Abbreviations

• UN

  United Nations
• WB

  World bank
• IMF

  International Monetary Fund
• ADB

  Asian Development Bank
• AfDB

  African Development bank
• AFRITACs

  African regional technical centers
• IC

  International companies
• MNCs

  Multinational Companies
• TNCs

  Transnational companies
• GC

  Global companies
• EU

  European Union
• FDIs

  Foreign direct investments
• UNCTAD


  United nations conference on trade and development
• AFTA

  ASEAN free trade area
• NAFTA

  North america free trade area
• ICC

  International criminal court
• IGOs

  Intergovernmental organizations
• NATO

  North atlantic treaty organization
• APEC

  Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
• UNICEF


  United Nations Children's Fund
• GEF

  Global Environment facility