| AMDIE | Agence Marocaine de Développement de l’Investissement et des Exports (Morocco) |
| ANDI | Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement (Algeria) |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BHR | Business and human rights |
| BDS | Business development services |
| BIT | Bilateral Investment Treaty |
| CIT | Corporate income tax |
| CSR | Corporate social responsibility |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FIPA | Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (Tunisia) |
| GAFI | General Authority for Investment (Egypt) |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GCC | Gulf Co-operation Council |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| ICT | Information and communications technology |
| IDAL | Investment Development Authority of Lebanon |
| IIA | International Investment Agreement |
| ILO | International Labour Organisation |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPA | Investment promotion agency |
| ISDS | Investor-State Dispute Settlement |
| JIC | Jordan Investment Commission |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| LCR | Local content requirement |
| M&A | Merger and acquisition |
| MENA | Middle East and North Africa |
| MNE | Multinational enterprise |
| NCP | National Contact Point |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OSS | One-stop shop |
| PA | Palestinian Authority |
| PIB | Privatisation and Investment Board (Libya) |
| PIPA | Palestinian Investment Promotion Agency |
| PPP | Public-private partnership |
| RBC | Responsible Business Conduct |
| SEZ | Special Economic Zone |
| SME | Small- and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOE | State-owned enterprise |
| SSEI | Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative |
| TIA | Tunisian Investment Authority |
Middle East and North Africa Investment Policy Perspectives
