List of Acronyms AAC Advisory Audit Committee BI Business Intelligence AASL Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Limited BIA Bandaranaike International Airport ACU Asian Clearing Union BIMSTEC Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral AD Authorised Dealer Technical and Economic Cooperation ADB Asian Development Bank BIMV Budget Implementation and Monitoring Unit AFD Agency For Development BIS Bank for International Settlements AFIT Agency For International Trade BLS Bureau of Labour Statistics AI Artificial Intelligence BMARI Bandaranaike Memorial Ayurveda Research AIID Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Institute ALMA Active Liability Management Act BMI Body Mass Index AMC Authorised Money Changers BOC Bank of Ceylon AMCCs Authorised Money Changing Companies BOI Board of Investment AML Anti-Money Laundering BOOT Build, Own, Operate and Transfer AMLO Anti-Money Laundering Office BOP Balance of Payments AMP Agriculture Sector Modernisation Project BOS Business Outlook Survey ANRPC Association of Natural Rubber Producing bpd barrels per day Countries BPM Business Process Management AOD Academy of Design BPM6 Balance of Payments Manual Sixth Edition APG Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering BPO Business Process Outsourcing API Agriculture Production Index BRIC Brazil, Russia, India and China APIs Application Programming Interfaces BRIC Budget Review and Implementation Committee APPFs Approved Pension and Provident Funds BRT Bus Rapid Transit APREA Asia Pacific Real Estate Association BSI Business Sentiment Indices APTA Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement CAL Computer Assisted Learning ARF Agency Results Framework CAR Capital Adequacy Ratio ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations CAREP Conflict Affected Region Emergency Project ASI Annual Survey of Industries CAS Common ATM Switch ASPI All Share Price Index CASA Current Account and Savings Account ATI Advanced Technological Institutions CBF Commonwealth Business Forum ATM Average Time to Maturity CBGs Criteria Based Grants ATMs Automated Teller Machines CBS Centre for Banking Studies ATMS Advanced Traffic Management System CBSL Central Bank of Sri Lanka ATPF Asian Trade Promotion Forum CCAPS Common Card and Payment Switch ATS Automated Trading System CCB Capital Conservation Buffer AWCMR Average Weighted Call Money Rate CCB Coconut Cultivation Board AWDR Average Weighted Deposit Rate CCC Ceylon Chamber of Commerce AWFDR Average Weighted Fixed Deposit Rate CCP Central Counter Party Clearing House AWLR Average Weighted Lending Rate CCPI Colombo Consumer Price Index AWNDR Average Weighted New Deposit Rate CCTV Closed Circuit Television AWNFDR Average Weighted New Fixed Deposit Rate CDA Coconut Development Authority AWNLR Average Weighted New Lending Rate CDB China Development Bank AWPR Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate CDD Customer Due Diligence AWRR Average Weighted Repo Rate CDIS Co-ordinated Direct Investment Survey B2B Business-to-Business CDS Credit Demand Survey B2C Business-to-Consumer CE Compensation of Employees BAQ Better Air Quality CEA Central Environmental Authority BBP Belgium Bridge Project CEB Ceylon Electricity Board BBR Budget Balance Rule CECB Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau BCBS Basel Committee on Banking Supervision CEFTS Common Electronic Fund Transfer Switch BCP Business Continuity Planning CEMD Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Deaths BFCAs Business Foreign Currency Accounts CEO Chief Executive Officer BFTI Bertelsmann Foundation Transformation Index CEP Central Expressway Project BGL Betting and Gaming Levy CEPAs Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements CERA Centre of Excellence in Robotics Applications DHS Demographic and Health Survey CFC Ceylon Fisheries Corporation DI Department of Irrigation CFC Consumption of Fixed Capital DIEs Direct Investment Enterprises CFT Countering the Financing of Terrorism DIMIS Digital Identity Management Integrated System CGSPA Credit Guarantee Scheme for Pawning Advances DLT Distributed Ledger Technology CGT Capital Gains Tax DNCWS Department of National Community Water Supply CHOGM Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting DOA Department of Agriculture CICT Colombo International Container Terminal DOC Department of Commerce CIDA Construction Industry Development Authority DOP Department of Posts CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight DPRK Democratic People’s Republic of Korea CIMM Central Integrated Market Monitor DR Debt Rule CINEC Colombo International Nautical and Engineering DS Divisional Secretariat College DSD Department of Samurdhi Development CIS Commonwealth of Independent States DSGE Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium CIT Cheque Imaging and Truncation DST Deputy Secretary to the Treasury CKAH Colombo-Kandy Alternate Highway DTET Department of Technical Education and Training CKDu Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown aetiology DvP Delivery versus Payment CKE Colombo Katunayake Expressway DZLiSPP Dry Zone Livelihood Support and Partnership CMA Condominium Management Authority Programme CMC Colombo Municipal Council EC European Commission CMobS Common Mobile Switch ECA Exchange Control Act COLA Cost of Living Allowance ECT East Container Terminal COLC Cost of Living Committee eDAS Electronic Document Attestation System COP Conference of the Parties EDB Export Development Board COSTI Coordinating Office for Science, Technology and EDCF Economic Development Cooperation Fund Innovation EDS External Debt Statistics CPs Commercial Papers EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone CPC Ceylon Petroleum Corporation EFF Extended Fund Facility CPCP Colombo Port City Project EFTs Electronic Fund Transfers CPI Consumer Price Index EFTPOS Electronic Fund Transfer Facilities at the Point of CPI Corruption Perceptions Index Sale CPS Common PoS Switch EGDI E-Government Development Index CRI Coconut Research Institute EIA Environmental Impact Assessment CRIB Credit Information Bureau EKSP Education for Knowledge Society Project CRIMS Credit Information Management System ENRP Emergency North Recovery Project CRIP Climate Resilience Improvement Project e-onboarding Electronic onboarding CRISL Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka EOI Expressions of Interest CSDDLS Commercial Scale Dairy Development Loan Scheme EPA Environment Protection Area CSE Colombo Stock Exchange EPC Engineer, Procurement and Construction CSFTA China - Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement EPF Employees’ Provident Fund CSRP Colombo Suburban Railway Project EPL Environmental Protection License CSS Credit Supply Survey EPP Environmental Pioneer President’s CTA Colombo Tea Auction EPZ Export Processing Zone CTRs Cash Transactions ER Expenditure Rule CTRAs Capital Transactions Rupee Accounts ERD Economic Research Department CWDCS Country Wide Data Collection System ESC Economic Service Charge D-SIBs Domestic Systemically Important Banks ESC Education for Social Cohesion Project DAPH Department of Animal Production and Health ESDFP Education Sector Development Framework DBUs Domestic Banking Units Programme DC Desiccated Coconut ESDP Education Sector Development Programme DCD Dicyandiamide ESS External Sector Statistics DCS Department of Census and Statistics EST Environmentally Sustainable Transport DDA Doha Development Agenda ETCA Economic and Technology Cooperation Agreement DDMC Domestic Debt Management Committee ETF Employees’ Trust Fund DFCC Development Finance Corporation of Ceylon ETP Electronic Trading Platform ETU Emergency Treatment Unit GVA Gross Value Added EU European Union GVCs Global Value Chains EXIM Bank Export-Import Bank GWh Giga Watt hours FAC Fuel Adjustment Charge GWP Global Warming Potential FAO Food and Agriculture Organization GWP Gross Written Premium FATF Financial Action Task Force HACCP Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point FC Financial Corporations HDFC Housing Development Finance Corporation Bank FCAASA Foreign Currency Account for an Agent of Foreign HDI Human Development Index Shipping Line/Airline HH Households FCBU Foreign Currency Banking Unit HIES Household Income and Expenditure Survey FCTFF Foreign Currency Term Financing Facility HIPG Hambantota International Port Group (Pvt) Ltd FDA Food and Drug Administration HIPS Hambantota International Port Services FDI Foreign Direct Investment Company (Pvt)Ltd. FEEA Foreign Exchange Earners’ Accounts HIV Human Immunodeficiency Virus FinTech Financial Technology HLCs Healthy Lifestyle Centres FIPI Factory Industry Production Index HQLA High Quality Liquid Assets FIR Flight Information Region HS Code Harmonised System Code FIS Fixed Income Securities HTM Held-to-maturity FIT Flexible Inflation Targeting IACCCC Inter-Agency Coordination Committee on Climate FIU Financial Intelligence Unit Change FMRA Fiscal Management (Responsibility) Act IAS International Accounting Standards FOB Free On Board IBSL Insurance Board of Sri Lanka FPAS Forecasting and Policy Analysis System IC Investment Committee FPNP Food Production National Programme ICs Insurance Companies FSRB FATF Styled Regional Monitoring Bodies ICAAP Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process FTA Free Trade Agreement ICASL Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka FTRA Financial Transactions Reporting Act, No. 6 of 2006 ICDL International Computer Driving License FTTH Fibre to the Home ICT Information and Communication Technology FVTPL Fair Value through Profit or Loss ICTA Information and Communication Technology FX Foreign Exchange Agency G-SIBs Global Systemically Important Banks ICTAD Institute for Construction Training and GAP Good Agricultural Practices Development GCE General Certificate of Education IDA International Development Association GCI Global Competitiveness Index IDB Industrial Development Board GDDS General Data Dissemination System IDD International Direct Dialling GDE Gross Domestic Expenditure IDH Infectious Disease Hospital GDP Gross Domestic Product IDRC International Development Research Centre GFS Government Finance Statistics IE Industrial Estate GG General Government IE Inflation Expectations GIB Green Investment Bank IEE Initial Environmental Examination GIC Government Information Center IFA Investment Fund Account GICS Global Industry Classification Standard IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development GIS Global Information System IFC International Finance Corporation GMP Good Manufacturing Practices IFRS International Financial Reporting Standard GNI Gross National Income IIAs Inward Investment Accounts GOS Gross Operating Surplus IIP Index of Industrial Production GOSL Government of Sri Lanka IIP International Investment Position GPL Galoya Plantation Limited ILCH Index of Labour Cost per Hour GSA General Sales Agent ILF Intra-day Liquidity Facility GSLI Global Services Location Index IMF International Monetary Fund GSP Generalised System of Preferences IOC Investment Oversight Committee GSP+ Generalised System of Preferences Plus IORA Indian Ocean Rim Association GST Goods and Services Tax IPHT Institute of Post Harvest Technology GSTP Global System of Trade Preferences IPI Industrial Production Index GUTs Gilt Unit Trusts IPICT International Pedagogical ICT Driving License IPO Initial Public Offer LPOPP LankaPay Online Payment Platform IPP Independent Power Producer LRT Light Rail Transit IPR Intellectual Property Rights LSBs Licensed Specialised Banks IPS Inflation Perception Survey LSCs Lanka Sugar Companies IRA Inland Revenue Act LTE Long Term Evolution IRC International Research Conference LTV Loan to Value IRCSL Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka MARP More-At-Risk-Population IRD Inland Revenue Department MBA Migrant Block Account IRGS Innovative Research Grant Scheme MBSL Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka ISBs International Sovereign Bonds MCB Multi - Currency Board ISLFTA India - Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement MCPWS Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply ISOC Information Security Operations Centers MDF Medium Density Fibreboard ISP Image Scanning Project MDGs Millennium Development Goals IT Information Technology ME Mutual Evaluation ITC International Trade Centre MECs Minor Export Crops ITES Information Technology Enabled Services MER Mutual Evaluation Report ITI Industrial Technology Institute MFARD Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ITMIS Integrated Treasury Management Information System Development ITS Intelligent Transport System MFD Modelling and Forecasting Division ITTC Incubator and Transfer Centre MFF Multi-tranche Financing Facility ITU International Telecommunication Union MFU Modelling and Forecasting Unit IUU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated MFIs Microfinance Institutions JAAF Joint Apparel Association Forum MHC Ministry of Housing and Construction JCT Jaye Container Terminal MHEH Ministry of Higher Education and Highways JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency MHNIM Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous JTF Joint Task Force Medicine JWGT Joint Working Group on Trade MI Mixed Income KDU Kotalawala Defence University MIC Ministry of Industry and Commerce KFAED Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events KOICA Korea International Cooperation Agency MIS Management Information System KOPIA Korea Project on International Agriculture ML Money Laundering KPO Knowledge Process Outsourcing MLA Monetary Law Act KYC Know Your Customer MLL Mihin Lanka (Pvt) Limited LC Letter of Credit MMWD Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development LCBs Licensed Commercial Banks MNGOs Microfinance Non-governmental Organisations LCI Labour Cost Index MNPEA Ministry of National Policies & Economic Affairs LCL Less Container Load MOC Market Operations Committee LCLTGEP Least Cost Long-Term Generation Expansion Plan MODSIT Ministry of Development Strategies and LCPL LankaClear (Pvt.) Limited International Trade LCR Liquidity Coverage Ratio MOFMM Ministry of Finance & Mass Media LDB Lankaputhra Development Bank MOH Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous LDCs Least Developed Countries Medicine LECO Lanka Electricity Company (Pvt.) Limited MOIC Ministry of Industry and Commerce LFCs Licensed Finance Companies MOU Memorandum of Understanding LFPR Labour Force Participation Rate MPC Monetary Policy Committee LGs Local Government authorities MPCC Monetary Policy Consultative Committee LGN Lanka Government Network MPCLG Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local LHS Left Hand Side Government LIBOR London Interbank Offered Rate MPI Milanka Price Index LIOC Lanka Indian Oil Company MRAs Mutual Recognition Agreements LKAS Sri Lanka Accounting Standards MRDS Minimum Requirement Data Set LMFC Licensed Microfinance Company MRIA Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport LNG Liquefied Natural Gas MRMRP Magam Ruhunupura Mahinda Rajapaksa Port LPG Liquid Petroleum Gas MRO Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul LPI Land Price Index MRP Maximum Retail Price MSDVT Ministry of Skills Development and NPAs Non-Performing Accommodations Vocational Training NPC National Payments Council MSL Mean Sea Level NPISH Non-Profit Institutions Serving Households MSMEs Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises NPLs Non-Performing Loans MSTR Ministry of Science, Technology and Research NRCP Northern Road Connectivity Project MTDS Medium Term Debt Strategy NRFC Non Resident Foreign Currency (Account) MTISED Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small NRI Networked Readiness Index Enterprise Development NRNNFA Non Resident Non National Foreign Currency MTMFF Medium Term Macro Fiscal Framework Account MW Mega Watt NRRP Nothern Road Rehabilitation Project MWSIP Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program NSB National Savings Bank NADeP National Agribusiness Development Programme NSBM National School of Business Management NAITA National Apperentice and Industrial Training NSF National Science Foundation Authority NSFR Net Stable Funding Ratio NAP National Action Plan NSHEls Non-State Higher Education Institutes NAPPP National Agency for Public Private Partnerships NSW National Single Window NAV Net Asset Value NTC National Transport Commission NAQDA National Aquaculture Development Authority NTF Near Term Forecasting NBT Nation Building Tax NTFC National Trade Facilitation Committee NCCPSL National Climate Change Policy of Sri Lanka NTM Non-tariff Measures NCCSL National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka NTP New Trade Policy NCDs Non-Communicable Diseases NVQ National Vocational Qualification NCE Nanotechnology Centre of Excellence NWS&DB National Water Supply and Drainage Board NCE National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka NYCS National Youth Services Council NCG Net Credit to the Government OBUs Offshore Banking Units NCP Northern Road Connectivity Project OCH Outer Circular Highway NCPI National Consumer Price Index ODS Ozone Depleting Substances NCRCS New Comprehensive Rural Credit Scheme OECD Organisation of Economic Corporation and NCRE Non-Conventional Renewable Energy Development NCS National Card Scheme OFC Other Field Crops NDA Net Domestic Assets OFID OPEC Fund for International Development NEA National Environmental Act OIAs Outward Investment Accounts NEDA National Enterprise Development Authority OMO Open Market Operations NEER Nominal Effective Exchange Rate OPEC Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries NEET Not in Employment, Education or Training OPL Official Poverty Line NEP Northern Expressway OPRC Output and Performance-based Road Contracts NER Net Enrolment Ratio OSU One Stop Unit NES National Export Strategy PABC Pan Asia Banking Corporation PLC NFA Net Foreign Assets PAL Ports and Airports Development Levy NFC Near Field Communication PAMP Poverty Alleviation Microfinance Project NFC Non-Financial Corporations PAMP-RF Poverty Alleviation Microfinaince Project - NFIS National Financial Inclusion Strategy Revolving Fund NGJA National Gem & Jewellery Authority PAYE Pay-As-You-Earn NGOs Non-Governmental Organisations PBB Performance Based Budgeting NGRS National Green Reporting System PCs Provincial Councils NHDA National Housing Development Authority PCC Pure Ceylon Cinnamon NIC National Identity Card PCE Private Consumption Expenditure NIE National Institute of Education PCG Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme NII Net Interest Income PDs Primary Dealers NIM Net Interest Margin PEARL Post-disaster Economic Activity Recovery Loan Scheme NIR Net International Reserves PER Price-Earnings Ratio NLDB National Livestock Development Board PFCAs Personal Foreign Currency Accounts NOP Net Open Position PFIs Participating Financial Institutions NOU National Ozone Unit PFM Public Financial Management NOS Net Operating Surplus PGDP Provincial Gross Domestic Product PHCR Poverty Headcount Ratio RRI Rubber Research Institute PHSRC Private Health Services Regulatory Council RSS Ribbed Smoked Sheet PIs Participating Institutions RTGS Real Time Gross Settlement PLC Public Limited Company RWCAR Risk Weighted Capital Adequacy Ratio PMB Paddy Marketing Board SAARC South Asian Association for Regional PMI Purchasing Managers’ Index Cooperation PMS Pension Management System SAFTA South Asian Free Trade Area POS Point of Sale SAGT South Asia Gateway Terminal PPI Producer’s Price Index SAITM South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine PPP Public Private Partnership SAPTA South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangement PPP Purchasing Power Parity SAS Shared ATM Switch PRDC Petroleum Resources Development Committee SATIS SAARC Agreement on Trade in Services PRDS Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat S & P Standard and Poor’s PRI Palmyrah Research Institute SBA Stand-By Arrangement PSDGs Province Specific Development Grants SBN Sustainable Banking Network PSDPs Province Specific Development Projects SBs Stock Brokering Firms PSFTA Pakistan - Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement SCAQA Standing Committee on Accreditation and Quality PSPF Public Service Provident Fund Assurance PTAs Preferential Trade Agreements SCIs Statements of Corporate Intent PTL Perpetual Treasuries Limited SCL Special Commodity Levy PUCSL Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka SCT South Container Terminal QAAA Quality Assurance and Accreditation Authority SDDS Special Data Dissemination Standard QEDS Quarterly External Debt Statistics SDF Standing Deposit Facility QLFS Quarterly Labour Force Survey SDFR Standing Deposit Facility Rate QoS Quality of Service SDGs Sustainable Development Goals QPC Quantitative Performance Criteria SDR Special Drawing Rights QPM Quarterly Projection Model SE Southern Expressway R & D Research and Development SEACEN South East Asian Central Banks RAMIS Revenue Administration Management Information SEC Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka System SEPI Self Employment Promotion Initiative RAMP Reserve Advisory and Management Programme SFIDA Special Foreign Investment Deposit Account RBC Risk Based Capital SFLCP-RF Small Farmers and Landless Credit Project - RBI Reserve Bank of India Revolving Fund RBM Results Based Monitoring SIA Securities Investment Account RDA Road Development Authority SIBA Sri Lanka International Buddhist Academy RDD Rubber Development Department SITC Standard International Trade Classification RDHS Regional Directorates of Health Services SLA SriLankan Airlines RDT Reserve Data Template SLAR Statutory Liquid Asset Ratio REAEP Resumption of Economic Activities in the Eastern SLAS Sri Lanka Accounting Standards Province SLASSCOM Sri Lanka Association of Software and Services REER Real Effective Exchange Rate Companies REIT Real Estate Investment Trust SLATE Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological repos repurchase transactions Education RFC Resident Foreign Currency (Accounts) SLBA Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd RFP Request for Proposal SLBFE Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment RGD Registrar General’s Department SLC Sri Lanka Customs RegTech Technology in Regulation SLCs Specialised Leasing Companies RHS Right Hand Side SLCSMI Sri Lanka Chamber of Small and Medium RMU Risk Management Unit Industries RNNFC Resident Non National Foreign Currency Deposits SLDBs Sri Lanka Development Bonds ROA Return on Assets SLDF Sri Lanka Design Festival ROE Return on Equity SLDILSS Sri Lanka Deposit Insurance and Liquidity Support RPC Regional Plantation Companies Scheme RR Revenue Rule SLECIC Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Corporation RRDI Rice Research Development Institute SLF Standing Lending Facility SLFPA Sri Lanka Food Processors’ Association TEUs Twenty-foot Equivalent Container Units SLFR Standing Lending Facility Rate TF Terrorist Financing SLFRS Sri Lanka Financial Reporting Standards TFA Trade Facilitation Agreement SLIBOR Sri Lanka Interbank Offered Rate TIFA Trade and Investment Framework Agreement SLIN Sri Lanka Identification Number TIP Trade Information Portal SLINTEC Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology TLP Trade Liberalisation Programme SLIPS Sri Lanka Inter-bank Payment System TOT Training of Trainers SLITA Sri Lanka Institute of Textile and Apparel TPP Trans-Pacific Partnership SLPA Sri Lanka Ports Authority TPR Trade Policy Review SLPI Sri Lanka Prosperity Index TRCSL Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri SLQF Sri Lanka Qualification Framework Lanka SLR Sri Lanka Railways TRI Tea Research Institute SLS Saubhagya Loan Scheme TSEP Transforming the School Education System as the SLSEA Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority Foundation of Knowledge Hub Project SLSFTA Sri Lanka - Singapore Free Trade Agreement TSHDA Tea Small Holdings Development Authority SLSI Sri Lanka Standards Institution TSP Tourism Strategic Plan SLSPC Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation TVEC Tertiary and Vocational Education Commission SLTB Sri Lanka Tea Board TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training SLTB Sri Lanka Transport Board UAE United Arab Emirates SLTDA Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority UAT User Acceptance Testing SLTPB Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau UCT Unity Container Terminal SLTTS Super Luxury Tourist Transport Service UDA Urban Development Authority SLVTA Sri Lanka Vocational Training Authority UGC University Grants Commission SMEs Small and Medium Enterprises UHT Ultra Heat Treated SMILE III-RF Small and Micro Industry Leader and Entrepreneur UID Unique Identification Promotion Project Phase III - Recovery fund UIG University, Industry and Government SNA System of National Accounts UIP Uncovered Interest Rate Parity SNBFI Supervision of Non-Bank Financial Institutions UK United Kingdom SOBEs State Owned Business Enterprises UN United Nations SOREM Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery Expansion and UNCCD United Nations Convention to Combat Modernisation Desertification SPC State Pharmaceuticals Corporation UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and SPEnDP Small Holder Plantation Entrepreneurship Development Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme SRC Standing Rate Corridor UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate SRF Standardised Report Forms Change SRI Sugarcane Research Institute UN-REDD United Nations Programme on Reducing Emissions SRIS Social Registry Information System from Deforestation and Forest Degradation SRR Statutory Reserve Ratio UNSCR United Nations Security Council Resolution SSNP Social Safety Nets Project UNWTO United Nation’s World Tourism Organisation SSU Student Savings Units USA/US United States of America STDs Sexually Transmitted Diseases USD United States Dollar STRS Secured Transaction Registry System USDA Urban Settlement Development Authority STRs Suspicious Transaction Reports UTs Unit Trusts SUVs Sport Utility Vehicles UTCS Unified Transport Card Solution SVAT Simplified Value Added Tax UTMC Unit Trust Management Company SWIFT Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial VAT Value Added Tax Telecommunications VDRL Venereal Disease Research Laboratory TBI Technology Business Incubator VJP Visiting Journalist Program T-bonds Treasury bonds VMS Variable Message Sign TC Technical Compliance VMS Vessel Monitoring System TCF Trillion Cubic Feet VRI Veterinary Research Institute TDF Technology Development Fund VSSO Voluntary Social Service Organisations TDP Tea Development Programme VTA Vocational Training Authority telcos telecommunication companies WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene WAYRs Weighted Average Yield Rates WHO World Health Organisation WBB Welfare Benefits Board WHT Withholding Tax WCLSTF Working Capital Loan Scheme for Tea Factories WIPO World Intellectual Property Office WCLWD Weligama Coconut Leaf Wilt Disease WMD Weapons of Mass Destruction WCO World Customs Organisation W & OP Widows’ and Orphans’ Pension WEDF World Export Development Forum WR & OP Widowers’ and Orphans’ Pension WEDP Women Entrepreneurship Development WRMDP Western Region Megapolis Development Plan Programme WRS Web-based Recruitment System WEF World Economic Forum WTO World Trade Organization WEO World Economic Outlook WTTC World Travel and Tourism Council WEPA Water Environment Partnership Association WUSL Wayamba University of Sri Lanka WFP World Food Programme ZBB Zero Based Budgeting