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

BYN

Belarusian ruble

CAD

Canadian dollar

CDS

Credit Default Swap

CGS

Credit Guarantee Scheme

CHF

Swiss franc

CLO

Collateralised debt obligation

CLP

Chilean peso

CNY

Chinese renminbi

COP

Colombian peso

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

EIB

European Investment Bank

EIF

European Investment Fund

ERP

European Rescue Programme

EU

European Union

EUR

Euro

EURIBOR

Euro Interbank Offered Rate

EVCA

European Venture Capital Association

FCI

Factors Chain International

G20

Group of 20

GBP

British bound

GDP

Gross domestic product

GEL

Georgian lari

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

NYSE

New York Stock Exchange

NZD

New Zealand dollar

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

PCS

Prime collateralised securities

PE

Private equity

PEN

Peruvian nuevo sol

PLN

Polish zloty

R&D

Research and development

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

UAH

Ukrainian hryvnia

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
BLR	Belarus	LTU	Lithuania
BRA	Brazil	LUX	Luxembourg
CAN	Canada	LVA	Latvia
CHE	Switzerland	MYS	Malaysia
CHN	People's Republic of China	MEX	Mexico
CHL	Chile	NLD	Netherlands
COL	Colombia	NZL	New Zealand
CZE	Czech Republic	NOR	Norway
DNK	Denmark	PER	Peru
ESP	Spain	POL	Poland
EST	Estonia	PRT	Portugal
FIN	Finland	RUS	Russian Federation
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