Acronyms and abbreviations

BIT

Bilateral Investment Treaties

BMD4

Benchmark Definition of Foreign Direct Investment, 4th edition

BOC

Business Ombudsman Council

BOT

Build-Operate-Transfer

BPM6

Balance of Payments and International Investment Positions Manual, 6th edition

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

CETA

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CISFTA

Commonwealth of Independent States Free Trade Agreement

CISFTA

CIS Free Trade Area Agreement

DCFTA

Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area

DGF

Deposit Guarantee Fund

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EIB

European Investment Bank

EITI

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

ETF

European Training Foundation

EU

European Union

FAT

Fixed Agricultural Tax

FATS

Foreign Affiliates Statistics

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FET

Fair and Equitable Treatment

FIC

Chile’s Foreign Investment Committee

FTA

Free Trade Agreement

GATS

General Agreement on Trade in Services

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GPA

WTO Agreement on Government Procurement

GVCs

Global Value Chains

IAIS

International Association of Insurance Supervisors

ICC

International Chamber of Commerce

ICT

Information and Communications Technology

IEA

International Energy Agency

IIA

International Investment Agreement

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INDC

Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

IPA

Investment Promotion Agency

ISDS

Investor-State Dispute Settlement Mechanisms

JSCs

Joint-Stock Companies

LLCs

Limited Liability Companies

M&A

Mergers & Acquisitions

MEDT

Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

MFN

Most-Favoured Nation Treatment

MNE

Multinational Enterprise

MST

International Minimum Standard of Treatment of Aliens under Customary International Law

MW

Megawatt

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NAP

National Action Plan

NBU

National Bank of Ukraine

NCCIR

National Commission for State Regulation of Communications and Informatisation

NCP

National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

NCSREU

National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Utilities

NDP

National Development Plan

NGO

Non-Governmental Organisation

NPL

Non-Performing Loans

NSSMC

National Securities and Stock Market Commission

NT

National Treatment

NTRC

National Transport Regulation Commission

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PDT

Priority Development Territories

PFI

OECD Policy Framework for Investment

PJSC

Public Join-Stock Company

PPP

Public Private Partnerships

PSA

Production-Sharing Agreements

RIA

Regulatory Impact Assessment

ROE

Return on Equity

SAINP

State Agency for Investment and National Projects

SASAC

People’s Republic of China State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council

SCC

Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

SEZ

Special Economic Zones

SME

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

SOE

State-Owned Enterprise

SPE

Special Purpose Entity

SSSU

State Statistics Service of Ukraine

TWh

Terawatt

UAH

Ukrainian Hryvnia

UEFA

Union of European Football Associations

UNCITRAL

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law

UNCTAD

United Nations Commission on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

USD

United States Dollar

VAT

Value-Added Tax

VGIRFO

Immigration Authorities

WEF

World Economic Forum

WTO

World Trade Organization