Abbreviations and acronyms
Addis Ababa Action Agenda
Brazilian Cooperation Agency (Agência Brasileira de Cooperação)
French Development Agency
African Development Bank
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
African Regional Transport Infrastructure Network
Asian Development Bank
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
African Union Commission
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit)
Brazilian Development Bank (Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Económic)
Belt and Road Initiative
Central Asia Regional Economic Co-operation
Cross-Border Transport Agreement
Cross-Border Transport Infrastructure
China Development Bank
Central European Initiative
Export-Import Bank of China
China International Development Research Network
South America Council of Infrastructure and Planning (Consejo Suramericano de Infraestructura y Planeamiento)
Creditor Reporting System
OECD Development Assistance Committee
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)
Development finance institution
Department of International Development (United Kingdom)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Debt Sustainability Framework
East African Community
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
European Commission
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic Development Co-operation Fund
European Investment Bank
European Union
Euro (currency)
Foreign direct investment
Freight in Time
Gross domestic product
Global Infrastructure Connectivity Alliance
Global Infrastructure Hub
German Corporation for International Cooperation GmbH (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit)
Global Maritime Distress Safety System
Greater Mekong Sub-region
Global Value Chain
Inter-American Development Bank
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Infrastructure Consortium for Africa
International Civil Aviation Organisation
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
International finance institution
Initiative for the Integration of the Regional Infrastructure of South America
International Monetary Fund
International Maritime Organization
Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle
International Transport Forum
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Export-Import Bank of Korea
German Development Bank (Kreditanstalt Fuer Wideraufbau)
Korea International Cooperation Agency
Least developed country
Low-income country
Landlocked developing country
Lower middle-income country
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Multilateral Development Bank
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (People’s Republic of China)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (New Zealand)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
Ministry of Commerce (People’s Republic of China)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action
National Development and Reform Commission (People’s Republic of China)
New Partnership for Africa’s Development
Non-governmental organisation
Official development assistance
Official development finance
Overseas Development Institute
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Other Official Flows
One Stop Border Post
Organisation for International Carriage by Rail (Organisation intergouvernementale pour les transports internationaux ferroviaires)
Permanent International Association of Road Congresses
Pacific island country
Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa
Private Participation in Infrastructure (Database)
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility
Public-private partnership
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility
Private sector instrument
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Regional Economic Community
Southern African Development Community
South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Co-operation
Sustainable Development Goal
South Eastern Mediterranean
Special economic zone
Sub-Saharan African Transport Policy
Sustainable Mobility for All
Trans-African Highway
Trans-Asian Railway
Trans-European Transport Networks
TradeMark East Africa
Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
International Union of Railways (Union internationale des chemins de fer)
Upper Middle-Income Country
United Nations
Union of the South American Nations
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
United States Agency for International Development
United States dollar (currency)
World Bank Group
World Trade Organization
World Wide Fund for Nature