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ADSCR |
Annual Debt Service Cover Ratio |
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AfDB |
African Development Bank |
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ALOP |
Advance Loss of Profit |
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APP |
Alianza Publico Privada (Public-Private Partnership) |
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ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
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B |
Build |
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BAFO |
Best And Final Offer |
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BANOBRAS |
Banco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, SNC (National Works and Public Services Bank, Mexico) |
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BCIE |
Central American Bank for Economic Integration |
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BNDES |
National Bank for Economic and Social Development in Brazil |
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BoK |
Body of Knowledge |
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BOOT |
Build-Own-Operate-Transfer |
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BOT |
Build-Operate-Transfer |
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BRT |
Bus Rapid Transit |
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BTO |
Build-Transfer-Operate |
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CA |
Consortium Agreement |
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CAF |
Corporación Andina de Fomento (Development Bank of Latin America) |
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Capex |
Capital expenditure |
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CAPM |
Capital Asset Pricing Model |
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CBA |
Cost-Benefit Analysis |
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CEA |
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis |
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CFADS |
Cash Flows Available for Debt Service |
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CIC |
Cabinet Infrastructure Committee (New South Wales, Australia) |
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CJV |
Cooperative Joint Venture |
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CND |
State-owned investment promotion agency that acts as a PPP agency (Uruguay) |
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CONFIS |
National Fiscal Council (Colombia) |
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CONPES |
National Council for Economic and Social Policy (Colombia) |
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CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
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CPP |
São Paulo Partnerships Corporation (Companhia Paulista de Parcerias) (Brazil) |
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CRPAO |
Recognition Certificates of the Annual Payment for Work (Certificados de Reconocimiento del Pago Anual por Obra) |
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DB |
Design-Build |
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DBF |
Design-Build-Finance |
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DBJ |
Development Bank of Jamaica |
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DBFM |
Design-Build-Finance-Maintain |
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DBFO |
Design-Build-Finance-Operate |
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DBFOM |
Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Maintain |
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DBFORM |
Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Rehabilitate-Maintain |
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DBO |
Design-Build-Operate |
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DBOM |
Design-Build-Operate-Maintain |
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D&C |
Design and Construction |
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DRB |
Dispute Resolution Board |
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DRP |
Dispute Resolution Process |
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DSCR |
Debt Service Coverage Ratio |
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EBITDA |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization |
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EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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EC |
European Commission |
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ECA |
Export Credit Agency |
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EIA |
Environmental Impact Assessment |
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ESIA |
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
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EIB |
European Investment Bank |
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eIRR |
Economic Internal Rate of Return |
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EMDE |
Emerging Markets and Development Economies |
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eNPV |
Economic Net Present Value |
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EOI |
Expression of Interest |
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EPC |
Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
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EPCC |
Engineering, Procurement and Construction Consortium |
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EPEC |
European PPP Expertise Centre |
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ERC |
Expenditure Review Committee, New South Wales, Australia |
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ERM |
Enterprise-Risk-Management |
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ESA |
European System of National and Regional Accounts |
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ESIA |
Environmental and Social Impact Assessment |
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EU |
European Union |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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FIDIC |
International Federation of Consulting Engineers (Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils) |
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FINFRA |
Infrastructure Investment Fund |
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FC |
Financial closure |
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FHWA |
Federal Highway Administration (US Department of Transportation) |
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FM |
Facilities Management or Financial Modelling (depending on the context) |
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FMC |
Facilities Management Company |
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FOI |
Freedom of Information |
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FOMIN |
Multilateral Investment Fund (IDB Group) |
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FONADIN |
Fondo Nacional de Infraestructura (National Infrastructure Fund, Mexico). |
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FOREX |
Foreign Exchange |
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GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GPC |
Global Certification Program |
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HM Treasury |
Her Majesty’s Treasury (UK) |
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HOT |
High Occupancy Toll or Heads of terms (depending on the context) |
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HSR |
High Speed Rail |
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IAS |
International Accounting Standards |
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ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
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ICSID |
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
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ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
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IDB |
Inter-American Development Bank |
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IDC |
Interest during Construction |
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IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
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IFI |
International Financial Institutions |
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IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standards |
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IIC |
Inter-American Investment Corporation |
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IIGF |
Indonesia Infrastructure Guarantee Fund |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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INTOSAI |
International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
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IPO |
Initial Public Offerings |
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IPP |
Independent Power Producers |
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IPPP |
Institutional PPP |
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IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
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IPSAS |
International Public Sector Accounting Standards |
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IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
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IRS |
Interest Rate Swap |
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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ITP |
Invitations to propose |
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ITPD |
Invitation to participate in the dialogue |
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ITSFT |
Invitation to Submit a Final Tender |
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IUK |
Infrastructure UK |
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JV |
Joint Venture |
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KPI |
Key Performance Indicators |
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LAC |
Latin America and Caribbean |
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LD |
Liquidated Damages |
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LDC |
Least Developed Countries |
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LIC |
Low Income Countries |
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LLCR |
Life Loan Coverage Ratio |
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LoI |
Letter of Intent |
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LP |
Limited Partners |
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LRT |
Light Rail Transit |
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MCA |
Multicriteria Analysis |
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MDB |
Multilateral Development Bank |
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MEAT |
Most Economically Advantageous Tender |
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MIGA |
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
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MIRR |
Modified Internal Rate of Return |
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MIS |
Management Information Systems |
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M&E |
Monitoring and Evaluation |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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NAO |
National Audit Office |
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NDA |
Non-Disclosure Agreement |
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NDB |
National Development Banks |
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NPV |
Net Present Value |
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O&M |
Operate and Maintain |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OJEU |
Official Journal of European Union |
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OpCo |
Operating Company |
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Opex |
Operating expenditure |
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PA |
Procuring Authority |
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PCG |
Parent company guarantee |
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PEM |
Project Evaluation Memo |
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PLCR |
Project Life Coverage Ratio |
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PMO |
Project Management Office |
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PBCE |
Project Bonds Credit Enhancement |
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PF2 |
Private Finance Initiative (reformed edition, UK) |
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PFI |
Private Finance Initiative |
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PIM |
Project Information Memorandum |
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PLCR |
Project Life Coverage Ratio |
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PSC |
Public Sector Comparator |
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PPA |
Power Purchase Agreement |
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PFI |
Public Finance Initiative |
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PPIAF |
Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility |
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PPI |
Private Participation in Infrastructure |
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PPIF |
Public Participation in International Forums |
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PPP |
Public-Private Partnership |
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PPPIRC |
Public-Private Partnerships Infrastructure Resource Centre |
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PROINVERSION |
Private Investment Promotion Agency of Peru |
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PSC |
Public Sector Comparator |
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PUK |
Partnerships UK |
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QC |
Quality control |
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QCBS |
Quality and Cost Based Selection |
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QMPP |
Quality Management Project Plan |
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QMS |
Quality Management System |
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RFP |
Request For Proposal |
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RFQ |
Request for Qualification |
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ROT |
Rehabilitate-Operate-Maintain |
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RoW |
Right of Way |
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RPI |
Retail Price Index |
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SC |
Steering Committee |
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SIA |
Social Impact Assessment |
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SMART |
specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time constrained |
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SDG |
Sustainable Development Goals |
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SOE |
State Owned Enterprise |
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SoQ |
Submission of Qualification |
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SoPC |
Standardisation of PFI Contracts (UK) |
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SPC |
Special Purpose Company |
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SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
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TIFIA |
Transportation Infrastructure Finance And Innovation Act (US) |
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TIFU |
Treasury Infrastructure Finance Unit (UK) |
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ToR |
Terms of Reference |
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TTF |
Treasury Taskforce (UK) |
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TWF |
Time Weighting Factors |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UNCITRAL |
United Nations Commission on International Trade |
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UNECE |
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe |
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US |
United States |
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USP |
Unsolicited Proposals |
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VAT |
Value-Added Tax |
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VfM |
Value for Money |
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VGF |
Viability Gap Funding |
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WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
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WBG |
World Bank Group |
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WBI |
World Bank Institute |
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WEF |
World Economic Forum |
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WWTP |
Waste Water Treatment Plants |
List of Acronyms
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