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Glossary

Acronym

Meaning

APEC Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
CEO
Chief Executive Officer
CEP
Closer Economic Partnership
EAS
East Asia Summit
ERD
External Relations and Defence network
EU
European Union
FTA
Free Trade Agreement
GNI
Gross National Income
IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
ICT
Information and Communications Technology
KM
Knowledge Management
MDGs
Millennium Development Goals
MED
Ministry of Economic Development
MFAT
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
NGO
Non-Government Organisation
NPT Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
NZ Inc
“New Zealand Incorporated” (New Zealand government agencies represented offshore)
NZAID
New Zealand Agency for International Development
NZTE New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
ODA Official Development Assistance
OECD
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PICs Pacific Island Countries
SMG
Senior Management Group
UN
United Nations
WMD
Weapons of Mass Destruction
WTO World Trade Organisation

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