Important Abbreviations in Banking
Important Abbreviations in Banking
1. ACF – Auto-Correlation Function
2. AD – Authorized Dealer
3. ADB – Asian Development Bank
4. ADR – American Depository Receipt
5. AFS – Annual Financial Statement
6. AGM – Annual General Meeting
7. ASSOCHAM – Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India
8. AMFI – Association of Mutual Funds in India
9. ALM – Asset Liability Management
10. ATM – Automated Teller Machine
11. BIS – Bank for International Settlements
12. BOP – Balance of Payments
13. BCBS – Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
14. BSR – Basic Statistical Returns
15. BSE – Bombay Stock Exchange
16. CAD – Capital Account Deficit
17. CAG – Comptroller and Auditor General of India
18. CAR – Cash Adequacy Ratio
19. CBS – Core Banking Solution
20. CCEA – Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement
21. CDBS – Committee of Direction of Banking Statistics
22. CEPA – Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement
23. CFRA – Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts
24. CGRA – Currency and Gold Revaluation Account
25. CIBIL – Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited
26. CII – Confederation of Indian Industries
27. CPI – Consumer Price Index
28. CRR – Cash Reserve Ratio
29. DICGC – Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation
30. DTAA – Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement
31. ECB – External Commercial Borrowing
32. ECS – Electronic Clearing Service
33. EEFC – Exchange Earner’s Foreign Currency
34. EFSF – European Financial Stability Facility
35. EXIM – Export-Import Bank of India
36. FCA – Foreign Currency Assets
37. FCNRA – Foreign Currency Non-resident Account
38. FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
39. FERA – Foreign Exchange Regulation Act
40. FICCI – Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry
41. FII – Foreign Institutional Investor
42. FIMMDA – Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association
43. FINO – Financial Inclusion Network Operation
44. FIPB – Foreign Investment Promotion Board
45. FPI – Foreign Portfolio Investment
46. FSDC – Financial Stability and Development Council
47. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
48. FTA – Free Trade Agreement
49. GDP – Gross Domestic Product
50. GDR – Global Depository Receipt
51. GFD – Gross Fiscal Deficit
52. GIRO – Government Internal Revenue order
53. GAAR – General Anti Avoidance Rule
54. HDFC – Housing Development Finance Corporation
55. SLR – Statutory Liquidity Ratio
56. ICICI – Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India
57. IDBI – Industrial Development Bank of India
58. IMF – International Monetary Fund
59. IPO – Initial Public Offering
60. LAF – Liquidity Adjustment Facility
61. LIBOR – London Inter Bank offered Rate
62. MIBOR – Mumbai Inter – Bank Offer Rate
63. NABARD – National Bank of Agricultural and Rural Development
64. NASSCOM – National Association of Software and Services Companies
65. NBFC – Non-Banking and Finance Companies
66. NEFT – National Electronic Funds Transfer System
67. NSE – National Stock Exchange
68. NPA – Non Performing Assets
69. OMO – Open Market Operations
70. RTGS – Real Time Gross Settlement
71. SSC – Selective Credit Control
72. SHGs – Self Help Groups
73. SEBI – Securities and Exchange Board of India
74. SIDBI – Small Industries and Development Bank of India
75. WPI – Wholesale Price Index
76. MFI – Micro Financial Institution
77. IFI – International Financial Institution
78. FSR – Financial Stability Report
79. MFSS – Mutual Fund Service System
80. FRA – Financial Redressal Agency
81. FSLRC – Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission
82. IPR – Intellectual Property Rights
83. AIIB – Asian Infrastructure Investment bank
84. ETF – Exchange Traded Funds
85. NPS – New Pension Scheme
86. EDFC – Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor
87. OCAS – Online Customer Acquisition Solution
88. SDR – Strategic Debt Restructuring
89. RSOC – Rapid Survey On Children
90. FSSAI – Food Safety & Standard Authority of India
91. SECC – Socio Economic & Caste Census
92. PPI – Prepaid payment Instrument
93. OLP – Online Learning Portal
94. UCT – Unconditional Cash Transfer
95. CCT – Conditional Cash Transfer
96. AEOI – Automatic Exchange Of Information
97. FATCA – Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
98. NGN – New Generation Network
