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NCCI Glossary

AAAS	Affirmative Action Advisory Services. Website is here.
AGOA	African Growth and Opportunities Act. An act by the US allowing duty-free import of good into the United States for many products produced in Southern Africa. Website at www.agoa.gov
ANM	Association of Namibian Manufacturers.
CCF	Cheetah Conservation Fund. Website at www.cheetah.org
CMA	Common Monetary Area.
COMESA	Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. Website at www.comesa.int
DBSA	Development Bank of Southern Africa. Website at www.dbsa.org
EPZ	Export Processing Zone.
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment.
FTA	Free Trade Area. See SADC Trade Protocol.
GATS	General Agreement on Trade in Services. See WTO Agreement.
GATT	General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade. See WTO Agreement.
GTN	Global Technology Network. Website at www.usgtn.org
IESC	International Executive Service Corp. Website at www.iesc.org
IMF	International Monetary Fund.
IMLT	Institute for Management and Leadership Training. Website at www.imlt.org.na
MIGA	Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. Websites at www.ipanet.net and privatizationlink.ipanet.net
MMIU	Mahangu Marketing Intelligence Unit.
NCCI	Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Website is here.
NDF	Namibian Development Fund.
NTB	Non-Tarriff Barrier. See SADC Trade Protocol.
SACU	Southern African Customs Union. See SACU Agreement.
SADC	Southern African Development Community. Website at www.sadc.org
SLR	Success Likelihood Rating.
SME	Small and Medium Sized Enterprises.
TRIPS	Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights. See WTO Agreement.
UNAM	University of Namibia.
WHO	World Health Organization. Website at www.who.int
WTO	World Trade Organization. See WTO Agreement.