Table of contents list of acronyms

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LIST OF ACRONYMS
ADB Asian Development Bank
AFTA
ASEAN Free Trade Area
AIDC Automotive Industry Development Committee
AIDP Automotive Industry Development Programme
AIIP Auto Industry Investment Policy
APMA Association of Pakistan Motorcycle Assemblers
ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations
CBU Completely Built-up
CC&I Chamber of Commerce and Industries
CCP Competition Commission of Pakistan CD Customs Duty
CGOs Customs General Orders
CIF Cost, Insurance, Freight
CKD Completely Knocked Down
CMI Census of Manufacturing Industries
CNG Compressed Natural Gas CPI Consumer Price Index
CSF Competitiveness Support Fund
DFID Department for International Development
EDB Engineering Development Board
EPO Export Policy Order
EPZs Export Processing Zone
ERP Effective Rate of Protection
ESCAP Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
FBR Federal Board of Revenue
FDI Foreign Direct Investment FIAT
Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDP Gross Domestic Product
GoP Government of Pakistan
HHI
Herfindahl–Hirshman Index HP Horse Power
HRD Human Resource Development HS Harmonised System
IES Indian Engineering Services IPO Import Policy Order
IPR Investment Promotion Regulations
ISDP Industry Specific Deletion Programme ISO International Standards Organization

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ITC Index of Trade Complementarity
ITP International Trade Price
JVs Joint Ventures
LCVs Light Commercial Vehicles
LUMS Lahore University of Management Sciences MC Motor Cycle
MFN Most Favoured Nation
MNC Multinational Company
MOC Ministry of Commerce
MoIP Ministry of Industries and Production
NEQS National Environmental Quality Standards
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEMs Original Equipment Manufacturer
OICA Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers)
OLS Ordinary Least Squares
PAAPAM Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts & Accessories Manufacturers
PACCS Pakistan Automated Customs Clearance Systems
PACO Pakistan Automobile Corporation
PAII Productive Asset Investment Incentive
PAMA Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association
PCT Pakistan Customs Tariff
PEC Pakistan Engineering Council
PES Pakistan Economic Survey
PIM Pakistan Institute of Management POL Pakistan Oilfields Limited
PSQCA Pakistan Standard Quality Control Authority RD Research and Development
SAFTA South Asian Free Trade Area
SBP State Bank of Pakistan
SKD
Semi-Knocked Down Units
SMEDA Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority
SMEs Small and Medium Scale Enterprises
SPEL Synthetic Products Enterprises Limited
SROs Statutory Rules and Orders ST Sales Tax TASS Technology Acquisition Support Scheme TBS Tariff Based System
TDAP Trade Development Authority of Pakistan
TEVTA Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority
TIR Transports Internationaux Routiers (International Road Transport)

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TOR Terms of Reference
TRIMs Trade Related Investment Measures
TTC Telecommunications Technology Committee
UAE United Arab Emirates UK United Kingdom USA United States of America
USAID United States Agency for International Development
VDTC Vendor Development & Technical Cell
WDI World Development Indicators WTO World Trade Organisation

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