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CSP |
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AOA |
Articles of Association |
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BOOT |
Built Operate Own and Transfer |
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CA |
Certifying Authority |
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CAG |
Comptroller and Auditor General |
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CIN |
Corporate Identity Number |
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CLB |
Company Law Board |
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COI |
Certificate of Incorporation |
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CR |
Counter Receipt |
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CSE |
Customer Services Executive |
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D & O |
Directors & Officers |
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DIN |
Director Identification Number |
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DP |
Depository Participant |
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DRF |
Dematerialization Request Form |
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DRR |
Debenture Redemption Reserve |
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DSC |
Digital Signature Certificate |
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ECS |
Electronic Clearing Settlement |
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EDIFAR |
Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval |
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EPS |
Earnings Per Share |
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ESOP |
Employee Stock option Plan |
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ESOS |
Employee Stock option Scheme |
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ESPS |
Employee Stock Purchase Scheme |
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FCD |
Fully Convertible Debenture |
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GLN |
Global Location Number |
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IEPF |
Investor Education and Protection Fund |
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JRE |
Java Runtime Environment |
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LLP |
Limited Liability Partnership |
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MCA |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
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MD |
Managing Director |
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MOA |
Memorandum of Association |
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NCD |
Non- Convertible Debenture |
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NCLT |
National Company Law Tribunal |
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NEFT |
National Electronic Fund Transfer |
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OTCEI |
Over the Counter Exchange of India |
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PCD |
Partly Convertible Debenture |
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RD |
Regional Director |
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RFO |
Registrars Front Office |
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ROC |
Registrar of Companies |
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RTGS |
Real Time Gross Settlement |
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SMART |
Simple,Moral,Accountable,Responsive,Transparent |
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SRN |
Service Request Number |
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VFO |
Virtual Front Office |
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WTD |
Whole Time Director |
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DPIN |
Designated Partnership Identification Number |
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APRIS |
ASEAN Programme for Regional Integration Support |
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MEP |
Ministers of European Parliament |
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EIB |
European Investment Bank |
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QR |
Quantitative Restrictions |
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MC |
Ministerial Conference |
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DAP |
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BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
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CCI |
Competition Commission of India |
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CD |
Compact Disc |
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CLB |
Company Law Board |
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CPC |
Civil Procedure Code |
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CrPC |
Criminal Procedure Code |
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IT |
Information Technology |
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KPO |
Knowledge Process Outsourcing |
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NCLT |
National Company Law Tribunal |
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POA |
Power of Attorney |
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ROC |
Registrar of Companies |
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SAT |
Securities Appellate Tribunal |
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SEBI |
Securities and Exchange Board of India |
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SLP |
Special Leave Petition |
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TRAI |
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India |
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FFTM |
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ACE |
Agricultural Commercialization and Enterprise Programme |
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ACP |
Average Collection Period |
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AIDB's |
All India Development Banks |
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ARR |
Average Rate of Return |
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BCR |
Benefit Cost Ratio |
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BFS |
Board for Financial Supervision |
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BIFR |
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction |
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BIS |
Bank for International Settlement |
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BOP |
Balance of Payment |
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CAC |
Capital Account Convertibility |
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CARE |
Credit Analysis and Research limited |
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CAS |
Credit Authorization Scheme |
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CBOT |
Chicago Board of Trade |
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CCFF |
Compensatory and Contingency Financing Facility |
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CE |
Certainty Equivalent |
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CHIPS |
Clearing House Inter Bank Payment System |
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CKD |
Completely Knocked Down |
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CM |
Clearing Members |
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CME |
Chicago Mercantile Exchange |
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CMO's |
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations |
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CP |
Custodial Participant |
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CPM |
Critical Path Method |
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CPS |
Critical Path Scheduling |
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CP's |
Commercial Papers |
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CR |
Current Receipts |
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CRISIL |
Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
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CRR |
Cash Reserve Ratio |
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CSF |
Consolidated Sinking Fund |
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DFHI |
Discount and Finance House of India |
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DMS |
Derivative Mortgage Securities |
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DP |
Depository Participant |
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DRC |
Domestic Resources Cost |
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DRF |
Dematerialization Request Form |
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DVA |
Difference in Value Added |
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EBIT |
Earnings Before Interest and Tax |
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ECB |
External Commercial Borrowings |
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ECMH |
Efficient Capital Market Hypothesis |
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ELSS |
Equity linked Saving Scheme |
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EMU |
Economic and Monetary unit |
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ERP |
Effective Rate of Protection |
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ERR |
Economic Rate of Return |
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ETF |
Exchange Traded Fund |
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EVA |
Economic Value Added |
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EXIM |
Export Import Bank |
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FCCB |
Foreign Currency Convertible Bond |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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FHLMC |
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) |
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FMC |
Forward Markets Commission |
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FNMA |
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) |
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FRN's |
Floating Rate Notes |
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G.n.i.e |
Government not included elsewhere |
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GDR |
Global Depository Receipt |
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GNMA |
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginne Mae) |
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IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
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ICICI |
Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India |
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ICRA |
Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited |
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IDA |
International Development Association |
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IDB |
India Development Bonds |
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IDBI |
Industrial Development Bank of India |
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IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
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IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
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IFCI |
Industrial Finance Corporation of India |
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IIBI |
Industrial Investment Bank of India (erstwhile IRBI) |
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IMD |
India Millennium Deposit |
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IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
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IO |
Interest Only |
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IPO |
Initial Public Offer |
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IRBI |
Industrial Reconstruction Bank of India |
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IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
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MBS |
Mortgage Backed Securities |
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MCC |
Marginal Cost of Capital |
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MCX |
Multi Commodity Exchange |
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MPBF |
Maximum Permissible Bank Finance |
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MT |
Mail Transfer |
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MTM |
Mark to Market |
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NBFC |
Non-Banking Financial Companies |
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NBOT |
National Board of Trade |
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NCDEX |
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited |
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NMCE |
National Multi Commodity Exchange |
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NOPAT |
Net Operating Profit After Tax |
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NPA |
Non-Performing Assets |
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NPM |
Net Profit Margin |
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NPV |
Net Present Value |
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NRI |
Non- Resident Indian |
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NSCCL |
National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited |
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NSDL |
National Securities Depository Limited |
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OMO |
Open Market Operations |
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OTC |
Over the Counter |
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OYH |
Own Your House |
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PACER |
Program of Acceleration of Commercial Energy Research |
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PACT |
Programme for Advancement of Commercial Technology |
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PERT |
Performance Evaluation Review Technique |
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PI |
Profitability Index |
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PLI |
Primary Lending Institutions |
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PO |
Principal Only |
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PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
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PRISM |
Parallel Risk Management System |
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RCTC |
Risk Capital and Technology Finance Corporation |
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REER |
Real Effective Exchange Rate |
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REMIC's |
Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits |
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RIB |
Resurgent India Bond |
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ROI |
Return on Investment |
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RPA |
Rupee Payment Area |
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RPI |
Retail Price Index |
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RRB |
Regional Rural Bank |
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RRF |
Rematerialization Request Form |
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RTR |
Receivable Turnover Ratio |
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SCB's |
Scheduled Commercial Banks |
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SDR |
Special Drawing Right |
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SFC's |
State Financial Corporations |
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SFI's |
Specialized Financial Institutions |
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SHCIL |
Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited |
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SIDBI |
Small Industries Development Bank of India |
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SIDC's |
State Industrial Development Corporation |
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SIDF |
Small Industries Development Fund |
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SLR |
Statutory Liquidity Ratio |
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SPAR |
Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk |
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SPN |
Secured Premium Notes |
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SPREAD |
Sponsored Research and Development Programme |
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SWIFT |
Society for World wide International Financial Telecommunication |
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TDICI |
Technology Development and Information Company of India Limited |
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TEST |
Trade in Environmental Services and Technologies Programme |
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TI |
Technology Institutions Programme |
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TT |
Telegraphic Transfer |
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UCB |
Urban Co-operative Banks |
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USAID |
United State's Agency for International Development |
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VAR |
Value at Risk |
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VCF |
Venture Capital Fund |
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WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
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WCTL |
Working Capital Term Loan |
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WPI |
Wholesale Price Index |
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ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |
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SMAIT |
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ACP |
Africa Caribbean and Pacific Region |
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AD |
Anti - Dumping |
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ADR |
American Depository Receipt |
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AFTA |
ASEAN Free Trade Area |
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APEC |
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation |
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APT |
Asia Pacific Telecommunity |
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ARF |
ASEAN Regional Forum |
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ASEAN |
Association of South - East Asian Nations |
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ASEM |
Asia Europe Meeting |
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ATC |
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing |
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BCG |
Boston Consulting Group |
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BIPRI (French Acronym) |
United International Bureau for Protection of Intellectual Property |
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BOFT |
Bureau of Foreign Trade |
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BPR |
Business Process Re-Engineering |
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BSC |
Balanced Score Card |
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CBEC |
Central Board of Excise and Customs |
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CCEA |
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs |
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CEC |
Committee on Economic Cooperation |
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CIBIL |
Credit Information Bureau of India Limited |
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COCE |
Cost of Capital Employed |
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COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission |
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CPM |
Critical Path Method |
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CRSA |
Control and Risk Self Assessment |
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CSFRP |
Council for SAARC Fund for Regional Projects |
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CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
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CVD |
Countervailing Duties |
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DGCI&S |
Director General Commercial Intelligence and Statistics |
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DSS |
Decision Support System |
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DSU |
Dispute Settlement Understanding |
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EALAF |
East Asia Latin America Forum |
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EC |
European Communities |
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ECB |
External Commercial Borrowing |
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ECB |
European Central Bank |
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ECSC |
European Coal and Steel Community |
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EEC |
European Economic Community |
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EFAS |
External Factors Analysis Summary |
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EIS |
Executive Information System |
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EMI |
European Monetary Institute |
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EPS |
Earnings Per Share |
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ERM |
Enterprise Risk Management |
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ERP |
Enterprise Resource Planning |
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ESC |
Economic and Social Committee |
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ESCB |
European System of Central Banks |
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EU |
European Union |
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EURATOM or EAEC |
European Atomic Energy Community |
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EVA |
Economic Value Added |
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FCCB |
Foreign Currency Convertible Bond |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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FEMA |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
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FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
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FTAA |
Free Trade Areas of America |
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GATS |
General Agreement on Trade and Services |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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GDR |
Global Depository Receipt |
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GSM |
Growth share Matrix |
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HRM |
Human Resource Management |
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HS |
Harmonized System |
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ICQ |
Internal Control Questionnaires |
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IF |
Integrated Framework |
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IGG |
Intergovernmental Group |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization |
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IMCOMA |
Indian Metallurgical Coke Manufacture's Association |
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IPA |
Integrated Programme of Action |
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IRM |
Information Resource Management |
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ISACPA |
Independent South Asian Commission on Poverty Alleviation |
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ITO |
International Trade Organization |
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ITU |
International Telecommunications Union |
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JV |
Joint Ventures |
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KPIs |
Key Performance Indicators |
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KYC |
Know Your Customer |
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LDCs |
Least Developed Countries |
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MFN |
Most Favored Nation |
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MIS |
Management Information System |
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MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
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MVA |
Market Value Added |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Agreement |
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NGOs |
Non - Governmental Organizations |
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NIC |
National Industrial Classification |
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OD |
Organization Development |
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ODBC |
Open Database Connectivity |
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OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
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PCT |
Patent Cooperation Treaty |
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PERT |
Performance Evaluation Review Technique |
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PEST |
Political Economic Social and Technological |
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PLT |
Patent Law Treaty |
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POI |
Period of Investigation |
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PTA |
Preferential Trading Arrangement |
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R&D |
Research and Development |
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RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
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REITs |
Real Estate Investment Trust |
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ROA |
Return on Assets |
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ROCE |
Return on Capital Employed |
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ROE |
Return on Equity |
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ROI |
Return on Investment |
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RONW |
Return on Net Worth |
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SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
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SADF |
South Asian Development Fund |
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SAFTA |
South Asian Free Trade Area |
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SAIC |
SAARC Agricultural Information Centre |
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SAP |
Standard Auditing Practices |
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SAPTA |
SAARC Preferential Trading Arrangement |
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SARC |
South Asian Regional Cooperation |
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SAVE |
SAARC Audio - Video Exchange |
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SBU |
Strategic Business Unit |
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SCCI |
SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
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SCM |
Subsidies and Countervailing Measures |
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SDC |
SAARC Documentation Centre |
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SFSR |
SAARC Food Security Reserve |
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SIA |
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
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SMRC |
SAARC Meteorological Research Centre |
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SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
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SRF |
SAARC Regional Fund |
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STC |
SAARC Tuberculosis Centre |
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SWOT |
Strength Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats |
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SYVOP |
SAARC Youth Volunteers Programme |
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TAC |
Treaty of Amity and Cooperation |
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TMS |
Trade, Manufacture and Services |
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TPM |
Trigger Price Mechanism |
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TRAINS |
Trade Analysis and Information System |
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TRIMS |
Trade- Related Investment Measures |
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TRIPS |
Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights |
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UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and Developments |
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UNDCP |
United Nations International Drug Control Programme |
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UNDP |
United Nations Development Programme |
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VAR |
Value At Risk |
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WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
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WIPO |
World Intellectual Property Organization |
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WOS |
Wholly Owned Subsidiaries |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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ZBB |
Zero Based Budgeting |
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GBE & S |
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ABI |
Association of British Insurers |
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ACGA |
Asian Corporate Governance Association |
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AIC |
Association of Investment Companies |
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AIRA |
Australian Investor Relations Association |
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ASSOCHAM |
Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry |
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ASX |
Australian Stock Exchange |
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AWG-LCA |
Ad hoc Working Group on Long Term Cooperative Action |
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BBLIL |
Brooke Bond Lipton India Limited |
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BOD |
Board of Directors |
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C&AG |
Comptroller and Auditor General |
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CACG |
Commonwealth Association of Corporate Governance |
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CalPERS |
California Public Employees Retirement System |
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CC(BE)2 |
Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness |
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CCO |
Corporate Communication Officer |
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CDM |
Clean Development Mechanism |
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CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
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CEPAA |
Council on Environment Priority Accreditation Agency |
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CFCs |
Chlorofluorocarbons |
|
CFDS |
Corporate Filing and Dissemination System |
|
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
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CH4 |
Methane |
|
CII |
Confederation of Indian Industry |
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CIRI |
Canadian Investor Relations Institute |
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CITES |
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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COP |
Communications on Progress |
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COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission |
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CPSE |
Central Public Sector Enterprise |
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CRT |
Caux Round Table |
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CSD |
Commission on Sustainable Development |
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CSFO |
Corporate Serious Fraud Office |
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CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
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DCA |
Department of Company affairs |
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DJSI |
Dow Jones Sustainability Indices |
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DP |
Depository Participant |
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DPE |
Department of Public Enterprises |
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ECGI |
European Corporate Governance Institute |
|
ED |
Executive Director |
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EDIFAR |
Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval |
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EPI |
Environmental Performance Index |
|
ERM |
Enterprise wide Risk management |
|
ESOP |
Employee Stock option Plan |
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GHG |
Green House Gas |
|
GMI |
Governance Metrics International |
|
GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
|
HFCs |
Hydroflurocarbons |
|
HLL |
Hindustan Lever Limited |
|
HRM |
Human Resource Management |
|
ICGN |
International Corporate Governance Network |
|
ICSA |
Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators |
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ILO |
International Labour Organization |
|
IMA |
Investment Management Association |
|
IOD |
Institute of Directors |
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IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
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IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
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IR |
Investor Relations |
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IRO's |
Investor Relation Officers |
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ISC |
Institutional Shareholder's Committee |
|
IT |
Information Technology |
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LCA |
Life Cycle Assessment |
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MD |
Managing Director |
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MDGs |
Millennium Development Goals |
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MF |
Mutual Fund |
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MIC |
Methyl Isocyanate |
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N2O |
Nitrous Oxide |
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NAPF |
National Association of Pension Funds |
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NCCG |
National Centre for Corporate Governance |
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NFCG |
National Foundation for Corporate Governance |
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NIC |
National Informatics Centre |
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NIRI |
National Investor Relations Institute |
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NLSIU |
National Law School of India University |
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OECD |
Organization for Economic Co--operation and Development |
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PETL |
Patencheru Environtech Limited |
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PFCs |
Pluroflurocarbons |
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QRB |
Quality Review Boards |
|
RTI |
Right To Information |
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SEBI |
Securities and Exchange Board of India |
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SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
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SF6 |
Sulphur Hexafluoride |
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SMART |
Simple,Moral,Accountable,Responsive,Transparent |
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SOX |
Sarbanes Oxley Act |
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TBEM |
Tata Business Excellency Model |
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TBL |
Triple Bottom Line |
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UCC |
Union Carbide Corporation |
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UCIL |
Union Carbide India Limited |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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UNEP |
United Nations Environment Programme |
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UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
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WCED |
World Commission on Environment and Development |
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WTD |
Whole Time Director |
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WTO |
World Trade Organization |
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XBRL |
Extensive Business Reporting Language |
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DDCCM |
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ASBA |
Application Supported by Blocked Amount |
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BO |
Beneficial Owner |
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CH |
Clearing House |
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CIBIL |
Credit Information Bureau(India) limited |
|
CSF |
Critical Success Factor |
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DEA |
Department of Economic Affairs |
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DIS |
Delivery Instruction Slip |
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DPM |
Depository Participant Module |
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DP's |
Depository Participants |
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DR |
Depository Receipts |
|
DRF |
Dematerialization Request Form |
|
DRN |
Demat Request Number |
|
ECB |
External Commercial Borrowings |
|
EDIFAR |
Electronic Data Information Filing and Retrieval |
|
EEFCA |
Exchange Earner's Foreign Currency Account |
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EMD |
Earnest Money Deposit |
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FCD |
Fully Convertible Debentures |
|
FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
|
FTI |
Fast Track Issues |
|
GI |
Geographical Indication |
|
IOSCO |
International Organization of Securities Commissions |
|
IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
|
ISIN |
International Securities Identification Numbers |
|
KMP |
Key Managerial Personnel |
|
KYC |
Know Your Customer |
|
LBO |
Leveraged Buy Out |
|
LOI |
Letter of Intent |
|
LOO |
Letter of Offer |
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MMOU |
Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding |
|
NASDAQ |
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System |
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NCD |
Non Convertible Debentures |
|
NDA |
Non-Disclosure Agreement |
|
NIC |
National Information Centre |
|
NOC |
No Objection Certificate |
|
OCB |
Overseas Corporate Bodies |
|
OCD |
Optionally Convertible Debentures |
|
PA |
Public Announcement |
|
PCD |
Partly Convertible Debentures |
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PC's |
Participation Certificates |
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PDF |
Portable Document Format |
|
PTC's |
Pass Through Certificates |
|
RFC |
Resident Foreign Currency |
|
RI |
Rights Issue |
|
RoM |
Register of Members |
|
RRF |
Rematerialization Request Form |
|
RRN |
Remat Request Number |
|
RSE |
Regional Stock Exchange |
|
RTA |
Registrar and Transfer Agent |
|
RTI |
Registrar to an Issue |
|
SAT |
Securities Appellate Tribunal |
|
SCSB |
Self Certified Syndicate Bank |
|
SIA |
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
|
SOP's |
Standard Operating Procedures |
|
SOX |
Sarbanes- Oxley Act |
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STA |
Share Transfer Agent |
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CS Journal |
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AD |
Authorized Dealer |
|
AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
|
AIMA |
All India Management Association |
|
AMC |
Asset Management Companies |
|
AMFI |
Association of Mutual Funds |
|
AMT |
Alternate Minimum Tax |
|
AOPs |
Association of Persons |
|
APA |
Advance Pricing Agreement |
|
AR |
Annual Report |
|
ASBA |
Application Supported by Blocked Amounts |
|
BCBS |
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
|
BCP |
Business Continuity Plan |
|
BEE |
Bureau of Energy Efficiency |
|
BPR |
Best Practice Recommendation |
|
CCPS |
Compulsory Convertible Preference Shares |
|
CDSIL |
Central Depository Services India Limited |
|
CEFA |
Cell for Effective implementation of FEMA |
|
CERT |
Computer Emergency Response Team |
|
CFF |
Certified in Financial Forensics |
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CISA |
Certified Information System Auditors |
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CISM |
Certified Information Securities Manager |
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CISSP |
Certified Information Systems Security Professional |
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COSO |
Committee of Sponsoring Organization of Treadway Commission |
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CRF |
Corporate Registers Forum |
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CSIA |
Company Secretaries International Association |
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CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
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CWDI |
Corporate Women Directors International |
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DAR |
Drag Along Right |
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DDT |
Dividend Distribution Tax |
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DIN |
Director's Identification Number |
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DP |
Depository Participants |
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DRS |
Disaster Recovery Site |
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DTC |
Direct Tax Code |
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DTs |
Debenture Trustees |
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ECB |
External Commercial Borrowing |
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ECGI |
European Corporate Governance Institute |
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EGM |
Extraordinary General Meeting |
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EPC |
Engineering, Procurement and Construction or Commissioning Projects |
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ERM |
Enterprise Risk Management |
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ESOP |
Employee Stock Option Plan |
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ESPP |
Employee Stock Purchase Plan |
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EU |
European Union |
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EVA |
Economic Value Added |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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FEMA |
Foreign Exchange Management Act |
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FIEO |
Federation of Indian Export Organization |
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FII |
Foreign Institutional Investor |
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FIU |
Financial Intelligence Unit |
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FSB |
Financial Stability Board |
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FVCIs |
Foreign Venture Capital Investors |
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GAAR |
General Anti-Avoidance Agreement |
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GELI |
Global Executive Leadership Inventory |
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GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
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GSTN |
Goods and Service Tax Network |
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HNIs |
High Net worth Individuals |
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HRD |
Human Resource Development |
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HRM |
Human Resource Management |
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IaaS |
Infrastructure as a Service |
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IAS's |
Indian Accounting Standards |
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IEPF |
Investor Education and Protection Fund |
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IFC |
Infrastructure Finance Company |
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IFCS |
International Federation of Company Secretaries |
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IGRC |
Investor Grievance Redressal Committee |
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IPOs |
Initial Public Offerings |
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IPV |
In Person Verification |
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IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
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ISAR |
International Standard on Accounting and Reporting |
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JV |
Joint Venture |
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JVA |
Joint Venture Agreement |
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KMP |
Key Managerial Personnel |
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KRA |
KYC Registration Agency |
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KYC |
Know Your Customer |
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KYD |
Know Your Distributor |
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LLP |
Limited Liability Partnership |
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LO |
Liaison Office |
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LOO |
Letter of Offer |
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LRN |
Loan Registration Number |
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MCA |
Ministry of Corporate Affairs |
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MCR |
Monthly Cumulative Report |
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MDRs |
Monthly Development Reports |
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MIMPS |
Manner of Increasing and Maintaining Public Shareholding in Recognized Exchanges |
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NACAS |
National Advisory Committee on Accounting Standard |
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NCD |
Non-Convertible Debenture |
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NCs |
Non-Conformities |
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NISM |
National Institute of Securities Market |
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NIST |
National Institute of Standards and Technology |
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NS |
Near Site |
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NSDL |
National Security Depository Limited |
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NSSCL |
National Securities Clearing Corporation Limited |
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OCTAPACE |
Openess,Collaboration,Trust & Trust Worthiness,Authencity,Proactiveness,Confrontation,Experimentation |
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ODI |
Overseas Direct Investment |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
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OMR |
Optical Mark Recognition |
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PA |
Public Announcement |
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PaaS |
Platform as a Service |
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PAN |
Permanent Account Number |
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PCS |
Practising Company Secretary |
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PDC |
Primary Data Centre |
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PFRDA |
Pension Fund Regulatory Development Authority |
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PIS |
Portfolio Investment Scheme |
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PML |
Prevention of Money Laundering |
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PoA |
Power of Attorney |
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PU |
Practice Unit |
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QFIs |
Qualified Foreign Investors |
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QIBs |
Qualified Institutional Buyers |
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RBV |
Resource Based View |
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RC |
Remuneration Committee |
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RD |
Record Date |
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ROFO |
Right of First Offer |
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ROFR |
Right of First Refusal |
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ROS |
Registrar of Societies |
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RPO |
Recovery Point Objective |
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RRBs |
Regional Rural Banks |
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RTA |
Registrar and Transfer Agent |
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RTO |
Recovery Time Objective |
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SaaS |
Software as a Service |
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SCORES |
SEBI Complaints Redress System |
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SEBI (SAST) |
SEBI Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers |
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SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission |
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SHA |
Share Holders Agreement |
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SMAC |
Secondary Market Advisory Committee |
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SME's |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
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SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
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SREP |
Supervisory Review Evaluation Process |
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SRO |
Self Regulatory Organization |
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STQC |
Standardization Testing and Quality Certification |
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STT |
Securities Transaction Tax |
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SWAN |
State Wide Area Network |
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TAC |
Technical Advisory Committee |
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TAR |
Tag Along Right |
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TAS |
Tax Accounting Standard |
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TCS |
Tax Collected at Source |
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TDS |
Tax Deducted at Source |
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TFTS |
Trade for Trade Settlement |
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ToR |
Terms of Reference |
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TRC |
Tax Residence Certificate |
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UCB |
Urban Co-operative Banks |
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UNCTAD |
United Nations Conference on Trade and development |
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UPSI |
Unpublished Price Sensitive information |
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VAT |
Value Added Tax |
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VCC |
Venture Capital Company |
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VCF |
Venture Capital Fund |
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XBRL |
eXtensive Business Reporting Language |
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SFM - A N Sridhar |
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ADR |
American Depository Receipts |
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AFC |
Asset Finance Company |
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AIC |
All- Included-Cost |
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AMC |
Asset Management Company |
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APR |
Annual Percentage Rate |
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APT |
Arbitrage Pricing Theory |
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BELR |
Break Even Lease Rentals |
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BHW |
Bower Herringer Williamson Method |
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BRLM |
Book Running Lead Manager |
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BSE |
Bombay Stock Exchange |
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BVS |
Book Value per Share |
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CAGR |
Compounded Annual Growth Rate |
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CAL |
Capital Allocation Line |
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CAMEL |
Capital Asset Management Earnings and Liquidity |
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CAPM |
Capital Asset Pricing Model |
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CC |
Clearing Corporation |
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CCRI |
Continuously Compounded Rate of Interest |
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CD |
Certificates of Deposit |
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CE |
Certainty Equivalent |
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CML |
Capital Market Line |
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CPPI |
Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance |
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CRISIL |
Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited |
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CSDL |
Central Depository Services (India) Limited |
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CV |
Co-efficient of Variance |
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DA |
Duration of Assets |
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DCB |
Domestic Custodian Bank |
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DCF |
Discounted Cash Flow |
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DDM |
Dividend Discount Model |
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DIPP |
Department for Industrial Policy and Promotion |
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DL |
Duration of Liabilities |
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DP |
Depository Participant |
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DPS |
Dividend Per Share |
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DTA |
Decision Tree Analysis |
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DUPN |
Derivative Usance Promissory Notes |
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DVP |
Delivery Versus Payment |
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EAR |
Effective Annual Rate |
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ECB |
External Commercial Borrowings |
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ECO |
Equity Carve-Outs |
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ECS |
Electronic Clearing Clearances |
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ELSS |
Equity Linked Saving Scheme |
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EMA |
Exponential Moving Average |
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EMH |
Efficient Market Hypothesis |
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EPS |
Earnings Per Share |
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ESOS |
Employee Stock Option Scheme |
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ESPS |
Employee Stock Purchase Scheme |
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ETF |
Exchange Traded Fund |
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EVA |
Economic Value Added |
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FA |
Financial Advantage |
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FCCBs |
Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds |
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FCFE |
Free Cash Flow to Equity |
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FCFF |
Free Cash Flow available to the Firm |
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FCRA |
Forward Contract Regulation Act |
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FDA |
Financial Disadvantage |
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FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
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FII |
Foreign Institutional Investors |
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FIPB |
Foreign Investment Promotion Board |
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FMC |
Forward Market Commission |
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FRA |
Forward Rate Agreement |
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GAAP |
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
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GDR |
Global Depository Receipts |
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G-Sec |
Government Securities |
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HPR |
Holding Period Return |
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IBD |
Investment Banking Division |
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IBFC |
Inter Bank Participation Certificate |
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IC |
Investment Company |
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IFE |
International Fischer Effect |
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IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standard |
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IPO |
Initial Public Offer |
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IRF |
Interest Rate Futures |
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IRP |
Interest Rate Parity |
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IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
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ITM |
In The Money |
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KYC |
Know Your Customer |
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LAF |
Liquidity Adjustment Facility |
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LBO |
Leveraged Buyout |
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LC |
Loan Company |
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LIBOR |
London Inter Bank Offered Rate |
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LLC |
Limited Liability Companies |
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LLP |
Limited Liability Partnerships |
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MACD |
Moving Average Convergence Divergence |
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MBO |
Management Buyout |
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MCX |
Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited |
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MF |
Mutual Funds |
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MIRR |
Modified Internal Rate of Return |
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MM |
Modigliani & Miller Model |
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MMMFs |
Money Market Mutual Funds |
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MPS |
Market Price Per Share |
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NAL |
Net Advantage of Leasing |
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NAV |
Net Asset Value |
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NBFC |
Non Banking Finance Companies |
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NCDEX |
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange Limited |
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NFO |
New Fund Offers |
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NHB |
National Housing Bank |
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NII |
Non - Institutional Investors |
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NMCEIL |
National Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited |
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NOF |
Net Operating Fund |
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NPV |
Net Present Value |
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ODB |
Overseas Depository Bank |
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OIS |
Overnight Index Swaps |
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OTC |
Over the Counter |
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OTC |
Over the Counter |
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OTM |
Out-of-The-Money |
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P - Notes |
Participatory Notes |
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PI |
Profitability Index |
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PMS |
Portfolio Management Service |
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QIBs |
Qualified Institutional Buyers |
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QSD |
Quality Spread Differential |
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RADR |
Risk Adjusted Discount Rate Method |
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RII |
Retail Individual Investors |
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RNBC |
Residuary Non Banking Companies |
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ROE |
Return on Equity |
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RRR |
Required Rate of Return |
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RSI |
Relative Strength Index |
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SAA |
Strategic Asset Allocation |
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SCBA |
Social Cost Benefit Analysis |
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SEZ |
Special Economic Zone |
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SGR |
Sustainable Growth Rate |
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SIA |
Secretariat for Industrial Assistance |
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SIP |
Systematic Investment Plan |
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SLR |
Statutory Lending Ratio |
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SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
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SWIFT |
Society for Worldwide Inter Bank Financial Telecommunication |
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SWP |
Systematic Withdrawal Plan |
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T - Bills |
Treasury Bills |
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TAA |
Tactical Asset Allocation |
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VAR |
Value At Risk |
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VCF |
Venture Capital Fund |
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WACC |
Weighted Average Cost of Capital |
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YTC |
Yield to Call |
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YTM |
Yield to Maturity |
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ZCB |
Zero Coupon Bond |