Glossary of terms and institutions
Acronym/term | Name in Spanish | Name in English |
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ARESEP | Autoridad Reguladora de los Servicios Públicos | Regulatory Authority for Public Services |
Asamblea | Legislative Assembly | |
ASDEICE | Asociación Sindical de Empleados Industriales de las Comunicaciones y la Energía | Association of Industrial Communications and Energy Employees Unions |
AyA | Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados | Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers |
BCR | Banco de Costa Rica | Bank of Costa Rica |
BNV | Bolsa Nacional de Valores | National Securities Exchange |
CANAFIC | Cámara Nacional de Finanzas, Inversiones y Crédito | National Chamber of Finance, Investment and Credit |
CCPA | Colegio de Contadores Públicos de Costa Rica | Chamber of Certified Public Accountants |
CGR | Contraloría General de la República | Comptroller General |
CNE | Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias | National Commission of Risk Prevention and Emergency Response |
CNFL | Compañía Nacional de Fuerza y Luz | National Energy and Electric Company |
CODESA | Corporación Costarricense de Desarrollo | Costa Rican Development Corporation |
COMEX | Ministerio de Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica | Ministry of Foreign Commerce of Costa Rica |
CONAPE | Comisión Nacional de Préstamos para Educación | National Commission for Education Loans |
CONASSIF | Consejo Nacional de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero | National Council for the Supervision of the Financial System |
Consejo de Gobierno | Consejo de Gobierno | Council of Ministers |
COPROCOM | Comisión para Promover la Competencia | Commission for the Promotion of Competition |
FONATEL | Fondo Nacional de Telecomunicaciones | National Telecommunications Fund |
Gerente General | General Manager | |
GSM | Junta General de Accionistas | General Shareholders Meeting |
IAASB | El Consejo de Normas Internacionales de Auditoría y Aseguramiento | International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board |
IAS | Norma Internacionales de Contabilidad (NIC) | International Accounting Standards (IAS) |
IASB | Junta de Normas Internacionales de Contabilidad | International Accounting Standards Board |
ICE | Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad y Telecomunicaciones | Costa Rican Institute of Electricity and Telecommunications |
IDB | Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) | Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) |
IFAC | Federación Internacional de Contadores | International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) |
IFRS | Normas Internacionales de Información Financiera (NIIF) | International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) |
IGC | Instituto de Gobierno Corporativo de Costa Rica | Costa Rican Institute of Corporate Governance (ICG) |
INCOFER | Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles | Costa Rican Railways |
INFOCOOP | Instituto Nacional de Fomento Cooperativo | National Institute of Co-operative Development |
INS | Instituto Nacional de Seguros | National Institute of Insurance |
IVM | El Régimen de Invalidez, Vejez y Muerte | Regime for Disability, Old Age and Death |
JAPDEVA | Junta de Administración Portuaria y de Desarrollo Económico de la Vertiente Atlántica | Atlantic Economic Development and Port Administration Board |
JASEC | Junta Administrativa de Servicios Eléctricos de Cartago | Administrative Board of Carthage Electrical Services |
MEIC | Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Comercio | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry |
MIDEPLAN | Ministerio de Planificación Nacional y Política Económico | Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy |
MOPT | Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes | Ministry of Public Works and Transport |
OE | Unidad Asesora de la Propiedad Accionaria del Estado | Ownership Entity and/or Presidential Advisory Unit |
PND | Plan Nacional de Desarrollo | National Development Plan (NDP) |
PNDIP | Plan Nacional de Desarrollo y de Inversión Pública | National Development and Public Investment Plan (NDPIP) |
Presidente | Chairman | |
Presidente Ejecutivo | Executive Chairman | |
PyME | Pequeña y Mediana Empresa | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) |
RACSA | Radiográfica Costarricense | Costa Rican Radiographic |
RECOPE | Refinadora Costarricense de Petróleo | Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery |
ROSC | Informe sobre el Cumplimiento de Códigos y Normas | Report on Observance of Standards and Codes |
S.A. | Sociedad Anónima | Corporation in civil law equivalent to Public Limited Company (PLC) |
SALES | Sociedades Anónimas Laborales | Employment agencies |
SCIJ | Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica | Costa Rican System on Juridical Information |
SME | Pequeña y Mediana Empresa (PyME) | Small and Medium-sized Enterprise |
SUGEF | Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras | Financial Supervisor |
SUGESE | Superintendencia General de Seguros de Costa Rica | Insurance Supervisor |
SUGEVAL | Superintendencia General de Valores | Securities Supervisor |
SUPEN | Superintendencia de Pensiones | Pensions Supervisor |
SUTEL | Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones | Telecommunications Supervisor |
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