| ADR | Alternative dispute resolution |
| AFD | French Development Agency (Agence Française de Développement) |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AIF | Alternative investment fund |
| APERM | Agency for the Support of Entrepreneurship of North Macedonia |
| APPRM | former Agency for the Support of Entrepreneurship |
| ARNO | Organisation for Social Innovation |
| BAU | Business-Technology Accelerator UKIM |
| BERD | Business expenditure on research and development |
| BSS | Business support services |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CCS | Insurance Compensation Consortium |
| CEB | Council of Europe Development Bank |
| CEFE | Competency-based Economies through Formation of Enterprise |
| CIT | Corporate Income Tax |
| CPC | Commission for Protection of Competition |
| CRRNM | Central Registry of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| CSRD | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive |
| CVCI | Croatian Venture Capital Initiative |
| DBNM | Development Bank of North Macedonia |
| DIT | State Labour Inspectorate |
| DPS | Dynamic purchasing system |
| DRR | Disaster risk reduction |
| EA | European co-operation for Accreditation |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EDIH | European Digital Innovation Hub |
| EGSS | Environmental goods and services sector |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EIC | European Innovation Council |
| EIF | European Investment Fund |
| EIT | European Institute of Innovation and Technology |
| ENER | National Electronic Register of Regulations |
| ENIF | Enterprise Innovation Fund |
| ESA | Employment Services Agency |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| ESPP | Electronic System for Public Procurement |
| EU | European Union |
| EWS | Early warning system |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FITD | Fund for Innovation and Technology Development |
| GFS | Green Financial Systems |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GII | Global Innovation Index |
| GPI | State Market Inspectorate |
| GPP | Green public procurement |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| INOVA | Agency for Innovation, Scientific and Technological Development and Entrepreneurship |
| IP | Intellectual property |
| IPR | Intellectual property rights |
| ISRSM | Standardization Institute of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| IT | Information and telecommunications |
| JICA | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| M&E | Monitoring and evaluation |
| MECA | E-Commerce Association of North Macedonia |
| MISA | Ministry of Information Society and Administration |
| MSE | Stock Exchange of North Macedonia |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise |
| NBRNM | National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia |
| NDS | National Development Strategy |
| NEET | Not in employment, education or training |
| NLB | New Ljubljana Bank |
| OGP | Open Government Partnership |
| PE | Private equity |
| PINS | Personal identification number |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PIT | Personal income tax |
| PPB | Public Procurement Bureau |
| PPC | Public-private consultation |
| PPL | Public Procurement Law |
| QI | Quality infrastructure |
| R&D | Research and development |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| SDBS | Structural and Demographic Business Statistics |
| SEAF | Small Enterprise Assistance Fund |
| SEEU | South East European University |
| SIGMA | Support for Improvement in Governance and Management |
| SIPPO | Swiss Import Promotion Programme |
| SLFS | Smart Learning Factory Skopje |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| SOE | State-owned enterprise |
| SOIP | State Office for Industrial Property |
| SRIP | Strategic Research and Innovation Partnerships |
| SSC | Social security contribution |
| STEM | Science, technology, engineering and mathematics |
| SWOT | Strength, weakness, opportunity and threat |
| TIDZ | Technological Industrial Development Zone |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Programme |
| US | United States |
| VAT | Value-added tax |
| VC | Venture capital |
| VCEC | Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| VSE | Verified social enterprise |
| WBT | Western Balkans and Türkiye |
| WIPO | World Intellectual Property Organization |
SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026 – Economy Profile for North Macedonia
