerevancefor the leasts deverop€d countries. Moreover, the rcast deveioped count.ries alohot or often could not take full advantage of the exisCing preference schenesfor varlous r easons. (b) Export promot ioo 68. A numbes of lndustrialized countries bare set up offices to promote imports fron developing countrles, and rnor e particul.arly inports irorn leastdevelop€d countr iea. 69. Tbe technical assistance of the International Trade cen tr e/UNCTAD/GATTand of the united Nations conference on Trade and Developrnent in fornulatrngexport strategles and trade pronotion was consldered to be constructlve. (c) Pr iRary conmodl t ies ?0. LittLe progress has been recorded in the concLuslon of conmod it9agreenents. ?he successful conclusion of tno neu agreements for tteviloprnentpurposes, lhe lnternational agreenents on jute anal jute products and ontropical timber, was ielcomed. The Agreement estafrliehiog the comllEn Fund forCo nodities, Hhich wouLd be advantageous for the least developed countrtes,has still not been lmplemented. 7L. AE far a6 compensation for shortfalls in export earnings is concerned,the extension of STABBX to netr products and the announcement of thelmplenentation of a ginrlar systen for least deveroped councries that are norpartles to Che Lom6 Conventlon were consialered to be positive developments.Honever, there is stilt roon for inprovenent in conpensatory financl.ngfacilitles- Reference was nade co a pran for improvlng compensatory ilnancingfacilities that sourd provide for speciar tr."crnlnc for th€ reaEt deueropedM40/989/^dd.Lo English Page 24 countries and that is under discusslon in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the progress made by industrialized countries in promoting the economic development of least developed countries. It touches on various aspects of international trade, such as tariff preferences, export promotion, and compensation for shortfalls in export earnings. The text also mentions technical assistance and agreements related to commodities. Based on this, it seems that the category that best fits the text is one related to economic development and international trade.

**Category**
International trade, Economic development