| AANZFTA | ASEAN Australia New Zealand Free Trade Area |
| ADP | Annual Development Plans |
| AFTA | ASEAN Free Trade Agreement |
| AIFTA | ASEAN-India Free Trade Area |
| APMP | Asia Pacific Metrology Programme |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| ATIGA | ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement |
| BAB | Bangladesh Accreditation Board |
| BEPZA | Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority |
| BERRP | Bangladesh Economic Recovery and Reform Program |
| BEZA | Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority |
| BHTC | Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City |
| BHTPA | Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority |
| BIDA | Bangladesh Investment Development Authority |
| BIPS | Bangladesh Investment Promotion Scheme |
| BPDB | Bangladesh Power Development Board |
| BRICM | Bangladesh Reference Institute for Chemical Measurements |
| BSTI | Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute |
| BTRC | Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission |
| CPTPP | Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| CRS | Creditor Reporting System |
| DAC | Development Assistance Committee |
| DEC | Developing Economies’ Committee |
| DTA | Domestic Tariff Area |
| EBA | Everything but Arms |
| ECNEC | Executive Committee of the National Economic Council |
| EDF | Export Development Fund |
| EM | Essential Medicines |
| EPZ | Export Processing Zones |
| EVFA | Europe-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FTA | Free-trade agreements |
| FYP | Five-year plan |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GNI | Gross National Income |
| GSP | Generalised Scheme of Preferences |
| GVC | Global Value Chain |
| GW | Gigawatt hour |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| LDCs | Least Developed Countries |
| LNG | Liquefied natural gas |
| MRA | Multilateral Recognition Arrangement |
| NAB | National Accreditation Bodies |
| NBR | National Board of Revenue |
| NEC | National Economic Council |
| NML | National Metrology Laboratory |
| NQI | National Quality Infrastructure |
| ODA | Official development assistance |
| PPP | Purchasing power parity |
| RBS | Responsible business conduct |
| RCEP | Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership |
| RMG | Ready-made garments |
| SAARC | South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SCM | Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
| SPS | Sanitary and Phytosanitary |
| TBT | Technical Barriers to Trade |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
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