Abbreviations
ACFIC All -China Federation of Industry and Commerce
CIM China Investment Monitor
DOFCOM Department of Commerce
DRC Development and ReformCommission
EIM European Investment Monitor
EU European Union
EY Ernst &Young
FDI Foreign Direct Investment
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GTAI Germany Trade and Invest
ICT Information and Communications Technology
M&A Mergers and Acquisitions
MERICS Mercator Institute for China Studies
MOFCOM Ministry of Commerce
NBS National Bureau of Statistics
NDRC National Development and ReformCommission
OBOR One Belt, One Road
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development
PwC PricewaterhouseCoopers
RHG RhodiumGroup
SAFE State Administration of Foreign Exchange
SASAC State-owned Assets Supervision and Adminis-
tration Commission
SBCOFDI Statistical Bulletin of China’ s Outward Foreign
Direct Investment
UNCTAD United Nations Conference of Trade and Devel –
opment
WEF World Economic Forum
WIR World Investment Report
WTO World Trade Organization
EU Forecast
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