GDR – Global Depository Receipt
PBO – Projected Benefit Obligation
FPI – Foreign Portfolio Investment
UPI – Unified Payments Interface
MTN – Medium Term Note
EDI – Electronic Data Interchange
ARM – Adjustable Rate Mortgage
VBM – Value Based Management
GDP – Gross Domestic Product
FRN – Floating Rate Note
EVA – Economic Value Added
PaR – Profit at Risk
IBRD – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
GDDS – General Data Dissemination System
SDDS – Special Data Dissemination System
IIP – International Investment Position
NIIP – Net International Investment Position
LOLR – Lender of Last Resort
IDA – International Development Association
FDI – Foreign Direct Investment
CAS – Capital Adequacy Statement
IVTS – Informal Value Transfer System
SWIFT – Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication
IFC – International Financial Corporation
Forex – Foreign Exchange
ORC – Overall Recovery Capacity
CPI – Consumer Price Index
MIGA – Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
LCR – Liquidity Coverage Ratio
FCA – Foreign Currency Assets
DTA – Deferred Tax Asset
FVA – Fair Value Accounting
PCT – Preferred Credit Treatment
ABO – Accumulated Benefit Obligation
ICSID – International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
EPS – Earnings per Share
DVP – Delivery versus Payment
NAV – Net Asset Value
PCE – Personal Consumption Expenditure
MSC – Merchant Service Charge
FY – Fiscal Year
RAS – Risk Appetite Statement
OTC – Over the Counter
SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission
CMO – Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
BoP – Balance of Payments
SDR – Special Drawings Rights
MDB – Multilateral Development Bank
ACH – Automated Clearing House
EFT – Electronic Funds Transfer
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