Acronyms and abbreviations

12th Plan

Twelfth National Economic and Social Development Plan

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AEC

ASEAN Economic Community

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

BEPS

Base erosion and profit shifting

BMR

Bangkok Metropolitan Region

BMA

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

BOP

Balance of payments

BPM

Balance of Payments Manual

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CEPII

Centre d’Études Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CO2

Carbon dioxide

DGR

Department of Groundwater Resources

DLT

Department of Land Transport

EDC

Electronic data capture

EEC

Eastern Economic Corridor

EFTOPS

Electronic funds transfer at point of sale

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessments

EPA

Environmental Protected Areas

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FTAs

Free trade agreements

FY

Fiscal year

GDP

Gross domestic product

GFSM

Government Finance Statistics Manual

GVCs

Global Value Chains

HELE

High-efficiency, low-emissions

HIV/AIDS

Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ICT

Information and communication technology

IEA

International Energy Agency

IEE

Initial Environmental Examination

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

ITU

International Telecommunications Union

JETRO

Japan External Trade Organisation

KPIs

Key performance indicators

LAOs

Local administrative organisations

LGBTI

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex

LPG

Liquefied petroleum gas

LTC

Long-term care

MICS

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey

MEDS

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society

MFA Netherlands

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

MOE

Ministry of Energy

MOI

Ministry of Interior

MOOCS

Massive open online courses

NACC

National Anti-Corruption Commission

NAP

National Adaptation Plan

NBSAP

National Policies, Strategies and Action Plan on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

NEB

National Environmental Board

NESDB

National Economic and Social Development Board

NESDPs

National Economic and Social Development Plans

NRPA

National Reform Plans and Procedures Act 2017

NSC

National Strategy Committee

NSF

National Savings Fund

NSO

National Statistics Office

NSPA

National Strategy Preparation Act 2017

NSTIPO

National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office

NWFPC

National Water Resources and Flood Policy Committee

NWRC

National Water Resource Committee

OAE

Office of Agriculture Economics

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ONEP

Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning

OPDC

Office of the Public Sector Development Commission

OSCC

One Stop Crisis Centre

PACC

Public Sector Anti-Corruption Commission

PAOs

Provincial Administrative Organisations

PCD

Pollution Control Department

PDP

Power Development Plan

PISA

Programme for International Student Assessment

PPP

Public-Private Partnership

PRD

Government Public Relations Department

QR

Quick response

R&D

Research and development

RBCs

River Basin Committees

RFD

Royal Forest Department

RIA

Regulatory Impact Analysis

RID

Royal Irrigation Department

SAOs

Sub-district Administrative Organisations

SBCGC

Small Business Credit Guarantee Corporation

SDDS

Special Data Dissemination Standard

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SEAs

Strategic Environmental Assessments

SEI

Stockholm Environment Institute Asia

SEZs

Special Economic Zones

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SNA

System of National Accounts

SPI

Social Protection Index

SSF

Social Security Fund

STEM

Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

STRI

Services Trade Restrictiveness Index

TCC

Trade Competition Committee

TFP

Total factor productivity

THB

Thai baht

TSMP

Thailand’s Statistical Master Plan

TVET

Technical and vocational education and training

UCS

Universal Coverage Scheme

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

USD

US dollar

VAT

Value-added tax

V-ETS

Voluntary Emissions Trading Scheme

VNR Taskforce

Voluntary National Review Taskforce of Thailand

VOCs

Volatile organic compounds

WEF

World Economic Forum

WFMC

Water Flood Management Commission

WTO

World Trade Organization