Acronyms and abbreviations

AFAA

Anti-Corruption and Forfeiture of Assets Act

AI

Artificial Intelligence

AIC

Actual Individual Consumption

AIP

Act on Investment Promotion

APIA

Access to Public Information Act

BCAP

Bulgaria’s Code of Administrative Procedure

BDD

Bulgarian Development Bank

BCCI

Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry

BEEPS

EBRD-World Bank Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey

BGN

Bulgarian Lev

BIA

Bulgaria Industrial Association

BIT

Bilateral Investment Treaty

BNB

Bulgarian National Bank

BSMEPA

Bulgarian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Promotion Agency

CA

Concessions Act

CAP

Common Agricultural Policy

CCUAAA

Counter-Corruption and Unlawfully Acquired Assets Forfeiture Act

CIT

Corporate income tax

CITA

Corporate Income Tax Act

CINDE

Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency

CoM

Council of Ministers

CPC

Commission on Protection of competition

CPDP

Commission for Personal Data Protection

CPI

Corruption Perception Index

CRM

Customer Relationship Management

CVM

EU Commission Co-operation and Verification Mechanism

DDP

Detailed Development Plan

EBF

European Banking Federation

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

ECI

Economic Complexity Index

ECT

Energy Charter Treaty

ECtHR

European Court of Human Rights

EEA

European Economic Area

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EIS 2021

European Innovation Scoreboard 2021

EITI

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

ERM II

Exchange Rate Mechanism II

ESI(F)

European Union Structural and Investment (Funds)

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FET

Fair and equitable treatment

FSC

Financial Supervision Commission

FVA

Foreign value added content

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services

GCR

Global Competitiveness Report

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GDPR

General Data Protection Regulation

GMOs

Genetically modified organisms

GPA

Agreement on Government Procurement

GVCs

Global value chains

IBA

InvestBulgaria Agency

ICAA

Bulgarian International Commercial Arbitration Act

ICSID

International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes between State and Nationals of Other States

ICT

Information, Communication and Technology

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPA

Investment Promotion Agency

IP

Intellectual Property

IPR

Investment Policy Review

iREG

OECD Indicators of Regulatory Policy and Governance

ISDS

Investor-state dispute settlement

IT

Information Technology

JEREMIE 

Joint European Resources for Micro-to-Medium Enterprises

JVs

Joint ventures

LPE

Law on Public Enterprises

LPP

Law on Political Parties

MFA

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

MFN

Most-Favoured Nation

MoE

Ministry of Economy

M&A

Mergers and acquisitions

MoF

Ministry of Finance

MLDA

Fourth European Union Money Laundering Directive

MTITC

Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications

NAPR

National Centre for Parliamentary Research

NCP

National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

NCIZ

National Company Industrial Zones

NDP

National Development Programme: Bulgaria 2020

NDP BULGARIA 2030

National Development Programme BULGARIA 2030

NEK

National electricity company

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NRA

National Risk Assessment

NRRI

National Roadmaps of research infrastructure

NSI

National Statistical Institute

NT

National treatment

NTi

National treatment instrument

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OPT

Operational Programme on Transport

OSCE

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe

OSS

One-stop solution

PCA

Protection on Competition Act

PECA

Public Enterprises and Control Agency

PDPA

Personal Data Protection Act

PFI

Policy Framework for Investment

PMR

Product market regulation

PPA

Public Procurement Act

PPCA

Privatisation and Post-Privatisation Control Agency

PPPs

Public Private Partnership

PTA

Preferential Trade Agreement

RBC

Responsible Business Conduct

R&D

Research and development

R&I

Research and Innovation

RIA

Regulatory impact assessment

RIEW

Regional inspectorates for the environment and water

SBA

Small Business Act for Europe

SEGA

State e-Government Agency

SEWRC

State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission

SJC

Supreme Judicial Council

SMEs

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

SOEs

State-Owned Enterprises

SPASPE

State Property Act

Special Purpose Entity

SRSS

Structural Reform Support Service

T+IN

Technology and Innovation Network

TiVA

Trade in value added

TFEU

Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

TUAC

Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD

TRIPS

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UBOs

Ultimate beneficial owners

UCITS

Undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

UN

United Nations

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNCTADstat

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development statistics

USD

US dollar

VAT

Value-added tax

VET

Vocational Education and Training

WBG

World Bank Group

WEF

World Economic Forum

WPRBC

Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WTO

World Trade Organisation

YOY

Year-over-year