Abbreviations

AANZFTAASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement
AAPMIAustralia Asia Pacific Media Initiative
ABSAustralian Bureau of Statistics
ACCIAustralian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ACIARAustralian Centre for International Agricultural Research
ACl-FTAAustralia-Chile Free Trade Agreement
ADBAsian Development Bank
AFASAustralian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme
AFGCAustralian Food and Grocery Council
AFTINETAustralian Fair Trade and Investment Network Ltd
AIFFPAustralian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific
AIIBAsian Instructure Investment Bank
AiGAustralian Industry Group
AMICAustralian Meat Industry Council
ANUAustralian National University
ANZCERTAAustralia-New Zealand Closer Economic Relations
APECAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
APTCAustralia Pacific Training Coalition
ASEANAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations
ASBFEOAustralian Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman
ASFAfrican Swine Fever
AUSFTAAustralia-United States Free Trade Agreement
AustradeAustralian Trade and Investment Commission
BAIBusiness Advantage International
CCESCentre for Customs and Excise Studies
ChAFTAChina-Australia Free Trade Agreement
CoOCertificate of Origin
COVAX AMC
The Gavi COVAX Advance Marketing Commitment
COVID-19
2019 novel coronavirus
CPTPP
Comprehensive & Prog. Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
CSEP
PNG-Australia Comprehensive Strategic and Economic Partnership
CSGs
Country Specific Guidelines
DAC
Development Assistance Committee of the OECD
DAWE
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
DESE
Department of Education, Skills and Employment
DFAT
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
DISER
Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
DJSB
Department of Jobs and Small Business
DNTMS
Fiji’s Department of National Trade Measurement and Standards
ECA
Export Council of Australia
EFA
Export Finance Australia
ELICOS
English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students
EMDG
Export Market Development Grants
FDI
Foreign Direct Investment
fDi Markets
Database of Foreign Direct Investment
FEMM
Forum Economic Ministers Meeting
FICs
Forum Island Countries of the Pacific Islands Forum
FSM
The Federated States of Micronesia
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
FTMM
Forum Trade Ministers' Meeting
G20
Group of Twenty (governments and central bank governors)
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GEi
Global Energy Institute
GfG
Vanuatu Governance for Growth
GIs
Geographical indications
GTPA
Global Trade Professionals Alliance
GVC
Global Value Chains
IELTS
International English Language Test System
IFC
International Financial Corporation
IMF
International Monetary Fund
IP
Intellectual property
iXC
DFAT’s innovationXchange hub
JAEPA
Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement
JCU
James Cook University
LDC
Least Developed Country
MCA
Minerals Council of Australia
MCTTT
Fiji’s Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport
MDF
Market Development Facility
MHRA
Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
MLA
Meat and Livestock Australia
MoP
Margin of Preference
MRA
Mutual Recognition Agreement
MSG
Melanesian Spearhead Group
MSME
Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprise
NAQLA
National Agriculture and Quarantine Inspection Authority
NFF
National Farmers’ Federation
NGO
Non-governmental organisation
NPPOs
National Plant Protection Organisations
NSB
National Standards Body
NTB
Non-tariff Barrier
NZMPI
New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
OCO
Oceania Customs Organisation
ODA
Official Development Assistance
ODE
DFAT’s Office of Development Effectiveness
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
OPSF
Oceania Customs Organisation Professional Standards Framework
PACER Plus
Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations (PACER) Plus
PAFTA
Peru--Australia Free Trade Agreement
PANG
Pacific Network on Globalisation
PARDI
Pacific Agribusiness Research-for-Development Initiative
PATCRA II
PNG-Australia Trade and Commercial Relations Agreement
PCMP
Pacific Customs Management Program
PFTAC
Pacific Financial Technical Assistance Centre
PHAMA
Pacific Horticulture and Agriculture Market Access program
PICs
Pacific island countries
PICTA
Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement
PIF
Pacific Islands Forum
PIFS
Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
PLS
Pacific Labour Scheme
PNA
Parties to the Nauru Agreement
PNG
Papua New Guinea
PSDI
Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative
PSI
Public Service International
PTA
Preferential Trade Agreement
PV
Photovoltaic
R&D
Research and development
RCEP
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
RDP
Regulatory data protection
RFMOs
Regional Fisheries Management Organisations
RoO
Rules of Origin
RMI
The Republic of the Marshall Islands
SCHS
Sea Container Hygiene System
SDGs
Sustainable Development Goals
SIDS
Small island developing states
SME
Small and Medium Enterprise
SMEx
Small and Medium Exporter
SPARTECA
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Co-op. Agreement
SPS
Phyto-Sanitary standards
SWP
Seasonal Worker Programme
TA
Tourism Australia
TADEP
Transformational Agricultural Development Program (in PNG)
TBT
Technical Barriers to Trade
TCO
Tariff Concession Order
TRQ
Tariff rate quota
UA
Universities Australia
UK
United Kingdom
UN
United Nations
UNDP
UN Development Program
UNESCO
UN Economic, Social and Cultural Organisation
UNICEF
UN Children’s Fund
UNFCCC
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
UPNG
University of Papua New Guinea
US
United States of America
VAT
Value Added Tax
WBG
World Bank Group
WCPFCWestern and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
WTOWorld Trade Organization
YWAMYouth with a Mission NGO

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