Abbreviations and acronyms

AAAA

Addis Ababa Action Agenda

ADB

Asian Development Bank

ADP

Accelerated Data Programme

AEOI

Automatic exchange of information

AFD

French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement)

AfDB

African Development Bank

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AIIB

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

AIMM

Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring

AMC

Asset Management Company (IFC)

AMC

Advance market commitment

BAPS

Busan Action Plan for Statistics

BEPS

Base erosion and profit shifting

BIS

Bank of International Settlements

BMZ

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

BRI

Belt and Road Initiative (also One Belt, One Road)

BRICS

Brazil, Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa

CDC

Commonwealth Development Corporation

CEO

Chief executive officer

CFA

Chartered financial analyst

CPF

Country partnership framework

CPSD

Country private sector diagnostics

CRS

Creditor Reporting System

CSO

Civil society organisation

CSR

Corporate social responsibility

DAC

Development Assistance Committee (OECD)

DCD

Development Co-operation Directorate (OECD)

DDC

Decentralised development co-operation

DEV

Development Centre (OECD)

DFA

Development finance assessment

DOTS

Development Outcome Tracking System

DRM

Domestic revenue mobilisation

DSF

Debt Sustainability Framework

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ECF

Extended Credit Facility

ECOSOC

United Nations Economic and Social Council

EDFI

European Development Finance Institutions

EIF

Enhanced Integrated Framework

EITI

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

ESG

Environment, social and governance

EU

European Union

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FMDV

Global Fund for Cities Development (Fonds Mondial pour le Développement des Villes)

FSD

Financing for sustainable development

GDP

Gross domestic product

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GIIN

Global Impact Investing Network

GIZ

German Federal Ministry for International Cooperation

GNI

Gross national income

GPEDC

Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation

GRI

Global Reporting Initiative

GVC

Global value chain

HIPC

Heavily indebted poor country

HIPSO

Harmonized Indicators for Private Sector Operations

HIV

Human immunodeficiency virus

IADB

Inter-American Development Bank

IATI

International Aid Transparency Initiative

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICRC

International Committee of the Red Cross

ICT

Information and communication technology

IDA

International Development Association

IDB

Islamic Development Bank

DR

Indonesian Rupiah

IDDRI

Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (Institut du Développement Durable et des Relations Internationales)

IEG

Independent Evaluation Group

IEP

Institute for Economics & Peace

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IFF

Illicit financial flow

IHSN

International Household Survey Network

IIGCC

Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INFF

Integrated national financing framework

ICT

Information Communication Technologies

IsDB

Islamic Development Bank

ITC

International Trade Centre

JICA

Japan International Cooperation Agency

KIC

Knowledge and innovation community

LDC

Least developed country and territory

LIC

Low-income country

LIC DSF

Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries

LIDC

Low-income developing countries

LMIC

Lower middle-income country

LRG

Local and regional governments

M&A

Mergers and acquisitions

MAC

Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters

MDCR

Multi-dimensional country review (OECD)

MDB

Multilateral development bank

MCM

Ministerial Council Meeting (OECD)

MDCR

Multi-dimensional country review

MDG

Millennium Development Goal

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

MFD

Maximising finance for development

MIFA

Microfinance Initiative for Asia

MNE

Multinational Enterprise

MRI

Mission-related investment

M&E

Monitoring and evaluation

NAP

National action plan

NDB

New Development Bank

NDC

Nationally determined contributions

NEDA

National Economic and Development Authority (Philippines)

netFWD

Network of Foundations Working for Development (OECD)

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

NSDS

National sustainable development strategies

NSS

National statistical systems

ODA

Official development assistance

ODF

Official development finance

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OOF

Other official flows

PCSD

Policy coherence for sustainable development

PEFA

Public expenditure and financial accountability

PPP

Purchasing power parity

PRI

Principles for Responsible Investment

RBC

Responsible business conduct

RIA

Rapid integrated assessment

R&D

Research and development

SCF

Standby Credit Facility

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SIDS

Small island developing states

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SOE

State-owned enterprise

SPFM

Subnational Pooled Financing Mechanism

TADAT

Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool

TiVA

Trade in value added

TOSSD

Total official support for sustainable development

UMIC

Upper middle-income country

UN

United Nations

UNCDF

United Nations Capital Development Fund

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UN DESA

United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCAP

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UN-IAEG

United Nations Inter-agency and Expert Group

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

UNOCHA

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USD

United States Dollar

VAT

Value-added tax

VFM

Value for money

VNR

Voluntary national review

WASH

Water, sanitation and hygiene

WBCSD

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

WBG

World Bank Group

WFP

World Food Programme

WHO

World Health Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization

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