Acronyms and abbreviations

BCA

Border Carbon Adjustment

BEPS

Base Erosion and Profit Shifting

BIAC

Business at OECD

BIT

Bilateral Investment Treaty

CEDAW

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

CETA

EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

CIT

Corporate Income Tax

COP26

26^th Conference of the Parties

CRM

Customer Relationship Management

CUSBTA

Cambodia – US Bilateral Textile Agreement

EC

European Commission

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

ESG

Environmental Social Governance

EU

European Union

EU ETS

European Union’s Emissions Trading System

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FiT

Feed-in-Tariff

FS

Financial Support

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

GFA

Global Framework Agreements

GHG

Greenhouse Gas

GPEDC

Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation

GVC

Global Value Chains

G20

Group of Twenty

ICT

Information and Communication Services

IFS

Information & Facilitation Services

IIA

International Investment Agreement

ILO

International Labour Organization

IPA

Investment Promotion Agency

IPR

Intellectual Property Rights

ISDS

Investor-State Dispute Settlement

JIC

Jordan Investment Commission

KPI

Key Performance Indicators

LCR

Local Content Requirements

M&A

Mergers and Acquisitions

M&E

Monitoring and Evaluation

MNE

Multinational Enterprise

NCP

National Contact Point

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PFI

Policy Framework for Investment

PPA

Power Purchasing Agreement

PPP

Public-Private Partnerships

RBC

Responsible Business Conduct

R&D

Research and Development

RDB

Rwanda Development Board

RIA

Regulatory Impact Assessment

RTA

Regional Trade Agreement

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEZ

Special Economic Zone

SME

Small and Medium-sized Enterprise

SOE

State-Owned Enterprise

SSDS

State-State Dispute Settlement

STEM

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

STI

Science, Technology and Innovation

TCFD

Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosure

TES

Technology Extension Service

TS

Technical Support

TUAC

Trade Union Advisory Committee

TPP

Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

UN

United Nations

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNIDO

United Nations Industrial Development Organization

USMCA

United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement

VAT

Value Added Tax

VET

Vocational Education and Training

WB

World Bank

WHO

World Health Organization

WTO

World Trade Organisation