1.   Besides calling for a new constitution, Chavez Frias said the government must diversify its exports and boost small- and medium-sized industries.

2.   The accord should help Chile diversify its exports away from raw materials such as copper and wood pulp.

3.   The boost to manufacturing exports ties in with government attempts to diversify exports away from copper, forestry and fishing.

4.   Crude oil is the mainstay of the Saudi economy, but the kingdom is trying to diversify exports.

5.   Further, Malaysia has diversified its exports which enabled it to cushion the volatility in certain markets.

6.   It recommends that developing countries upgrade and diversify their exports into more skill-intensive, dynamic products in which their share of northern markets is presently small.