Glossary

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|Acronym|Meaning|
|AAN|Alternative Agriculture Network (Thailand)|
|ACMECS|Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Partnership Strategy|
| ACP | Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (countries/group) |
|ADB|Asian Development Bank|
|ADM|Arthur Daniel Midland (US)|
|AfDB|African Development Bank|
|AEPF|Asia-Europe People's Forum|
|AFL-CIO|American Federation of Labour - Congress of Industrial Organisations|
|AFTA|ASEAN Free Trade Agreement |
|AFTINET|Australia Fair Trade and Investment Network|
|AGOA|African Growth Opportunity Act (US) |
|AIG|American International Group|
|ALBA|Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America|
|ALP|Australia Labour Party|
|AMDH|Moroccan Association for Human Rights|
|AMU |Arab Maghreb Union|
|AoA|Agreement on Agriculture (WTO)|
|AoP|Assembly of the Poor (Thailand)|
|APEC|Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation|
|APMC|Agricultural Produce and Market Committee (India)|
|ASEAN|Association of South East Asian Nations|
|ASEM|Asia-Europe Meeting|
|ASSOCHAM|Association Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India|
|AUSFTA|Australia-US Free Trade Agreement|
|BIMSTEC|Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation|
|BIT|bilateral investment treaty|
|BNDES|National Bank for Economic and Social Development (Brazil)|
|BSE|Bovine spongiform encephalopathy ("mad cow disease")|
|CAF|Andean Development Corporation|
|CAFTA|US-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement|
|CAN|Andean Community of Nations|
|CARICOM|Caribbean Economic Community|
|CCC|Commodity Credit Corporation (US)|
|CDB|China Development Bank|
|CEO|Chief Executive Officer|
|CEPA|Closer Economic Partnership Agreement|
|CEPAL|Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN)|
|COMESA|Common Market for East and Southern Africa|
|COMESSA|Community of Sahel-Saharan States|
|COMEX|Ministry of Foreign Trade (Costa Rica)|
|CONASUPO|National Company of Popular Subsistence (Mexico)|
|CP|Charoen Pokphand (Thailand)|
|CSOs|Civil Society Organisations|
|DDA|Doha Development Agenda (WTO)|
|DTI|Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)|
|EAFF|East Africa Farmers Federation|
|ECOWAS|Economic Community of West African States|
|EFTA|European Free Trade Association|
|EGAT PLC|Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand|
|EIA|environmental impact assessment|
|EMFTA|EU-Mediterranean Free Trade Agreement|
|ENCE|National Cellulose Company of Spain|
|EPA|Economic Partnership Agreement|
|EU|European Union|
|FARC|Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|
|FDI|foreign direct investment|
|FICCI|Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry|
|FIRE|Feminist International Radio Endeavour|
|FTA|Free trade agreement|
|FTAA|Free Trade Area of the Americas|
|GATS|General Agreement on Trade in Services (WTO)|
|GATT|General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade|
|GCC|Gulf Cooperation Council|
|GDP|gross domestic product|
|GM(O)|genetically modified (organism)|
|GNP|Grand National Party (Korea)|
|HIV/AIDS|human immunodeficiency virus / acquired immune deficiency syndrome|
|HOR|House of Representatives|
|IBSA|India-Brazil-South Africa|
|ICSID|International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (World Bank)|
|IDB|Interamerican Development Bank|
|IDEALS|Initiatives for Dialogue & Empowerment through Alternative Legal Services Inc. (Philippines)|
|IFAC|Industry Functional Advisory Committee (US)|
|IIRSA|Regional Integration of South American Infrastructure|
|ILSA|Latin American Institute of Alternative Legal Services (Colombia)|
|IMF| International Monetary Fund|
|IPR(s)|intellectual property right(s)|
|JPEPA|Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement|
|JTEPA|Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement|
|KCTU|Korean Confederation of Trade Unions|
|KoA|Korean Alliance against the Korea-US FTA|
|KMP|Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (Peasant Movement of the Philippines)|
|KMU|Kilusang Mayo Uno (May First Movement)(Philippines)|
|KPL|Korean Peasants League|
|MAI|Multilateral Agreement on Investment (OECD)|
|MEFTA|US-Middle East Free Trade Agreement|
|MERCOSUR|Southern Cone Common Market (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela)|
|MITI|Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Japan)|
|MP|Member of Parliament|
|NAFTA|North American Free Trade Agreement (Canada, USA, Mexico)|
|NAM|National Association of Manufacturers (US)|
|NCR|National Capital Region (Philippines)|
|NESAC|National Economic and Social Advisory Council (Thailand)|
|NGOs|non-governmental organizations|
|NHRC|National Human Rights Commission (Thailand)|
|NLA|National Legislative Assembly (Thailand)|
|OECD|Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|
|OIC|Organisation of the Islamic Conference|
|PAD|People's Alliance for Democracy (Thailand)|
|PBS|Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Australia)|
|PCCI|Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry|
|PDVSA|Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.|
|PhRMA|Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America|
|PLWHA|people living with HIV/AIDS|
|PM|Prime Minister|
|PNA|Philippine Nurses Association|
|PO|people's organization|
|PROPAC|Sub-regional Platform of Peasant Organisations of Central Africa|
|PTA|Preferential Trade Agreement|
|RECALCA|Colombian Action Network against Free Trade and the FTAA|
|ROPPA|Network of Peasant and Agricultural Producers Organisations of West Africa|
|RTA|Regional Trade Agreement|
|SAARC|South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation|
|SACAU|Southern Africa Confederation of Agricultural Unions|
|SACU|Southern Africa Customs Union|
|SADC|Southern African Development Community|
|SAFTA|South Asia Free Trade Agreement (SAARC)|
|SAG|Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry (Honduras)|
|SEIPI|Semiconductors and Electronics Industries of the Philippines, Inc.|
|SEPA|Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement|
|SEZ|Special Economic Zone|
|SPS|sanitary and phytosanitary standards|
|TAFTA|Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement|
|TBT|technical barriers to trade|
|TDRI|Thai Development Research Institute|
|TIFA|Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (US)|
|TNCs|transnational corporations|
|TNP+|Thai Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS|
|TRIPS|Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (Agreement on) (WTO)|
|TRT|Thai Rak Thai Party (Thailand)|
|TSE|Supreme Electoral Tribunal/Court (Costa Rica)|
|UAE|United Arab Emirates|
|UN|United Nations|
|UNCTAD|United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|
|UNICE|Union of Industrial and Employers' Confederations of Europe (EU)|
|UPOV|Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties|
|USAID|US Agency for International Development|
|WAEMU|West Africa Economic and Monetary Union|
|WEF|World Economic Forum|
|WHO|World Health Organisation|
|WINFA|Winward Island Farmers Association (Caribbean)|
|WIPO|World Intellectual Property Organisation|
|WTO|World Trade Organisation|