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AA

Association Agreement (EU)

ABCA

Annual Business Climate Assessment

ACAA

Agreement on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products

ACN

Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

ADR

alternative dispute resolution

AGEPI

State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova

AMCU

Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine

AMD

Armenian dram (currency)

ARDA

Agricultural and Rural Development Agency of Georgia

ARMA

Agency for Recovery and Management of Assets of Ukraine

ArmStatA

State Statistical Committee of Armenia

ASK

National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan

ATM

automated teller machine

AzAK

Azerbaijan Accreditation Centre

AZPROMO

Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Agency

B2B

business to business

BBTC

Baku Business Training Centre

BDS

business development services

BEEPS

Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey

Belstat

National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus

BEROC

Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center

BFFSE

Belarusian Fund for Financial Support of Entrepreneurs

BLA

bilateral agreement

BO

business ombudsman

BSCA

Belarusian State Centre for Accreditation

BSI

Business Support Infrastructure

BSO

Business support organisation

BYR

Belarusian ruble (currency)

CA

conformity assessment

CAERC

Centre of Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communication of Azerbaijan

CAS

Centres for Administrative Services of Ukraine

CC

Competition Council of Moldova

CCAA

Business Consultancy and Business Support Centre of Moldova

CCI

Chambers of Commerce and Industry

CEDA

Center for Entrepreneurial Education and Business Support

CEN

European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CEPA

Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement

CETA

Centralised Exchange Trading in Azerbaijan

CGS

credit guarantee scheme

COSME

Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

CPI

corruption perception index

CU

credit union

CUTIS

Canada-Ukraine Trade & Investment Support Project

DCFTA

Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area

DfID

Department for International Development of the UK

DG GROW

Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs

DG NEAR

Director-General for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations

DigComp

European Digital Competence Framework

EA

European co-operation for Accreditation

EAC

Eurasian Conformity

EAEU

Eurasian Economic Union

EaP

Eastern Partner

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

EEAS

European External Action Service

EEN

Enterprise Europe Network

EIA

environmental impact assessment

EIB

European Investment Bank

EIC

European Innovation Council

EIF

Enterprise Incubator Foundation, Georgia

EIU

Economist Intelligence Unit

EMS

environmental management system

EntreComp

European Entrepreneurship Competence Framework

EPO

Export Promotion Office of Ukraine

EQF

European Qualifications Framework

ETF

European Training Foundation

ETSI

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

EU

European Union

EUR

euro (currency)

EuroMed

Euro-Mediterranean Partnership

FDI

foreign direct investment

FX

foreign exchange

GAF

German-Armenian Fund

GAP

Green Action Plan

GCA

Competition Agency of Georgia

GCI

Global Competitiveness Index (WEF)

GDP

Gross domestic product

GEL

Georgian lari (currency)

GENIE

Georgia National Innovation Ecosystem Project

Geostat

National Statistics Office of Georgia

GEOSTM

Georgia’s National Agency for Standards and Metrology

GITA

Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency

GIZ

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

GNI

Gross national income

GOST

State Union Standard

GVC

global value chain

HHI

Hirschman Herfindahl Index

HTP

High Technology Park in Belarus

IAF

International Accreditation Forum

ICT

information and communications technology

IDP

internally displaced persons

IEC

International Electrotechnical Commission

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFI

International Finance Institution

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards

ILAC

International Laboratory Accreditation Co-operation

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IP

Intellectual property

IPR

Intellectual property rights

ISIC

International Standard Industrial Classification

ISO

International Organisation for Standardisation

IT

Information technology

ITC

International Trade Center

KfW

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau

KPI

key performance indicator

LED

local economic development

LLL

life-long learning

M&E

monitoring and evaluation

MAF

Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Ukraine

MART

Ministry of Antimonopoly Regulation and Trade of Belarus

MDETA

Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine

MFI

microfinance institution

MIEPO

Moldova Investment and Export Promotion Organisation

MLA

multilateral agreement

MDL

Moldovan leu (currency)

MNE

multinational enterprises

MoESD

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

MOLDAC

National Accreditation Centre of the Republic of Moldova

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MRA

Multilateral Recognition Agreement

MSME

micro, small and medium enterprises

NABU

National Anti-corruption Bureau of Ukraine

NAC

National Anti-corruption Centre of Moldova

NACP

National Agency on Corruption Prevention of Ukraine

NAPR

National Agency of Public Registry of Georgia

NARD

National Agency for Research and Development of Moldova

NAUU

National Accreditation Agency of Ukraine

NBG

National Bank of Georgia

NBU

National Bank of Ukraine

NEAP

National Environmental Action Programme of Georgia

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NIS

Newly Independent States

NPL

non-performing loan

NQI

national quality infrastructure

NSB

national standardisation bodies

ODIMM

Organisation for SME Sector Development of Moldova

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

OSCE

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe

PES

Public Employment Services

PPC

public-private consultation

PPD

public private dialogue

PPJRAI

Public-Private Joint Regulation Advancement Initiative

PPL

Public Procurement Law

PPP

purchasing power parity

QI

quality infrastructure

R&D

research and development

RIA

regulatory impact analysis

SAPO

Specialised Anticorruption Prosecutor Office of Ukraine

SARAS

Service for Accounting, Reporting and Auditing Supervision of Georgia

SBA

Small Business Act for Europe

SBDA

Small Business Development Agency of Azerbaijan

SCPEC

State Commission for Protection of the Economic Competition of Armenia

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SES

State Employment Service of Ukraine

SIGMA

Support for Improvement in Governance and Management

SMBDA

Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

SME

small and medium-sized enterprises

SME DNC

SME Development National Center of Armenia

SMEDA

Support for SME Development in Armenia

SMEDO

SME Development Office of Ukraine

SMEPI

Small and Medium Enterprise Policy Index

SOE

state-owned enterprise

SPA

State Procurement Agency of Georgia

SRS

State Regulatory Service of Ukraine

SSAPCRP

State Service for Antimonopoly Policy and Consumer Rights Protection of Azerbaijan

STAREP

Strengthening Auditing and Reporting in the Countries of the Eastern Partnership

TBT

Technical Barriers to Trade

TC

technical committees

TFIs

Trade Facilitation Indicators

TNA

training needs analysis

TR

technical regulation

TTO

technology transfer office

TÜRKAK

Turkish Accreditation Agency

UAE

United Arab Emirates

UAH

Ukrainian hryvnia (currency)

UkrNDNC

Ukrainian scientific-research and training center of issues of standardization, certification and quality

Ukrstat

State Statistics Service of Ukraine

UN

United Nations

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNIC

Ukraine Network for Compliance and Integrity

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNODC

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USD

United States dollar (currency)

VAT

value-added tax

VC

venture capital

VET

vocational education and training

WB

World Bank

WB DB

World Bank's Doing Business

WB GENIE

World Bank Georgia National Innovation Ecosystem Project

WBT

Western Balkans and Turkey

WEF

World Economic Forum

WTO

World Trade Organisation

y-o-y

year-on-year

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