Tanzania, March 28 -- Yaounde. As the global trade landscape grows more fragmented and development financing tightens, Tanzania and other least developed countries are being pushed to fundamentally rethink their trade strategies-shifting from aid dependency to investment competitiveness.

In an exclusive sideline interview during the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) of the World Trade Organisation, Executive Director of the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF), Ms Aissatou Diallo, said the era of unconditional trade-related aid is steadily giving way to a more demanding, results-driven model.

"Before, it was aid for trade-support provided without expecting returns. Today, the paradigm has changed," she said.

For over two decades, the E...