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