| ABA | Austrian Business Agency |
| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| BCG | Boston Consulting Group |
| B2B | Business-to-business |
| BITs | Bilateral investment treaties |
| CCI | Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| CRM | Customer relationship management |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| FEZ | Free economic zone |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GIZ | Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit |
| IDA | Industrial Development Authority (Ireland) |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPA | Investment Promotion Agency |
| KOTRA | Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| LIAA | Latvia Investment and Development Agency |
| LOI | Law on Investments |
| NAS | National development strategy |
| NFIA | Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OSCE | Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe |
| PPD | Public-private dialog |
| SARIO | Slovak Investment and Trade Development Agency |
| SCISPM | State Committee on Investment and State Property |
| SEO | Search engine optimization |
| SME | Small and medium sized enterprises |
| SOE | State-owned enterprise |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| UNESCAP | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific |
| USD | US dollar (currency) |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| WAIPA | World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies |
| WG | Working Group |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |