Acronyms and Abbreviations

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EBP
Enterprise Benchmarking Program
ECCAS
Economic Community of Central African States
ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
EFE
Free Export Enterprises
EOU
Export Oriented Units
EPA
Economic Partnership Agreement
EPA
export promotion agency
EPCG
Export Promotion Capital Goods
EPZ export processing zone
EU European Union
ExIm
Export-Import
FDI foreign direct investment
FFE
Foreign Funded Enterprise
FIAS
Foreign Investor Advisory Service
FTA free trade agreement
G-8
Group of Eight
GATS
General Agreement on Trade in Services
GATT
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDI
gross domestic income
GDP gross domestic product
GIPA
Global Investment Prospects Assessment
GSP
Generalized System of Preferences
HACCP
Hazard and Critical Control Point
ICA
Investment Climate Assessment
ICF
Investment Climate Facility
ICT
information and communications technologies
IF
Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries
ILO
International Labor Organization
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IPA
investment promotion agency
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
IT information technology
LAC
Latin America and the Caribbean
LDB
Live Database
LDC
least developed country
LOC
line of credit
MENA
Middle East and North Africa
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MFA
Multifibre Arrangement
MFN
most favored nation
MIDP
Motor Industry Development Program
MIGA
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MNC
multinational corporation
NEPAD
New Economic Partnership for Africa’s Development
NTB nontariff barrier
ODA
Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEM
original equipment manufacturer
OFDI
outward foreign direct investment
OLS
ordinary least squares
R&D
research and development
RIA
regional integration agreement
RTA regional trade agreement
SACU
Southern Africa Customs Union
SADC
Southern African Development Community
SEZ
Special Economic Zone
SITC
Standard International Trade Classification
SME small and medium enterprise
SOE
state-owned enterprise sqkm square kilometer
SSA
Sub-Saharan Africa
TA
technical assistance
TACT
Air Cargo Tariff
TCMCS
Coding System of Trade Control Measures
TEST
Textile Support Team
TRAINS
Trade Analysis and Information System
TRI
Trade Restrictiveness Index
TRIMs trade-related investment measures
UEPB
Uganda Export Promotion Board
UN
United Nations
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNIDO
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
US
United States
VAT value added tax
WAEMU
West African Economic and Monetary Union
WBAATI
World Bank Africa-Asia Trade and Investment
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WDI
World Development Indicators
WEO
World Economic Outlook
WTO World Trade Organization
Note: All dollar amounts are US. dollars ($) unless otherwise indicated.
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