| ADB | Asian Developing Bank |
| AFDB | African Developing Bank |
| APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| BM | Burson Marsteller |
| BWI | Bretton Woods Institutions |
| CEO | Chief Executive Officer |
| CSD | Commission on Sustainable Development (UN) |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EIB | European Investment Bank |
| EMI | European Monetary Institute |
| EMU | European Monetary Union |
| ERM | European Rate Mechanism |
| EP | European Parliament |
| EPZ | Export Processing Zone |
| SRT | European Round Table of Industrialists |
| EU | European Union |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| FDI | Foreign Direct Investment |
| FTA | Free Trade Area |
| FTZ | Free Trade Zone |
| G-7 | Group of Seven (Italy, USA, Canada, Germany, France, UK, Japan ) |
| G-8 | G-7 plus Russia |
| GATT | General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs |
| IDB | International Development Bank |
| IBRD | International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (WB) |
| ICSID | International Court for Settlement of Investment Disputes (WB) |
| IDA | International Development Association (WB) |
| IFC | International Finance Corporation |
| IFIs | International Financial Institutions |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IPRs | Intellectual Property Rights |
| MAI | Multilateral Agreement on Investment |
| MDB | Multilateral Development Bank |
| MERCOSUR | South American Free Trade Agreement |
| MIA | Multilateral Investment Agreement (WTO) |
| MIGA | Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (WB) |
| MFTZ | Mediterranean Free Trade Zone |
| NAFTA | North America Free Trade Agreement |
| OECD | Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| TAD | TransAtlantic Dialogue (Clinton and Blair) |
| TABD | TransAtlantic Business Dialogue |
| TENs | TransEuropean Networks |
| TNC | TransNational Corporation |
| TRIPs | Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNCED | United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
| UNCTAD | United Nations Conference on Trade And Development |
| UNDP | United Nations Development Program |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Program |
| USCIS | United States Council For International Business |
| WB | World Bank (Group) |
| WBCSD | World Business Council for Sustainable Development |
| WEF | World Economic Forum |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |