Acronyms and abbreviations

ACRF

ASEAN Comprehensive Recovery Framework

AEWG

Accelerated Education Working Group

AFD

French Development Agency

ASEAN

Association of South East Asian Nations

AU

African Union

Bancoldex

Banco de Desarrollo Empresarial de Colombia (Business Development Bank of Colombia)

BEPS

Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

BNDES

Brazilian Development Bank

CACM

Central American Common Market

CAF

Development Bank of Latin America

CARICOM

Caribbean Community

CARIFORUM

Subgroup of the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States

CCT

Conditional Cash Transfer

CIAT

Inter-American Center of Tax Administrations

CIS

Central American Council of Ministers for Social Integration

CIT

Corporate Income Tax

CoG

Centre of Government

COP

Colombian Peso

COVAX

COVID-19 Vaccines Global Access

COVID-19

Coronavirus

CRS

Common Reporting Standard

C-TAP

COVID-19 Technology Access Pool

CTCN

Climate Technology Center and Network

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DiT

Development in Transition

DSSI

Debt Service Suspension Initiative

EC

European Commission

ECAF

Encuesta CAF (CAF Survey)

ECLAC

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean

EEAS

European External Action Service

EPTV

Estatuto de Protección Temporal para Venezolanos (Temporary Protected Statute for Venezuelan Migrants)

EU

European Union

FACE

Fund to Alleviate COVID-19 Economics

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FOGAPE

Fondo de Garantía para Pequeños Empresarios (Guarantee Fund for Small Entrepreneurs)

G20

Group of Twenty

GAD

MERCOSUR Group Digital Agenda

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GHG

Green House Gases

GPI

Global Public Investment

GVCs

Global Value Chains

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

ICU

Intensive Care Units

IDB

Inter-American Development Bank

IFF

Illicit Financial Flows

IFI

International Financial Institution

IIF

Institute of International Finance

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IRENA

International Renewable Energy Agency

ITC

International Trade Centre

KAS

Konrad Adenauer Foundation

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

LAFTA

Latin America Free Trade Area

LAIA

Latin American Integration Association

LEO

Latin American Economic Outlook

MERCOSUR

Southern Common Market

MIC

Middle-income Country

MSMEs

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NDCs

Nationally Determined Contributions

NDP

National Development Plan

ODA

Official Development Assistance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OGP

Open Government Partnership

OHCHR

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

OLADE

Latin American Energy Organization

OOP

Out of Pocket

PACE

Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy

PA

Pacific Alliance

PAHO

Pan American Health Organization

PAYG

Pay as You Go

PCD

Policy Coherence for Development

PEDN

Plan Estratégico de Desarrollo Nacional (National Development Strategic Plan)

PEP

Permiso Especial de Permanencia (Special Permit of Permanence)

PIT

Personal Income Tax

PRGT

Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust

R&D

Research and Development

RBC

Responsible Business Conduct

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SDR

Special Drawing Rights

SEGIB

Secretaría General Iberoamericana (Iberoamerican General Secretary)

SEZ

Special Economic Zone

SICA

Central American Integration System

SISCA

Central American Social Integration Secretariat

SMEs

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

TFA

Trade Facilitation Agreement

TRIPS

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UMSCA

Unites States-Mexico-Canada Agreement

UN HABITAT

United Nations Human Settlement Programme

UN Women

United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

USD

United States Dollar

VAT

Value Added Tax

WEF

World Economic Forum

WHO

World Health Organization