Acronyms

  • ACP: African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries
  • AFD: Agence Française de Développement
  • ADB: African Development Bank
  • WADB: West African Development Bank
  • BDEAC: Central African Development Bank
  • EIB: European Investment Bank
  • CBL-ACP: BLCC-ACP Belgium-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce - ACP
  • CDE: Centre for the Development of Enterprise
  • EC: European Commission
  • DBSA: Development Bank of Southern Africa
  • EUR: Euro
  • FDI: Foreign Direct Investments
  • DFI: Development Finance Institute
  • IFI: Intermediary Financial Institutions
  • MFI: Microfinance institutions
  • MIGA: Multilateral Investment Garanty Agency
  • NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa's Development
  • UN: United Nations
  • OECD: Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development
  • WTO: World Trade Organisation
  • MDG: Millennium Development Goals
  • DC: Developing Countries
  • LIC: Low income countries
  • GDP: Gross domestic product
  • LDC: Least developed countries
  • SME: Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises
  • MIC: Middle-income countries
  • IFI: International financial institution
  • VSE: Very small enterprise
  • EU: European Union
  • USD: US Dollar