ADR

American Depository Receipt

AD

Authorised Dealer

ALM

Asset Liability Management

BOP

Balance of Payments

BR ACT

Banking Regulation-Act

CAC

Capital Account Convertibility

CAD

Current Account Deficit

CD

Certificate of Deposit

CPI

Consumer Price Index

CR

Current Receipts

CRR

Cash Reserve Ratio

CSF

Consolidated Sinking Fund

DSR

Debt Service Ratio

DVP

Delivery Versus Payment

ECB

External Commercial Borrowings

EEFC Account

Exchange Earners' Foreign Currency Account

EOU

Export Oriented Unit

EPZ

Export Processing Zone

EU

European Union

EXIM Bank

Export Import Bank of India

FCCB

Foreign Currency Convertible Bond

FCNR(B) Account

Foreign Currency Non Resident (Banks) Account

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FEDAI

Foreign Exchange Dealers' Association of India

FERA

Foreign Exchange Regulation Act

FI

Financial Institution

FII

Foreign Institutional Investor

FIPB

Foreign Investment Promotion Board

FRN

Floating Rate Note

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GDR

Global Depository Receipt

GFD

Gross Fiscal Deficit

GOI

Government of India

IMF

International Monetary Fund

JV

Joint Venture

LIBOR

London Inter-Bank Offer Rate

MF

Mutual Fund

MMMF

Money Market Mutual Fund

NBFC

Non Banking Financial Company

NCD

Non Convertible Debenture

NFA

Net Foreign Exchange Assets

NPA

Non Performing Assets

NRE Account

Non Resident External Account

NRI

Non Resident Indian

NRNRRD

Non Resident Non Repatriable Rupee Deposits

NRO Account

Non Resident Ordinary Account

OCB

Overseas Corporate Body

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OPD

Office of Public Debt

PD

Primary Dealer

PLR

Prime Lending Rate

REER

Real Effective Exchange Rate

ROA

Return On Assets

SD

Satellite Dealer

SDR

Special Drawing Right

SEBI

Securities And Exchange Board Of India

SIA

Secretariat of Industrial Approvals

WOS

Wholly Owned Subsidiary

WTO

World Trade Organisation