| CA |
Cities Alliance |
| CDS |
City Development Strategy |
| Danida |
Danish Institute for Development Assistance |
| FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| HDI |
Human Development Index |
| JICA |
Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| LCB |
Local Coordination Board |
| MDG’s |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MSEs |
Micro and Small Enterprises |
| ODA |
Official Development Assistance |
| PAR |
Provincial Administrative Reform |
| PCI |
Provincial Competitiveness Index |
| PRISED |
Poverty Reduction through Integrated Small Enterprise Development |
| SDC |
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation |
| SWOT |
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, Threats |
| SOE |
State Owned Enterprise |
| WB |
World Bank – International Fund for Cooperation and Development |
| UNESCO |
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| USD |
US Dollars |
| Viancomin |
Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group |
| VCCI |
Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
