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ACP |
African Caribbean Pacific countries—the EU's partners in the Cotonou Agreement |
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BOND |
British Overseas NGOs for Development |
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CTT |
Currency Transactions Tax—"Tobin Tax" |
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DAC |
Development Assistance Committee of the OECD |
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DFID |
Department for International Development |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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FfD |
Financing for Development |
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GNI |
Gross National Income—the measure of national income which has replaced GNP |
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HIPC |
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries debt relief process |
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IDA |
International Development Association—the World Bank's concessional lending window which lends to the poorest countries |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
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NEPAD |
New Partnership for Africa's Development |
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NGOs |
Non-governmental Organisations |
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ODA |
Official Development Assistance—Aid to developing countries |
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ODI |
Overseas Development Institute |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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PRSPs |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers |
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SDRs |
Special Drawing Rights |
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UN |
United Nations |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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WDM |
World Development Movement |
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WSSD |
World Summit on Sustainable Development |
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WTO |
World Trade Organisation |
