Abbreviations and acronyms

AMDIE

Agence Marocaine de Développement de l’Investissement et des Exports (Morocco)

ANDI

Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement (Algeria)

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BHR

Business and human rights

BDS

Business development services

BIT

Bilateral Investment Treaty

CIT

Corporate income tax

CSR

Corporate social responsibility

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FIPA

Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (Tunisia)

GAFI

General Authority for Investment (Egypt)

GDP

Gross domestic product

GCC

Gulf Co-operation Council

GVC

Global value chain

ICT

Information and communications technology

IDAL

Investment Development Authority of Lebanon

IIA

International Investment Agreement

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPA

Investment promotion agency

ISDS

Investor-State Dispute Settlement

JIC

Jordan Investment Commission

LAC

Latin America and the Caribbean

LCR

Local content requirement

M&A

Merger and acquisition

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

MNE

Multinational enterprise

NCP

National Contact Point

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OSS

One-stop shop

PA

Palestinian Authority

PIB

Privatisation and Investment Board (Libya)

PIPA

Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency

PPP

Public-private partnership

RBC

Responsible Business Conduct

SEZ

Special Economic Zone

SME

Small- and medium-sized enterprise

SOE

State-owned enterprise

SSEI

Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

TIA

Tunisian Investment Authority