A bbreviations ADB AIDS ASEAN ASEAN+3 BIMSTEC BRIC CFC CIS CMI CO2 DHS EPZ ESCAP ESF FDI FTA FY GDP GNP HIV ICP ILO IMF LDCs LLDCs MDB MDGs MOU NGO ODA OECD PPP PRGF SAARC SBA TB TE
Asian Development Bank acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Association of South-East Asian Nations ASEAN + China, Japan and the Republic of Korea Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Brazil, Russian Federation, India and China chlorofluorocarbon Commonwealth of Independent States Chiang Mai Initiative Carbon dioxide demographic and health survey Export processing zone Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific Exogenous Shocks Facility foreign direct investment free trade agreement fiscal year gross domestic product gross national product human immunodeficiency virus International Comparison Programme International Labour Organization International Monetary Fund least developed countries landlocked developing countries multilateral development bank Millennium Development Goals memorandum of understanding non-governmental organization official development assistance Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development purchasing power parity Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation Stand-by Arrangement Tuberculosis triennium ending
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