Abbreviations and acronyms

AANZFTA

ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Area

ADP

Annual Development Plans

AFTA

ASEAN Free Trade Agreement

AIFTA

ASEAN-India Free Trade Area

APMP

Asia Pacific Metrology Programme

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ATIGA

ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement

BAB

Bangladesh Accreditation Board

BEPZA

Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority

BERRP

Bangladesh Economic Recovery and Reform Program

BEZA

Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority

BHTC

Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City

BHTPA

Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority

BIDA

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority

BIPS

Bangladesh Investment Promotion Scheme

BPDB

Bangladesh Power Development Board

BRICM

Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements

BSTI

Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute

BTRC

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission

CPTPP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

CRS

Creditor Reporting System

DAC

Development Assistance Committee

DEC

Developing Economies’ Committee

DTA

Domestic Tariff Area

EBA

Everything but Arms

ECNEC

Executive Committee of the National Economic Council

EDF

Export Development Fund

EM

Essential Medicines

EPZ

Export Processing Zones

EVFA

Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FTA

Free-trade agreements

FYP

Five-year plan

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GNI

Gross National Income

GSP

Generalised Scheme of Preferences

GVC

Global Value Chain

GW

Gigawatt hour

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

LDCs

Least Developed Countries

LNG

Liquefied natural gas

MRA

Multilateral Recognition Arrangement

NAB

National Accreditation Bodies

NBR

National Board of Revenue

NEC

National Economic Council

NML

National Metrology Laboratory

NQI

National Quality Infrastructure

ODA

Official development assistance

PPP

Purchasing power parity

RBS

Responsible business conduct

RCEP

Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership

RMG

Ready-made garments

SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation

SCM

Subsidies and Countervailing Measures

SPS

Sanitary and Phytosanitary

TBT

Technical Barriers to Trade

VAT

Value Added Tax