Abbreviations and acronyms

ADB

Asian Development Bank

BCP

Business Continuity Plan

BoE

Bank of England

BOJ

Bank of Japan

CB

Central Bank

CBO

Congressional Budget Office

COVID

Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease

CUSIP

Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures

DMO

Debt Management Office

DSSI

Debt Service Suspension Initiative

ECB

European Central Bank

EFSM

European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism

EM

Emerging Market

ESM

European Stability Mechanism

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

FILP

Fiscal Investment and Loan Program

FRNs

Floating Rate Notes

FX

Foreign Exchange

GBP

Great Britain Pound

GBR

Gross Borrowing Requirement

GDP

Gross Domestic Product

GFC

Global Financial Crisis

GFSR

Global Financial Stability Report

GNI

Gross National Income

ICE

Intercontinental Exchange

IFAWG

International Financial Architecture Working Group

IG

Investment Grade

IIF

Institute for International Finance

IMF

International Monetary Fund

ISIN

International Securities Identification Number

IT

Information Technology

LB

Liquidity Buffer

LCBM

Local Currency Bond Market

LICs

Low Income Countries

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

NBR

Net Borrowing Requirement

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PD

Primary Dealer

PEPP

Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme

PSPP

Public Sector Purchase Programme

RIC

Reuters Instrument Code

SEK

Swedish Krona

SMEs

Small and Medium-sized Enterprises

SOFR

Secured Overnight Financing Rate

SURE

Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency

UK

United Kingdom

UNEDIC

Union Nationale Interprofessionnelle pour l'Emploi Dans l'Industrie et le Commerce

US

United States

USD

United States Dollar

WB

World Bank

WGBI

World Government Bond Index

WHO

World Health Organisation

WP

Working Paper

WPDM

Working Party on Debt management