| ACAC | Arab Convention Against Corruption |
| AIG | Anticipatory Innovation Governance |
| ATI | Access to Information |
| CBA | Cost Benefit Analysis |
| CEDAW | Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women |
| CGEM | General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (in French, Confédération Générale des Entreprises Marocaines) |
| CGI | Central Gender Institution |
| CoG | Centre of Government |
| COP | Conference of Parties |
| CPI | Corruption Perception Index |
| ERRADA | Egyptian Regulatory Reform And Development Activity |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FMIS | Financial Management Information System |
| GBD | General Budget Department (Jordan) |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GIA | Gender Impact Assessment |
| GPP | Green Public Procurement |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IGAI | Institution guaranteeing the right to access information |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPCC | Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IRM | Independent Reporting Mechanism |
| JIACC | Jordanian Integrity and Anti-Corruption Commission |
| KPI | Key Performance Indicator |
| M&E | Monitoring and Evaluation |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MPED | Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (Egypt) |
| MTEF | Medium-Term Expenditure Framework |
| NGO | Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NIGSD | National Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development |
| NMD | New Development Model (Morocco) |
| OBS | Open Budget Survey |
| OGD | Open Government Data |
| OGP | Open Government Partnership |
| PAR | Public Administration Reform |
| PPP | Public-Private Partnership |
| RIA | Regulatory Impact Assessment |
| SAI | Supreme Audit Institution |
| SDGs | Sustainable Development Goals |
| SGA | Sectoral Gender Analysis |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Entreprise |
| SOE | State-Owned Entreprise |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UNCAC | United Nations Convention against Corruption |
| UN ESCWA | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia |
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