Acronyms and abbreviations

AANZFTA

ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement

ACIA

ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement

AEC

ASEAN Economic Community

AEDP

Alternative Energy Development Plan

APEC

Asia-Pacific Economic Community

AMS

ASEAN Member State

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

ARC

Announcement of the Revolutionary Council

BAU

Business As Usual

BIT

Bilateral Investment Treaty

BMA

Bangkok Metropolitan Area

BCG

Bio Circular Green

BOI

Board of Investment

BUILD

Industrial Linkages Development Division

CAGR

Compound Annual Growth Rate

CBD

Convention on Biological Diversity

CDM

Clean Development Mechanism

CIT

Corporate Income Tax

CLMV

Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam

CO₂

Carbon Dioxide

COPTICS

Centre of Operational Policing for Thailand Against Intellectual Property Violations and Crimes on the Internet Suppression

COVID-19

Novel coronavirus; official name SARS-CoV-2

CPTPP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

DIP

Department of Intellectual Property

DITP

Department of International Trade Promotion

EEC

Eastern Economic Corridor

EECi

Eastern Economic Corridor Innovation Hub

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessments

EHIA

Environment and Health Impact Assessments

EPO

European Patent Office

EU

European Union

ESG

Environmental, Social, Governance

EQMP

Environment Quality Management Plans

EXIM Thailand

Export Import Bank of Thailand

FBA

Foreign Business Act

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GPF

Government Pension Fund

GVC

Global Value Chain

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IIA

International Investment Agreement

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IP

Intellectual Property

IPA

Investment Promotion Agency

IPD

Board of Investment’s Investment Promotion Division

ISDS

Investor State Dispute Settlement

ISIC

International Standard Industrial Classification

JICA

Japanese International Cooperation Agency

JSCCIB

Joint Steering Committee on Commerce, Industry, and Banking

LAC

Latin America and Caribbean

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

M&A

Merger and Acquisition

MHESI

Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation

MNE

Multinational Enterprise

NAP

National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights

NEQA

Natural Environment Quality Act

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NESDC

National Economic and Social Development Council

NHRCT

National Human Rights Commission of Thailand

NSTDA

National Science and Technology Development Agency

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OFDI

Outward Foreign Direct Investment

OSMEP

Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion

OSOS

On Start One Stop Investment Centre

OVEC

Vocational Education Commission

PDP

Power Development Plan

PFI

Policy Framework for Investment

PRI

Principles for Responsible Investment

RBC

Responsible Business Conduct

RCA

Revealed Comparative Advantage

R&D

Research and Development

RCEP

Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership

SDG

Sustainable Development Goals

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEC

Securities and Exchange Commission

SET

Stock Exchange of Thailand

SEZ

Special Economic Zone

SOE

State-owned Enterprise

SME

Small and Medium Enterprise

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

STC

Strategic Talent Centre

NXPO

Office of National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council

TAI

Thai Arbitration Institute

TBA

Thai Bankers Association

TGO

Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation

THAC

Thailand Arbitration Centre

THB

Thai Baht

TRIPS

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

T-VET

Thailand Voluntary Emission Trading Scheme

UN

United Nations

USD

United States Dollar

USPTO

United States Patent and Trademark Office

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

WEF

World Economic Forum

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WWF

World Wildlife Fund

WTO

World Trade Organisation