| ADR | Alternative dispute resolution |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| AIF | Alternative investment fund |
| BDC | Business Development Bank of Canada |
| BSS | Business support service |
| CBAM | Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism |
| CERT | Computer emergency response team |
| CGS | Credit guarantee scheme |
| CRM | Customer Relationship management |
| CSIRT | Computer security incident response team |
| CSRD | Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive |
| DARS | Development Agency of Serbia |
| DBM | Development Bank of Monténégro |
| DBNM | Development Bank of North Macedonia |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ERP | Enterprise resource planning |
| ESG | Environmental, social and governance |
| EU | European Union |
| EWS | Early warning system |
| FBIHDB | FBIH Development Bank |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| GDP | Gross domestic product |
| GDPR | General Data Protection Regulation |
| GPP | Green public procurement |
| ICT | Information and communication technology |
| INOVA | Agency for Innovation, Scientific and Technological Development and IPR Entrepreneurship (North Macedonia) |
| IFI | International financial institution |
| IPO | Initial public offering |
| IPR | Intellectual property rights |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| KCGF | Kosovo Credit Guarantee Fund |
| KfW | German Development Bank |
| KGF | Credit Guarantee Fund |
| KIESA | Kosovo Investment and Enterprise Support Agency |
| KOSGEB | Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Türkiye |
| LEO | Local Enterprise Office |
| MNE | Multinational enterprise |
| MSME | Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise |
| NEET | Youth not in employment, education or training |
| NIS | Network and Information Security Directive |
| NQF | National Qualifications Framework |
| PE | Private equity |
| PISA | Programme for International Student Assessment |
| PPC | Public-private consultation |
| R&D | Research and development |
| R&I | Research and innovation |
| RIA | Regulatory impact assessment |
| S3 | Smart Specialisation Strategy |
| SBA | Small Business Act |
| SBS | Structural Business Statistics |
| SME | Small and medium-sized enterprise |
| TİM | Turkish Exporters Assembly |
| TNA | Training needs analysis |
| TOBB | Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye |
| TÜBİTAK | Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye |
| VC | Venture capital |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| WB6 | Six Western Balkan economies |
| WBT | Western Balkans and Türkiye |
SME Policy Index for Western Balkans and Türkiye 2026
Regional Profile
