| AMCG | Asociación de Municipalidades de la Región Central de Guatemala (Association of Municipalities of the Central Region of Guatemala) |
| APII | Agence de Promotion de l'Industrie et de l'Innovation (Tunisia Investment Promotion Agency) |
| BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
| BPO | Business Process Outsourcing |
| CACM | Central American Common Market |
| CAF | Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean |
| CAFTA | Central America Free Trade Agreement |
| CIF | Community and Industries Forum |
| CIV | Ministry of Communications, Infrastructure and Housing |
| CODEDE | Consejo Departamental de Desarrollo (Departmental Development Council) |
| COMUDE | Consejo Municipal de Desarrollo (Municipal Development Council) |
| CZFB | Consorcio de la Zona Franca de Barcelona (Free Trade Zone Consortium of Barcelona) |
| EMS | Electronic Manufacturing Systems |
| EPZ | Export Processing Zone |
| ESG | Environmental, Social, and Governance |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FID | Final Investment Decision |
| FIPA | Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (Tunisia) |
| FTZ | Free Trade Zone |
| FUNDESA | Foundation for the Development of Guatemala |
| GDP | Gross Domestic Product |
| GHG | Greenhouse Gas |
| GNSD | Guatemala No Se Detiene (Guatemala Moving Forward) |
| HDI | Human Development Index |
| ICL | Índice de Competitividad Local (Local Competitiveness Index) |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| INE | Instituto Nacional de Estadística (National Institute of Statistics) |
| INGUAT | Instituto Guatemalteco de Turismo (Guatemalan Tourism Institute) |
| TCP/IP | Transmission Control and Internet Protocol |
| TIA | Tunisia Investment Authority |
| KIA | Korea Investment Agency |
| KIC | Kwinana Industrial Area |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| LEED | Local Economic and Employment Development |
| MARN | Ministerio de Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources) |
| MINECO | Ministerio de Economía (Ministry of Economy) |
| MLG | Multi-Level Governance |
| MW | Megawatt |
| OSS | One-Stop Shop |
| PCM | Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (Presidency of the Council of Ministers) |
| PDD | Plan de Desarrollo Departamental (Departmental Development Plan) |
| PDM | Plan de Desarrollo Municipal (Municipal Development Plan) |
| CONPES | Colombia’s National Council for Economic and Social Policy |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PPP | Public-Private Partnership |
| SAT | Superintendencia de Administración Tributaria (Tax Administration Superintendency) |
| SENAI | Serviço Nacional de Aprendizagem Industrial (National Service for Industrial Training – Brazil) |
| SEZ | Special Economic Zone |
| SGP | Secretaría de Gestión Pública (Secretariat of Public Management) |
| SIVIAL | Superintendencia de Infraestructura Vial (Superintendency of Road Infrastructure) |
| SMBs | Small and Medium-sized Businesses |
| SME | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
| SME&E | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise and Entrepreneur |
| STEM | Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
| TVET | Technical and Vocational Education and Training |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development |
| USD | United States Dollar |
| VAT | Value Added Tax |
| WITS | World Integrated Trade Solution |
| ZDEEP | Zonas de Desarrollo Económico Especial Público (Public Special Economic Development Zones) |
| ZOFRI | Zona Franca de Iquique (Free Trade Zone of Iquique) |
| ZOLIC | Zona Libre de Industria y Comercio (Free Zone of Industry and Commerce) |
Rethinking Regional Attractiveness in Escuintla, Guatemala
Harnessing the Potential of Industrial Parks
