Important Banking Abbreviations

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A

ACF : Auto-Correlation Function

AD : Authorized Dealer

ADB : Asian Development Bank

ADR: American Depository Receipt

AFS : Annual Financial Statement

AGM : Annual General Meeting

ASSOCHAM : Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India

AMFL: Association of Mutual Funds in India

ALM: Asset Liability Management

ALM: Asset Liability Management

ATM: Automated Teller Machine

B

BIS : Bank for International Settlements

BoP :Balance of Payments

BSCS : Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

BSR : Basic Statistical Returns

BSE : Bombay Stock Exchange

C

CAD : Capital Account Deficit

CAG : Controller and Auditor General of India

CAR : Cash Adequacy Ratio

CBS : Core Banking Solution

CCEA : Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement

CDBS : Committee of Direction on Banking Statistics

CEPA : Comprehensive Economic Partnership Management

CFRA : Combined Finance and Revenue Accounts

CGRA: Currency and Gold Revaluation Account

CIBIL: Credit Information Bureau (India) Limited

CII : Confederation of Indian Industries

CPI : Consumer Price Index

CRR: Cash Reserve Ration

D

DICGC: Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation of India

DTAA: Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement

E

ECB: External Commercial Borrowings

ECS : Electronic Clearing Scheme

EEFC : Exchange Earner’s Foreign Currency

EFSF : European Financial Stability Facility

EXIM : Export-Import Bank of India

F

FCA : Foreign Currency Assets

FCNRA : Foreign Currency Non-resident Account

FDI : Foreign Direct Investment

FERA : Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

FICCI : Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

FII : Foreign Institutional Investor

FIMMDA : Fixed Income Money Markets and Derivatives Association

FINO : Financial Inclusion Network Operation

FIPB : Foreign Investment Promotion Board

FPI : Foreign Portfolio Investment

FSDC : Financial Security and Development Council

FSLRC : Financial Sector Legislative Reforms Commission

FTA : Free Trade Agreement

G

GDP : Gross Domestic Product

GDR : Global Depository Receipt

GFD : Gross Fiscal Deficit

GIRO : Government Internal Revenue Order

GAAR : General Anti Avoidance Rule

H

HDFC : Housing Development Finance Corporation

S

SLR : Statutory Liquidity Ratio

I

ICICI : Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India

IDBI : Industrial Development Bank of India

IMF : International Monetary Fund

IPO : Initial Public Offering

L

LAF : Liquidity Adjustment Facility

LIBOR : London Inter Bank Offered Rate

M

MIBOR : Mumbai Inter- Bank Offer Rate

N

NABARD : National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development

NASSCOM : National Association of Software and Services Companies

NBFC : Non- Banking and Finance companies

NEFT : National Electronic Funds Transfer System

NSE : National Stock Exchange

NPA : Non Performing Assets

O

OMO : Open Market Operations

R

RTGS : Real Time Gross Settlement System

S

SCC : Selective Credit Control

SHGs : Self Help Groups

SEBI : Securities and Exchange Board of India

SIDBI : Small Industries and Development Bank of India

W

WPI : Wholesale Price Index.