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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Acronym

Full Name

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AEC

ASEAN Economic Community

AFTA

ASEAN Free Trade Area

APTA

Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement

ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations

AWB

Airway Bill

BL

Bill of Lading

C&F

Cost & Freight

CAA

Civil Aviation Authority

CARE

Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere

CBTA

Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement

CDMC

Central Disaster Management Committee

CFS

Container Freight Stations

DCA

Department of Civil Aviation

DDMCC

Department for Disaster Management and Climate Change

DIMEX

Department of Import and Export

DMC

Disaster Management Committee

DOR

Department of Roads

DOT

Department of Transport

EDL

Electricite du Laos

EU

European Union

EWEC

East-West Economic Corridor

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

GMS

Great Mekong Sub-Regional

GPRS

General Pocket Radio Service

GRT

Gross Register Tonnage

IATA

International Air Transport Association

IASC

Inter-Agency Standing Committee

ICAO

International Civil Aviation Organization

IDPs

Internally Displaced Persons

ILS

Instrument Landing System

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INGO

International NGO

IOM

International Organization for Migration

ISPs

Internet Service Providers

KVA

Kilo Volt Ampere

Lao PDR

Lao People’s Democratic Republic

LAA

Lao Airports Authority

LCA

Logistics Capacity Assessment

LCR

Laos-China Railway

LIFFA

Lao International Freight Forwarders Association

L-JATS

Lao-Japan Airport Terminal Service

LSFC

Lao State Fuel Company 

MAF

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

MOF

Ministry of Finance

MOH

Ministry of Health

MOIC

Ministry of Industry and Commerce

MOLSW

Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare

MoNRE

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MPI

Ministry of Planning and Investment

MPT

Ministry of Post and Telecommunications

MPWT

Ministry of Public Works and Transport

MT

Metric Tons

MW

Megawatt

N/A

Not Available

NDB

Non-directional beacon

NFI

Non-food Items

NGO

Non-governmental Organization

OCHA

Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

OPWT

Office of Public Works and Transport

RC

Resident Coordinator

RoRo

Roll on Roll off

T

Tons

T&D

Transmission and Distribution

TEUs

Twenty Foot Equivalent Units

THC

Terminal Handling Charge

TPD

Traffic Police Department

UNAIDS

Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCT

United Nations Country Team

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA

United Nations Population Fund

UNHAS

United Nations Humanitarian Air Service

UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

UNICEF

United Nations Children's Fund

(V)HF

(Very) High Frequency

VOR

VHF omnidirectional radio range

V-SAT

Very Smart Aperture Terminal

WASH

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

WCO

World Customs Organization

WFP

World Food Programme

WHO

World Health Organization

WTO

World Trade Organization

WVI

World Vision International

 

​​​​​​​Technical Terms

Acronym

Full Name

ASYCUDA

Automated Customs Management System

DRM

Disaster Risk Management

DRR

Disaster Risk Reduction

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GSP

Generalized System of Preference

LPI

Logistics Performance Index

LTE

Long-Term Evolution (4G LTE) a standard for wireless communication

MTOW

Maximum Takeoff Weight (Aircraft)

SGR

Strategic Grain Reserves

UXO

Unexploded Ordinances

MOSS

Minimum Operating Security Standards

MSU

Mobile Storage Unit

 

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