Innovations in Foreign Direct Investment Attraction

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

APD   

The Parana Development Agency

BPO   

Business Process Outsourcing

CEI-RD  

Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic

CINDE  

Costa Rica Investment Promotion Agency

DCI 

 

Development Counsellors International 

EDO   

Economic Development Organization 

EIU 

 

Economist Intelligence Unit

EU 

 

European Union

FDI 

 

Foreign Direct Investment 

FIAS   

Facility for Investment Climate Advisory Services

GDP   

Gross Domestic Product

GIS 

 

Geographic Information Service

GO-Biz  

Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

HR 

 

Human Resources

ICCI   

Invest Canada Initiatives 

IDA Ireland  Industrial Development Authority Ireland

IFC 

 

International Finance Corporation 

IP 

 

Internet Protocol

IPA 

 

Investment Promotion Agency

JV 

 

Joint Venture

LAC   

Latin America and the Caribbean

LED   

Louisiana Economic Development

LG 

 

Lead Generation

M&A   

Mergers and Acquisitions 

MNE   

Multinational Enterprise 

---

v

NAFTA  

North American Free Trade Agreement

NFI 

 

New Forms of Investment

NFIA   

Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency 

OECD   

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development

OEM   

Original Equipment Manufacturer

PR 

 

Public Relations

PROBE  

Promotion of Business Excellence

R&D   

Research and Development

SCAT   

Supply Chain Assessment Tool

SEDB   

Singapore Economic Development Board

SEO 

 

Search Engine Optimization 

SME   

Small and Medium Enterprise

SWFs   

Sovereign Wealth Funds

SWOT   

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats

UKTI   

UK Trade and Investment

UNCTAD 

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

URL   

Uniform Resource Locator

---

---

vii