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List of Acronyms List of Acronyms ACU Asian Clearing Union CDIS Co-ordinated Direct Investment Survey ADB Asian Development Bank CDS Credit Demand Survey AOD Academy of Design CE Compensation of Employees APPFs Approved Pension and Provident Funds CEA Central Environmental Authority APREA Asia Pacific Real Estate Association CEB Ceylon Electricity Board APTA Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement CEFTS Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch ARF Agency Results Framework CEMD Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths ASI Annual Survey of Industries CEO Chief Executive Officer ASPI All Share Price Index CEP Central Expressway Project ATMs Automated Teller Machines CEPAs Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements ATI Advanced Technological Institutions CFC Consumption of Fixed Capital ATM Average Time to Maturity CFC Ceylon Fisheries Corporation ATMs Advanced Traffic Management System CGSPA Credit Guarantee Scheme for Pawning Advances ATPF Asian Trade Promotion Forum CHOGM Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting ATS Automated Trading System CICT Colombo International Container Terminal AWCMR Average Weighted Call Money Rate CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight AWDR Average Weighted Deposit Rate CINEC Colombo International Nautical and Engineering AWFDR Average Weighted Fixed Deposit Rate College AWLR Average Weighted Lending Rate CIS Commonwealth of Independent States AWNDR Average Weighted New Deposit Rate CIT Cheque Imaging and Truncation AWNLR Average Weighted New Lending Rate CKAH Colombo-Kandy Alternate Highway AWPR Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate CKDu Chronic Kidney Disease unknown etiology BAQ Better Air Quality CKE Colombo- Katunayake Expressway BCBS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision CMA Condominium Management Authority BIA Bandaranaike International Airport CMC Colombo Municipal Council BMARI Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurveda Research COLA Cost of Living Allowance Institute COP Conference of the Parties BMI Body Mass Index COSTI Coordinating Office for Science, Technology and BOC Bank of Ceylon Innovation BOI Board of Investment of Sri Lanka CPs Commercial Papers BIMV Budget Implementation and Monitoring Unit CPC Ceylon Petroleum Corporation BOP Balance of Payments CPCP Colombo Port City Project BOS Bussiness Outlook Survey CPI Corruption Perceptions Index BPM Business Process Management CRI Coconut Research Institute BPM6 Balance of Payments Manual Sixth Edition CRIB Credit Information Bureau BPO Business Process Outsourcing CRIMS Credit Information Management System BGL Betting and Gaming Levy CRISL Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka BRIC Brazil, Russia, India and China CSDDLS Commercial Scale Dairy Development Loan BSI Business Sentiment Indices Scheme BTI Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index CSE Colombo Stock Exchange CAL Computer Assisted Learning CSFTA China-SriLanka Free Trade Agreement CAR Capital Adequacy Ratio CSS Credit Supply Survey CAREP Conflict Affected Region Emergency Project CTA Colombo Tea Auction CAS Common ATM Switch CWDCS County Wide Data Collection System CASA Current Accounts and Savings Accounts D-SIBs Domestic Systemically Important Banks CBF Commonwealth Business Forum DBU Domestic Banking Unit CBG Criteria Based Grant DC Desiccated Coconut CBSL Central Bank of Sri Lanka DCD Dicyandiamide CCAPS Common Card and Payment Switch DCS Department of Census and Statistics CCB Coconut Cultivation Board DDA Doha Development Agenda CCC Ceylon Chamber of Commerce DDD Department of Divineguma Development CCPI Colombo Consumers’ Price Index DFCC Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon CDA Coconut Development Authority DIEs Direct Investment Enterprises DOA Department of Agriculture GCI Global Competitiveness Index DOC Department of Commerce GDDS General Data Dissemination System DOP Department of Posts GDE Grass Domestic Expenditure DNCWS Department of National Community Water Supply GDP Gross Domestic Product DSGE Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium GIC Government Information Center DZLiSPP Dry Zone Livelihood Support and Parentship GG General Government Programme GIS Global Information System DTET Department of Technical Education and Training GIC Government Information Center DVP Delivery Vs Payment GICS Global Industry Classification Standard ECT East Container Terminal GMP Good Manufacturing Practices EDB Export Development Board GNI Grass National Income EDCF Economic Development Cooperation Fund GOS Gross Operating Surplus EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone GPL Galoya Plantation Limited EDS External Debt Statistics GSA General Sales Agent EFTPOS Electronic Fund Transfer Facilities at the Point of Sale GSLI Global Services Location Index EGDI E- Government Development Index GSP Generalised Scheme of Preferences EIA Environmental Impact Assessment GSP+ Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus EKSP Education for Knowledge Society Project GSTP Global System of Trade Preferences ENRP Emergency North Recovery Project GUTs Gilt Unit Trusts EPC Engineer, Procurement and Construction GVA Gross Value Added EPF Employees’ Provident Fund GWP Gross Written Premium EPL Environmental Protection License GWP Global Warming Potential EPP Environmental Pioneer President’s HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point EPZ Export Processing Zone HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank ESC Economic Service Charge HDI Human Development Index ESC Education for Social Cohesion Project HH Households ESDFP Education Sector Development Framework HIES Household Income and Expenditure Survey Programme HLCs Healthy Lifestyle Centres ESS External Sector Statistics HQLA High Quality Liquid Assets ESDP Education Sector Development Programme HTM Held to Maturity EST Environmentally Sustainable Transport IACCCC Inter-Agency Coordination Committee on Climate ETCA Economic and Technological Cooperation Change Agreement IBSL Insurance Board of Sri Lanka ETF Employees’ Trust Fund ICASL Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka EU European Union ICDL International Computer Driving License EXIM Bank Export Import Bank ICT Information and Communication Technology FAC Fuel Adjustment Charge ICTA Information and Communication Technology FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation Agency FATF Financial Action Task Force ICTAD Institute for Construction Training and Development FC Financial Corporations IDA International Development Association FCAASA Foreign Currency Account for an Agent of Foreign IDB Industrial Development Board Shipping Line/Airline IDD International Direct Dialling FDA Food and Drug Administration IDH Infectious Diseases Hospital FDI Foreign Direct Investment IDRC International Development Research Centre FEEA Foreign Exchange Earners’ Accounts IEs Industrial Estates FIPI Factory Industry Production Index IEE Initial Environment Examination FIS Fixed Income Securities IFA Investment Fund Account FISIM Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development Measured IIA Inward Investment Account FOB Free On Board IIP International Investment Position FTAs Free Trade Agreements ILF Intra-day Liquidity Facility FTTH Fibre to the Home IMF International Monetary Fund FX Foreign Exchange IPHT Institute of Post Harvest Technology G-SIBs Global Systemically Important Banks IPI Industrial Production Index GAP Good Agricultural Practices IPICT International Pedagogical ICT Driving License IPO Initial Public Offer MPI Milanka Price Index IPP Independent Power Producers MRDS Minimum Requirement Date Set IRD Inland Revenue Department MRIA Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport IRGS Innovative Research Grant Scheme MRMRP Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port ISBs International Sovereign Bonds MSL Mean Sea Level ISFTA India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement MRO Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification MSMEs Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises IT Information Technology MTISED Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small ITES Information Technology Enabled Services Enterprise Development ITMIS Integrated Treasury Management Information MTMFF Medium Term Macro Fiscal Framework System NADeP National Agribusiness Development Programme ITS Intelligent Transport System NAITA National Apperenticeship and Industrial Training ITU International Telecommunication Union Authority JAAF Joint Apparel Association Forum NAP National Action Plan JCT Jaye Container Terminal NAV Net Assets Value JICA Japanese International Cooperation Agency NAQDA National Agriculture Development Authority JTF Joint Task Force NBT Nation Building Tax JWGT Joint Working Group on Trade NCCPSL National Climate Change Policy of Sri Lanka KFAED Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development NCCSL National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka KOICA Korea International Cooperation Agency NCDs Non-Communicable Diseases KPO Knowledge Process Outsourcing NCE Nanotechnology Centre of Excellence LC Letter of Credit NCG Net Credit to the Government LCB Licensed Commercial Bank NCPI National Consumer Price Index LCPL LankaClear (Pvt.)Limited NCP Northern Road Connectivity Project LCR Liquidity Coverage Ratio NCRCS New Comprehensive Rural Credit Scheme LDB Lankaputhra Development Bank NCRE Non-Conventional Renewable Energy LDCs Least Developed Countries NDA Net Domestic Assets LECO Lanka Electricity Company (Pvt.) Ltd. NEA National Environmental Act LFC Licensed Finance Company NEDA National Enterprise Development Authority LFPR Labour Force Participation Rate NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate LGN Lanka Government Network NEP Northern Expressway LHS Left Hand Side NER Net Enrolment Ratio LIBOR London
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