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Glossary of commonly used termsA
ABA Albany Business Association
ABAC Business Advisory Council
ACRI Association of Crown Research Institutes Incorporated
ADB Asian Development Bank
ALS Agritech and Life Sciences
AMCHAM American Chamber of Commerce
ANZBC Australia New Zealand Business Council
ANZCBC Australia New Zealand Combined Business Council
ANZCERTA Australia New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement
ANZFA Australia New Zealand Food Authority
ARC Auckland Regional Council
ARCCI Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry
AREDA Auckland Regional Economic Development Agency
AREDS Auckland Regional Economic Development Strategy
APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
APEC WGTP APEC Working Group on Trade Promotion
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ATF Apparel Textiles Footwear
ATQ Autonomous Tariff Quota
AusPac Australia and Pacific
AUT Auckland University of Technology
B
B2B Business to Business
B2C Business to Consumer
BTC Birkenhead Town Centre
BDB Business Development Board
BDM Business Development Manager
BID Business ImprovementDistrict
BMNZ Business Mentors New Zealand
C
CDC Canterbury Development Corporation
CEG Community Employment Group
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CEP Closer Economic Partnership
CER Closer Economic Relations
CG Consul General
CIF Cost, Insurance, Freight
CIF&C Cost, Insurance, Freight and Commission
CMA Content Management Application (for NZTE web sites)
CMS Client Management System
Comms Communications Manager/Team
COO Certificate of Origin
COSMEX Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrances industry group
CPI Consumer Price Index
CRE Creative and Services
CRI Crown Research Institute
CRM Customer Relationship Management
CSD Co-ordinated service delivery concept with Technology New Zealand
CWO Cash with Order
D
D/A Documents Against Acceptance
D/P Documents Against Payment
DHB District Health Board
DIA Department of Internal Affairs
DICNZ Defence Industry Committee of New Zealand
DINZ Deer Industry New Zealand
DIPCOM Diplomatic Communication
DMANZ Defence Manufacturers Association of New Zealand
DOL Department of Labour
DPM Deputy Prime Minister
DPMC Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
E
EAV Equivalent Advertising Value
EBRD European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EC European Community
ECC Engineering Consortium of Canterbury
ECO Export Credit Office
ECSA Enterprise Culture and Skills Activities Fund
EDA Economic Development Agency
EDANZ Economic Development Association of New Zealand
EDG Enterprise Development Grant
EDG-CB Enterprise Development Grant - Capability Building
EDG-MD Enterprise Development Grant - Market Development
EDI Electronic Data Interchange
EDU Education
EEA European Economic Area
EEC European Economic Community
EED Electronic Export Documentation
EEO Equal Employment Opportunities
EEP Exporter Education Programme
EIA Economic Impact Assessment
EIT Exporter Information Tools
EMEA Europe / Middle East / Africa
EN Enterprise Network
ENS Enterprise North Shore
ENZ Export New Zealand
ENZT Enterprise New Zealand Trust
ERC Export Ready Company
EU European Union
F
F&B Food and Beverage
FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the United Nations)
FAQ Frequently Asked Question/s
FAS Free Alongside
FBEC Food and Beverage Exporters' Council
FDA Food and Drug Administration (United States)
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
FDIAG Foreign Direct Investment Advisory Group
FEED Focus on Education and Employment Development Network
FIC Forest Industries Council
FIELS Federation of Independent English Language Schools
FIM Further in Market
Florafed New Zealand Flower Industry Federation Inc
FOA Forest Owners' Association
FOREX Foreign Exchange (earnings)
FRI Forest Research Institute
FRST Foundation of Research, Science and Technology
FruitFed or NZFF New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation
G
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade
GATS General Agreement on Trade in Services
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GEC Global Enterprise Challenge
GEIS General Electric Information Systems
GETS Government Electronic Tenders Service
GIF Growth and Innovation Framework
GPSRD Technology NZ Grant - Grants for Private Sector Research and Development
GST Goods and Services Tax
H
HEA (New Zealand) Horticulture Export Authority
HBN Hard Business Network
HERA Heavy Engineering Research Association
HITC Health IT Cluster
HOM Head of Mission (Ambassador or High Commissioner)
HRI Hotel/Restaurant/Institutions
HR Human Resources
I
IAEG Inter-agency Events Group
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)
ICN Industry Capability Network
ICT Information and Communication Technology
IDB Inter-American Development Bank
IFC International Finance Corporation
IMF International Monetary Fund
IMI International Marketing Institute
IMM International Market Manager
INZ Investment New Zealand
IP Intellectual Property
ISO 9000 International Standards Organisation 9000 Series
ISO 14000 International Standards Organisation 14 000 (Environmental) Series
ISG Investment Services Group
ITANZ Information Technology Association of New Zealand
J
JAG Joint Action Group (now Enterprise Networks or Industry Group)
K
KEA Kiwi Expat Association
KPI Key Performance Indicator
KS Knowledge Solutions
L
L/C Letter of Credit
LGNZ Local Government of New Zealand
M
MAF Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
MAREX Marine Exporters Group
Meat NZ Meat New Zealand
MED Ministry of Economic Development
MEL Market Economics Ltd
MFAT Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
MFE Ministry for the Environment
MI Market Intelligence
MIA Meat Industry Association
MIA Marine Industry Association
MIAC Mussel Industry Advisory Council
MIF Major Investment Fund
MIRINZ Meat Industry Research Institute of New Zealand
MNZ.com MarketNewZealand.com
MOC Ministry of Commerce
MOD Ministry of Defence
MOE Ministry of Education
MoH Ministry of Health
MoRST Ministry of Research, Science and Technology
MRI Major Regional Initiative
MWA Ministry of Women's Affiars
N
NAFTA North America Free Trade Agreement
NAM North America
NEB Net Economic Benefit
NERC Not Export Ready Company
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NIC Niche Manufacturing
NIES (Australian) National Industry Extension Service
NIM New in Market
Non C&C Not Committed and Capable
NPNZ Natural Products NZ
NSBEN North Shore Business Excellence Network
NSBIN North Shore Business Investment Network
NSCC North Shore City Council
NSSEP North Shore Skills and Employment Programme
NTE New To Export
NZAP New Zealand Association of Polytechnics
NZCCI New Zealand Chambers of Commerce and Industry
NZCTA New Zealand China Trade Association
NZDF New Zealand Defence Force
NZEO New Zealand Exporters Online
NZF&B New Zealand Food and Beverage
NZFEA New Zealand Flower Exporters Association
NZFSA New Zealand Food Safety Authority
NZIEM New Zealand International Education Marketing Network
NZIER New Zealand Institute of Economic Research Inc
NZIM New Zealand Institute of Management
NZIP New Zealand Industrial Participation
NZIS New Zealand Immigration Service
NZISO New Zealand Industrial Supplies Office
NZMPB New Zealand Meat Producers' Board
NZOQ New Zealand Organisation for Quality
NZPA New Zealand Press Association
NZPECC New Zealand Committee of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
NZQA New Zealand Qualifications Authority
NZSA New Zealand Software Association
NZTB New Zealand Tourism Board
NZWG New Zealand Wine Growers
O
OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ODI Outward Direct Investment
OIA Official Information Act
OPENZ Organic Products Exporters of New Zealand Inc
OMM Offshore Marketing Manager
P
P3 Pacific 3 negotiations - CEP negotiations with Chile and Singapore
PBEC Pacific Basin Economic Council
PDMA Product Development and Management Association
PEC New Zealand Persimmon Export Council
PECC Pacific Economic Cooperation Council
PFB Processed Food & Beverages
PGNZI Pipfruit Growers New Zealand Inc
PGSF Public Good Science Fund
PINZ Polytechnics International of New Zealand
PMA Pine Manufacturers' Association
PMCA Print Media Copyright Agency
POBOC Payment on Behalf of the Crown
PR Public Relations
PRINZ Public Relations Institute of New Zealand
PQ Parliamentary Question
Q
QA Quality Assurance
QC Quality Control
R
R&D Research and Development
RD Regional Director (in offshore regions)
REDA Regional Economic Development Advisers
RFI Request for Information
RFP Request for Proposal
ROI Return on Investment
RPP Regional Partnerships Programme
RSNZ Royal Society of New Zealand
S
SAM South America
SANZ Standards Association of New Zealand
SSEA South / South East Asia
SeaFIC Seafood Industry Council of New Zealand
SET Senior Executive Team
SIF Strategic Investment Fund
SIPO Strategy Implementation Programme Office
SME Small to Medium Sized Enterprise
SMEI Sales and Marketing Executives International Inc
SNZ Summerfruit New Zealand Inc
SOI Statement of Intent
SPADA Screen Producers & Directors Association of New Zealand
SPARC Sport and Recreation New Zealand
SSC State Services Commission
SSP Statement of Service Performance
STC Senior Trade Commissioner (now Regional Director)
SVS Services
T
TAC Total Allowable Catch
TAP Technology NZ Grant - Technical Assessment Project
TBAP Targetted Business Attraction Programme
TBG Technology NZ Grant - Technology for Business Growth
TC Trade Commissioner
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