Caribbean Development Dynamics 2026

Abbreviations and acronyms

ACS	Association of Caribbean States
AECID	Spanish Agency for International Co-operation for Development
AFD	Agence française de développement
CABEI	Central American Bank for Economic Integration
CAF	Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean
CANARI	Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
CARDTP	Caribbean Digital Transformation Project
CARICOM	Caribbean Community
CARTAC	Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre
CAT bonds	Catastrophe bonds
CBF	Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
CBI	Citizenship-by-Investment
CBB	Central Bank of Barbados
CCCCC	Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre
CCCE	Caribbean Chamber of Commerce in Europe
CCF	Contingent Credit Facility
CCREEE	Caribbean Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
CCRIF	Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility
CDB	Caribbean Development Bank
CDD	Caribbean Development Dynamics
CDEMA	Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency
CELAC	Community of Latin American and Caribbean States
CIAT	Inter-American Centre of Tax Administrations
CIT	Corporate Income Tax
CRDC	Climate Resilient Debt Clauses
CREWS	Climate Risk Early Warning Systems
CRFM	Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism
CSME	CARICOM Single Market and Economy
CSO	Central Statistics Office
CTO	Caribbean Tourism Organisation
DBJ	Development Bank of Jamaica
DFIs	Development Finance Institutions
ECCB	Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
ECLAC	Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
EIB	European Investment Bank
EM-DAT	International Disaster Database
EMDEs	Emerging Markets and Developing Economies
ERTR	Environmental Related Tax Revenues
EU	European Union
EUROSTAT	Statistical Office of the European Union
EWS	Early Warning Systems
EXIMBANK	National Export Import Bank of Trinidad and Tobago
FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FATF	Financial ActionTask Force
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
GCF	Green Climate Fund
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GEF	Global Environment Facility
GFCF	Gross Fixed Capital Formation
GGIA	EU-LAC Global Gateway Investment Agenda
GHG	Greenhouse Gas
GMT	Global Minimum Tax
GSSSB	Green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked and blue bonds
IBP	International Budget Partnership
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IDB	Inter-American Development Bank
IEA	International Energy Agency
IILA	International Italo-Latin American Organization
ILO	International Labour Organization
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IMO	International Maritime Organization
IPCC	Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
ISA	International Seabed Authority
LAC	Latin America and the Caribbean
LACIF	Latin America and Caribbean Investment Facility
LDCs	Least Developed Countries
MDBs	Multilateral Development Banks
MEDEF	Mouvement des entreprises de France
MNEs	Multinational enterprises
MPAs	Marine Protected Areas
MPI	Multi-dimensional Poverty Index
MSMEs	Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
NAP	National Adaptation Plan
NbS	Nature-based solutions
NDCs	National Determined Contribution
NDPs	National Development Plans
NEET	Not engaged in education, employment or training
NPLs	Non-performing loans
NSDS	National Strategies for the Development of Statistics
NSOs	National Statistical Offices
NSSs	National Statistical Systems
NTBs	Non-tariff barriers
OACPS	Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
OAS	Organisation of American States
ODA	Official Development Assistance
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECS	Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
OGP	Open Government Partnership
OLADE	Latin American Energy Organization
PARIS21	OECD Partnership in Statistics for Development in the 21st Century
PFP	Project Finance for Permanence
PIT	Personal income tax
PPI	Private Participation in Infrastructure
PPO	Principal Payment Options
PPP	Purchasing Power Parity
PPPs	Public-Private Partnerships
R&D	Research and development
REDD+	Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation Plus
ROA	Return on Assets
RSF	Resilience and Sustainability Facility
SDGs	Sustainable Development Goals
SIB	Statistical Institute of Belize
SICA	Central American Integration System
SIDS	Small Island Developing States
SLBs	Sustainability-linked Bonds
SLDB	Saint Lucia Development Bank
SPI	Statistical Performance Indicators
SPVs	Special Purpose Vehicles
SWFs	Sovereign Wealth Funds
TREES	REDD+ Environmental Excellence Standard
TNC	The Nature Conservancy
TOSSD	Total Official Support for Sustainable Development
UNCC	United Nations Climate Change
UNCTAD	United Nations Trade and Development
UNDP	United Nations Development Programme
UNDRR	United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
UNEP	United Nations Environment Programme
UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNFCCC	United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
WEF	World Economic Forum
WFP	United Nations World Food Programme
WITS	World Integrated Trade Solution
WMO	World Meteorological Organisation
WTO	World Trade Organization