International Business Environment Mid Term

MNE: Multi National Enterprise LDC: Least developed Countries SEP: IMF: International Monetary Fund GATT: General Agreement on Tariffs Treats FDI: Foreign Direct Investment MNC: Multi National Company TNC: Trans National Corporation GDP: Gross Domestic Product GNI: Gross National Income PPP: Purchasing Power Parity CPI: Consumer Price Index UN: United Nations VERs: Voluntary Export restraints RTA: Regional Trade Agreement ISDS: Investor State Dispute Settlement

TPP: Trans Pacific Partnership WTO: World Trade Organization WHO: World Health Organization OECD: Organization for Economics Corporation and Development BRICs: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South-Africa ILO: International Labor Organization FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization UNCTAD: United National UNDP: United Nations Development Programme UNEP: United Nations Environment Programme OPEC: Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization IAEA: International Atomic Energy Agency ICJ: International Court of Justice ICC: International Criminal Court ECJ: European Court of Justice FTA:

Fear Trade Agreement