International labour organization imf international

International Labour Organization
IMF International Monetary Fund
IPSAS International Public Sector Accounting Standards
IT Information Technology
ITS Intelligent Transport Systems
IWRM Integrated Water Resources Management
JBPA Joint Border Protection Agency
LAC Latin America and the Caribbean
LNG Liquefied Natural Gas
M&E Monitoring and Evaluation
MDGs Millennium Development Goals

MPF Ministry-level Performance Framework
MPMS Ministerial Performance Management System
MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework
NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
NAP National Action Programme
NCDs Non-Communicable Diseases
NDC Nationally Determined Contribution
NDS National Development Strategy
NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations
NPDP National Population and Development Policy
NPF National Performance Framework
NRI Networked Readiness Index
NTAC National Tripartite Advisory Council
ODS Ozone Depleting Substance
OECD Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
PLWHA Persons Living with HIV Aids
POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants
PPPs Public-Private Partnerships
PSA Population Situation Analysis
PSIP Public Sector Investment Programme
PTSC Public Transport Services Corporation
PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
R&D Research and Development
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
SIDS Small Island Developing States
SLC Survey of Living Conditions
SME Small and Medium Enterprise Sector
T&TEC Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission
THA Tobago House of Assembly
TTDF Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force
TTPS Trinidad and Tobago Police Service
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
UNCBD United Nations Convention on Bio-diversity
UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
UNDESA United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
URP Unemployment Relief Programme
USA United States of America
UTT University of Trinidad and Tobago
VABs Values Attitudes and Behaviours
WASA Water and Sewerage Authority
WEF World Economic Forum
WIP Work in Progress
WRA Water Resources Agency
WTI World Trade Index
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Acronyms and Abbreviations

List of Charts, Tables, Figures
and Boxes
CHARTS
Chart 2.1 Central Government Revenue and Debt 2004-2015
Chart 2.2 Trinidad and Tobago’s Performance in Selected Global Indices
Chart 2.3 Human Development Index, 2000 and 2014
Chart 2.4 GDP per Capita, 2000 and 2014 (2005 constant US$)
Chart 2.5 Per Capita Expenditure on Health, 2000 and 2013 (US$)
Chart 2.6 Life Expectancy at Birth, 2000 and 2014 (Years)
Chart 2.7 Infant Mortality, 2000 and 2015 (per 1,000 live births)
Chart 2.8 Maternal Mortality Ratio, 2000 and 2015 (per 100,000)
Chart 2.9 Global Competitiveness Index 2001‒2015
TABLES
Table 2.1 Population and Land Area of Comparator Countries (2000‒2014)
Table 2.2 High Technology Exports (Percent of Manufactured Exports)
Table 2.3 Export of ICT Goods and Services (Percent of Exports 2000‒2014)
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