Competitiveness of, and Challenges for, ACP Countries in the Current International Trading Environment

ACP African, Caribbean and Pacific Countries

CIF cost, insurance and freight

FOB free on board

HS Harmonized System

IMF International Monetary Fund

ITC International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO

m million

n.p. new product

p.a. per annum

SI Specialization Index

SITC Standard International Trade Classification

SMEs Small- and medium-sized enterprises

UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

WTO World Trade Organization