| ADB | Asian Development Bank |
| AfDB | African Development Bank |
| ASEAN | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
| BCBS | Basel Committee on Banking Supervision |
| BCCI | Bank of Credit and Commerce International |
| BIS | Bank for International Settlements |
| BMA | Bond Market Association |
| CCP | central counterparty |
| CGFS | Committee on the Global Financial System |
| CPSS | Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems |
| CSD | central securities depository |
| DQRS | Data Quality Reference Sites |
| DSBB | Data Dissemination Standards Board |
| EBRD | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| EMTA | Emerging Markets Traders Association |
| EU | European Union |
| FATF | Financial Action Taskforce |
| FDIC | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation |
| FSA | Financial Services Authority |
| FSAP | Financial Sector Assessment Program |
| FSF | Financial Stability Forum |
| FSLC | Financial Sector Liaison Committee |
| FSSA | Financial Sector Stability Assessment |
| GDDS | General Data Dissemination System |
| IADB | Inter-American Development Bank |
| IADI | International Association of Deposit Insurers |
| IAIS | International Association of Insurance Supervisors |
| IAS | international accounting standards |
| IASB | International Accounting Standards Board |
| IFAC | International Federation of Accountants |
| IFI | international financial institution |
| IFO | international financial organization |
| IFRS | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| IIE | Institute for International Economics |
| IIF | Institute of International Finance |
| IMF | International Monetary Fund |
| IOSCO | International Organization of Securities Commissions |
| IPMA | International Primary Market Association |
| IPO | initial public offering |
| ISA | International Standards on Auditing |
| ISDA | International Swaps and Derivatives Association |
| ISMA | International Securities Market Association |
| LMA | Loan Market Association |
| LoLR | lender of last resort |
| MAS | Monetary Authority of Singapore |
| MFP | Monetary and Financial Policies |
| MGD | Millennium Development Goals |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Association |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OTC | over-the-counter |
| ROSC | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes |
| RTGS | real time gross settlement systems |
| SADC | Southern African Development Community |
| SDDS | Special Data Dissemination Standard |
| UNCITRAL | UN Commission on International Trade Law |
| UNIDROIT | International Institute for the Unification of Private Law |
| WTO | World Trade Organization |
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