Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2019

Acronyms and abbreviations

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AECM

European Association of Mutual Guarantee Societies

AUD

Australian Dollar

B2B

Business-to-Business

B2C

Business-to-Customer

B2G

Business-to-Government

BIS

Bank for International Settlements

BLS

Bank Lending Survey

BRL

Brazilian Rial

CAD

Canadian Dollar

CDS

Credit Default Swap

CGS

Credit Guarantee Scheme

CHF

Swiss Franc

CLO

Collateralised debt obligation

CLP

Chilean Peso

COP

Colombian Peso

CZK

Czech Koruna

DKK

Danish Krone

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

ECB

European Central Bank

EIB

European Investment Bank

EIF

European Investment Fund

ERP

European Rescue Programme

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

EURIBOREuro Interbank Offered Rate

EVCA

European Venture Capital Association

FCI

Factors Chain International

G20

Group of 20

GBP

British Pound

GEL

Georgian Lari

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GPFI

Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion

HUF

Hungarian Forint

IDR

Indonesian Rupiah

IFC

International Finance Corporation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IPO

Initial Public Offering

IT

Information Technology

JPY

Japanese Yen

KRW

Korean Won

KZT

Kazakhstani Tenge

MFI

Micro Finance Institution

MSME

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise

MXN

Mexican Peso

MYR

Malaysian Ringgit

NFIB

National Federation of Independent Business

NIS

Israeli New Shekel

NOK

Norwegian Krone

NPL

Non-performing loan

NZD

New Zealand Dollar

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

PCS

Prime collateralised securities

PE

Private Equity

PEN

Peruvian Nuevo Sol

PLN

Polish Zloty

R&D

Research and development

RMB

Chinese Renminbi

RSD

Serbian Dinar

RSI

Risk Sharing Instrument

RUB

New Russian Ruble

SAFE

Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises

SBA

Small Business Act

SEK

Swedish Krona

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

THB

Thai Baht

TRY

Turkish Lira

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

UF

Unidad de Fomento

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USD

United States Dollar

VC

Venture Capital

WB

World Bank

WPSMEE

Working Party on SMEs and Entrepreneurship

ZAR

South African Rand

ISO Country Abbreviations

 

AUS	Australia	JPN	Japan
AUT	Austria	KAZ	Kazakhstan
BEL	Belgium	KOR	Korea
BRA	Brazil	LTU	Lithuania
CAN	Canada	LUX	Luxembourg
CHE	Switzerland	LVA	Latvia
CHN	People's Republic of China	MYS	Malaysia
CHL	Chile	MEX	Mexico
COL	Colombia	NLD	Netherlands
CZE	Czech Republic	NZL	New Zealand
DNK	Denmark	NOR	Norway
ESP	Spain	PER	Peru
EST	Estonia	POL	Poland
FIN	Finland	PRT	Portugal
FRA	France	RUS	Russian Federation
GBR	United Kingdom	SRB	Serbia
GEO	Georgia	SVK	Slovak Republic
GRC	Greece	SVN	Slovenia
HUN	Hungary	SWE	Sweden
IDN	Indonesia	THA	Thailand
IRL	Ireland	TUR	Turkey
ISR	Israel	USA	United States
ITA	Italy	ZAF	South Africa