Acronyms and abbreviations

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AECM

European Association of Mutual Guarantee Societies

ARS

Argentine Peso

AUD

Australian dollar

AWS

Austrian Economic Service

B2B

Business-to-Business

BBLS

Bounce Back Loan Scheme

BIS

Bank for International Settlements

BLS

Bank Lending Survey

BMKB

SME credit guarantee scheme (Netherlands)

BRL

Brazilian rial

CAD

Canadian dollar

CCI

Chambers of Commerce and Industry

CEBA

Canada Emergence Business Account

CGS

Credit Guarantee Scheme

CHF

Swiss franc

CLO

Collateralised debt obligation

CLP

Chilean peso

CMA

Chambers of Trades and Crafts

CNY

Chinese renminbi

COP

Colombian peso

COVID-19

Coronavirus disease 2019

CSMEE

Committee on SME and Entrepreneurship

CZK

Czech koruna

DKK

Danish krone

EBITDA

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization

EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

EC

European Commission

ECB

European Central Bank

EETE

Companies engaged in ecological transition (France)

EIB

European Investment Bank

EIF

European Investment Fund

ESMA

European Securities and Markets Authority

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

EVCA

European Venture Capital Association

FAE-MYPE

Business Support Fund for micro and small businesses (Peru)

FCI

Factors Chain International

FDI

Foreign Direct Investment

FSB

Federation of Small Businesses

FOA

Funding Opportunity Announcement

FOGAPE

Small Business Guarantee Fund (Chile)

FOSIS

Social Solidarity and Investment Fund (Chile)

G20

Group of 20

GBP

British pound

GDP

Gross domestic product

GEL

Georgian lari

GPFI

Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion

GRO

Global Recovery Observatory

HRK

Croatian Kuna

HUF

Hungarian forint

IDR

Indonesian rupiah

ICO

Official Institute of Credit (Spain)

IFC

International Finance Corporation

ILO

International Labour Organization

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IP

Intellectual Property

IPO

Initial public offering

ISK

Iceland Krona

IT

Information technology

JEREMIE

Joint European Resources for Micro, Small and Medium-sized enterprises

JPY

Japanese yen

KKC

Small Credits for Corona Guarantee Scheme (Netherlands)

KRW

Korean won

KZT

Kazakhstani tenge

MFI

Micro-finance institution

MSME

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprise

MXN

Mexican peso

MYR

Malaysian ringgit

NGEU

Next Generation European Union

NIS

Israeli new shekel

NOK

Norwegian krone

NPL

Non-performing loan

NZD

New Zealand dollar

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

OUERP

Oxford University Economics Recovery Project

PAE-MYPE

Business Support Programme for micro and small businesses (Peru)

PE

Private equity

PEN

Peruvian nuevo sol

PLN

Polish zloty

PPP

Paycheck Protection Program (United States)

R&D

Research and development

RLS

Recovery Loan Scheme (United Kingdom)

RRP

Rescue and Recovery Packages

RSD

Serbian dinar

RSI

Risk Sharing Instrument

SACE

Italian Export Credit Agency

SAFE

Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises

SBIR

Small Business Innovation Research

SIVA

Industrial Development Corporation of Norway

STIP

Science, technology and innovation policies

STTR

Small Business Technology Transfer

SIHAK

Slovak Investment Holding anti-corona capital instrument

SIHAZ

Slovak Investment Holding anti-corona guarantee

SBA

Small Business Administration

SCARP

Small Companies Administrative Rescue Process (Ireland)

SEK

Swedish krona

SDG

Singapore Dollar

SJPP

Guarantee Schemes by the Government (Malaysia)

SME

Small and medium-sized enterprise

SSBCI

State Small Business Credit Initiative (United States)

TANKAN

Business Short-Term Economic Sentiment Survey (Japan)

THB

Thai baht

TRY

Turkish lira

UAH

Ukrainian hryvnia

UBB

United Bulgarian Bank

UF

Unidad de Fomento

UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USD

United States dollar

VC

Venture capital

WB

World Bank

WTO

World Trade Organization

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	SRB	Serbia
GBR	United Kingdom	SVK	Slovak Republic
GEO	Georgia	SVN	Slovenia
GRC	Greece	SWE	Sweden
HUN	Hungary	THA	Thailand
IDN	Indonesia	TUR	Turkey
IRL	Ireland	UKR	Ukraine
ISR	Israel	USA	United States
ITA	Italy	ZAF	South Africa