| ACGF | Afghan Credit Guarantee Foundation |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AIMM | Anticipated Impact Measurement and Monitoring |
| CBE | CrossBoundary Energy |
| CDP | Committee for Development Policy |
| CI1 | Climate Investor One |
| CIV | collective investment vehicle |
| COVID-19 | coronavirus disease |
| CRPS | cumulative redeemable preferred shares |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DFI | development finance institution |
| EAIF | Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund |
| EAPD | Economic Analysis and Policy Division (UN DESA) |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| FDI | foreign direct investment |
| GAFSP | Global Agriculture and Food Security Program |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GFCF | gross fixed capital formation |
| GIIN | Global Impact Investing Network |
| GISD | Global Investors for Sustainable Development Alliance |
| GNI | gross national income |
| GPEDC | Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation |
| GTFP | global trade finance programme |
| IDA | International Development Association |
| IDB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFHA | Investment Fund for Health in Africa |
| ILO | International Labour Organization |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INFF | integrated national financing framework |
| IPoA | Istanbul Programme of Action |
| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
| KIS | Kalangala Infrastructure Services |
| LDC5 | Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries |
| LDC | least developed country |
| LIC | low-income country |
| LIFE-AR | LDC Initiative for Effective Adaptation and Resilience |
| MDB | multilateral development bank |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
| MSMEs | micro, small and medium-sized enterprises |
| NDB | national development bank |
| NDC | nationally determined contributions |
| ODA | official development assistance |
| ODI | Overseas Development Institute |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OOF | other official flows |
| PIDG | Private Infrastructure Development Group |
| RDB | regional development bank |
| SAFIN | Smallholder and Agri-SME Finance and Investment Network |
| SDG | Sustainable Development Goal |
| SDR | special drawing right |
| SDSN | Sustainable Development Solutions Network |
| SMEs | small and medium-sized enterprises |
| SPV | special purpose vehicle |
| THK | Tri Hita Karana |
| UCLG | World Organization of United Cities and Local Governments |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCDF | United Nations Capital Development Fund |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UN DESA | United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| UNECA | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa |
| UNEP FI | United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children’s Fund |
| UN-OHRLLS | United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States |
| UN Women | United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women |
| USAID | United States Agency for International Development |
| WASH | water, sanitation and hygiene |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WHO | World Health Organization |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
Blended Finance in the Least Developed Countries 2020
Supporting a Resilient COVID-19 Recovery
