Acronyms and abbreviations

ACN

Anti-Corruption Network for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

ACTU

Association of Croatian Trade Unions

AITU

Association of Independent Trade Unions

ARD

Alternative dispute resolution

BIAC

Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD

BiH

Bosnia and Herzegovina

BIT

Bilateral Investment Treaty

CCE

Croatian Chamber of Economy

CEOs

Chief executive officers

CIT

Corporate Income Tax

CPI

Corruption Perception Index

CSR

Corporate Social Responsibility

DB

Doing Business

DZS

Croatian Bureau of Statistics

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ECI

Economic Complexity Index

EITI

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment

EU

European Union

EPA

Environmental Protection Act

EUR

Euro

FDI

Foreign direct investment

FET

Fair and equitable treatment

G20

Group of 20

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services

GCR

Global Competitiveness Report

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GFCF

Gross Fixed Capital Formation

GPA

Agreement on Government Procurement

GVCs

Global value chains

HRK

Croatian Kuna

HR PSOR

Croatian Business Council for Sustainable Development

ICMS

Integrated Case Management System

ICS

Investment Court System

ICSID

International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IIA

International investment agreement

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPA

Investment Promotion Agency

IP

Intellectual Property

IPR

Investment Policy Review

ISA

Investor-state arbitration

ISO

International Organisation for Standardisation

ISDS

Investor-state dispute settlement

IT

Information Technology

KBEs

Knowledge-based economies

M&A

Mergers and Acquisitions

MEAT

Most Economically Advantageous Tender

MEEC

Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts

MFN

Most-Favoured Nation

MNEs

Multinational Enterprise

MOEFA

Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs

MPs

Members of Parliament

NCP

National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NT

National treatment

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OG

Official Gazette

OSCE

Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe

OSS

One-Stop Shop

PAC-CCE

Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Economy

PFI

Policy Framework for Investment (OECD)

PPPs

Public Private Partnership

PTA

Preferential Trade Agreement

RBC

Responsible Business Conduct

R&D

Research and development

RIA

Regulatory Impact Assessment

SEA

Strategic Environmental Assessment

SEE

Southeast Europe

SEZs

Special Economic Zones

SIPO

State Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Croatia

SJC

State Judicial Council

SMEs

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

SOEs

State-Owned Enterprises

SPE

Special Purpose Entity

SRSS

Structural Reform Support Service (European Commission)

TiVA

Trade in value added

TUAC

Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD

TNC

Transnational Corporation

TRIPS

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

UN

United Nations

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNECE

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

USKOK

Office for Combating Corruption and Organised Crime at the Prosecutor's Office

WBG

World Bank Group

WEF

World Economic Forum

WIPO

World Intellectual Property Organisation

WTO

World Trade Organisation

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