ABMI |
Asian Bond Markets Initiative |
ACU |
Asian Currency Unit |
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
AFTA |
ASEAN Free Trade Area |
APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
APFC |
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada |
APT |
ASEAN Plus Three |
ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
ASEAN |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
ASEAN + 3 |
Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus China, Japan and Korea |
ASEAN5 |
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand |
CMI |
Chiang Mai Initiative |
CPI |
Consumer Price Index |
CSIS |
Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Jakarta) |
EAFTA |
East Asian Free Trade Area/Agreement |
EAS |
East Asia Summit |
EAVG |
East Asian Vision Group |
EMEAP |
Executive Meeting of East Asia Pacific |
ERPD |
Economic Review and Policy Dialogue |
FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
FED |
United States Federal Reserve |
FTAs |
Free Trade Agreements |
FTAA |
Free Trade Agreement of the Americas |
FTAAP |
Free Trade AreaoftheAsia Pacific |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
KISER |
Kansai Institute for Social and Economic Research |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
Latin America |
Chile,Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (Latin American PECC member economies) |
NAFTA |
North America Free Trade Agreement |
North America |
Canada, United States of America and Mexico |
Northeast Asia |
China, Hong Kong (China), Japan, Korea,Chinese Taipei |
PECC |
Pacific Economic Cooperation Council |
PEO |
Pacific Economic Outlook |
PPI |
Producers'Price Index |
PTAs |
Preferential Trade Agreements |
SARS |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) |
SOTR |
State of the Region |
Southeast Asia |
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam (in this publication) |
SPP |
Security and Prosperity Partnership |
UN |
United Nations |
USAPC |
United States Asia Pacific Council |
WTO |
World Trade Organization |