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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ADB – Asian Development Bank ART – Antiretroviral therapy

ARC – Agricultural Research Council AU – African Union

BIS – Bank for International Settlements BNDES – Brazilian National Development Bank

BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa BTTC – BRICS Think Tank Council

CAE – Chinese Academy of Engineering

Capes – Brazilian Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel CAS – Chinese Academy of Sciences

CBM – Common Berthing Mechanism

CELAC – Community of Latin American and Caribbean States CERT – Computer Emergency Response Team

CGIAR – Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research CHE – Council on Higher Education (South Africa)

CIP – Critical Infrastructure Programme (South Africa) COP – Conference of Parties

DST – Department of Science and Technology (India/South Africa) EFA – Education for All

EU – European Union

FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization FDI – Foreign Direct Investment

FP7 – Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development (European Union)

FTA – Free trade agreement

G20 – Group of 20

GATT – General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs GDP – Gross Domestic Product

GERD – Gross domestic R&D expenditures HEI – Higher Education Institution HQLA – High Quality Liquid Assets

IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICPD – International Conference on Population and Development ICT – Information and communication technology

IDA – International Development Association IFC – International Finance Corporation ILO – International Labour Organization IMF – International Monetary Fund

INPE – National Institute of Space Research (Brazil) LDC – Least developed country

LIC – Low-income country

Mapa – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply (Brazil) MCTI – Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (Brazil) MDB – Multilateral Development Bank

MDG – Millennium Development Goal MERCOSUR – Mercado Común del Sur

MIIT – Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (China) MRC – Medical Research Council (South Africa)

MST – Ministry of Science and Technology (India)

NASSCOM – National Association of Software and Service Companies (India) NCD – Non-communicable disease

NDB – New Development Bank

NDRC – National Development and Reform Commission (China) NHI – National Health Insurance (South Africa)

NInC – National Innovation Council (India) NIS – National Innovation System

NPC – National People’s Congress (China)

NRU – National Research University (Russia)

NSFAS – National Student Financial Aid Scheme (South Africa) NSFC – National Science Foundation of China

OECD – Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ODI – Outward Direct Investment

OIE – International Epizootic Office PPP – Purchasing Power Parity

PPD – Population and Development and Experts on Population Matters PIR – Center for Policy Studies (Russia)

PRC – People’s Republic of China PTA – Preferential trade agreement QE – Quantitative Easing

RMB – Renminbi

RTA – Regional trade agreement R&D – Research and development

SAARC – South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SDG – Sustainable Development Goal

SDR – Special Drawing Rights

SIFI – Systemically Important Financial Institutions SKA – Square Kilometer Array

SME – Small and medium-sized enterprise STI – Science, technology and innovation TB – Tuberculosis

THRIP – Technology and Human Resources for Industry Programme (South Africa) TIA – Technology Innovation Agency (South Africa)

TRIPS – Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property

UAV – Unmanned aerial vehicle UCAV – Unmanned combat air vehicle

UMP – Unconventional monetary policy UN – United Nations

UNCTAD – United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNDP – United Nations Development Programme

UNFCCC – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UN IAEG – United Nations Inter-Agency and Expert Group

UNODC – United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime UNSC – United Nations Security Council

USA – United States of America USD – United States Dollar

WHO – World Health Organization

WTO – World Trade Organization

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