List of Important Banking & Finance Abbreviations

Abbreviation	Full Forms
ABBS	Any Branch Banking System
ADB	Asian Development Bank
AGM	Annual General Meeting
ALM	Asset Liability Management
AML	Anti-Money Laudering
APG	Asia Pacific Group
ASBA	Applications Supported by Blocked Amount
ATM	Automated Teller Machine
BAFIA	Banks and Financial Institution Act
BCBS	Bassel Committe On Banking Supervision
BLB	Branchless Banking
BFIs	Banks and Financial Institutions
BO	Beneficial Owner
BOD	Board of Directors
BOP	Balance of Payments
CTS	Computer Trading System
CAR	Capital Adequacy Ratio
C-ASBA	Centralised Application Supported by Blocked Amount
CB	Corporate Bond
CCB
CCD	Credit to Core capital cum Deposit
CCL	Cash Credit Limit
CCO	Chief Compliance Officer
CD	Certificate of Deposit
CDS	Central Depository System
CEO	Chief Executive Officer
CFT	Combating the Financing of Terrorism
CIB	Credit Information Bureau
CO	Complaince Officer
COO	Cheif Operating Officer
CRR	Cash Reserve Ratio
CSD	Customer Service Department
CSR	Corporate Social Responsibility
CPI	Consumer's Price Index
CDD	Customer Due Diligence
CIT	Citizen Investment Trust
CSI	Cottage and Small scale Industry
DMLI	Department of Money Laundering and Investigation
ECB	External Commercial Borrowing
ECDD	Enhanced Customer Due Diligence
EMI	Equated Monthly Installments
EPF	Employee's Provident Fund
EPS	Earning Per Share
FATF	Financial Action Task Force
FDI	Foreign Direct Investment
FT	Fund Transfer
FNCCI	Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry
FPO	Further Public Offering
FT	Fund Transfer
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GDS	Gross Domestic Savings
GoN	Government of Nepal
IBAN	International Bank Account Number
IBRD	International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAAP	Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process
IRC	Interest Rate Corridor
IMF	International Monetary Fund
IPO	Intial Public Offering
IRC	Interest Rate Corridor
KYC	Know Your Customer
KYE	Know Your Employee
LBO	Limited Branch Outlet
LCR	Liquidity Coverage Ratio
LC	Letter of Credit
LRP	Liquidity Risk Premium
LTD	Long Term Debt
LTP	Last Trading Price
LMFF	Liquidity Monitoring and Forecasting Framework
LTV	Loan-to-Value
MFIs	Microfinance Institutions
ML	Money Laundering
M1	Narrow Money Supply
M2	Broad Money Supply
MOU	Memorandum of Understanding
MPIN	Mobile Personal Identification Number
NAV	Net Assets Value
NCHL	Nepal Clearing House Limited
NEPSE	Nepal Stock Exchange
NFRS	Nepal Financial Reporting Standard
NOTS	NEPSE Online Trading System
NOW	Negotiable Order of Withdrawal
NPA	Non-Performing Assets
NPV	Net Present Value
NPL	Non Performing Loan
NRB	Nepal Rastra Bank
OTP	One Time Password
OLF	Overnight lending facility
OBS	Off Balance Sheet
OI	Operation In-charge
OMO	Open Market Operation
PAN	Permanent Account Number
PEP	Politically Exposed Person
PIN	Personal Identification Number
POS	Point of Sales
PG	Personal Guarantee
PSP	Payment System Provider
ROA	Return on Assests
ROE	Return on Equity
RTGS	Real Time Gross Settlement
RWA	risk weighted asset
SEBON	Securities Board of Nepal
SIS	Supervisory Information System
SLC	Standby Letter of Credit
SLF	Standing Liquidity Facility
SLR	Statutory Liquidity Ratio
SOL	Single Obligor Limit
STR	Suspicious Transaction Report
SWIFT	Society for Worldwide Inter-bank Financial Telecommunication
y-o-y	year on year
SSU	Surplus Spending Unit
DSU	Deficit Spending Unit
T-bill	Treasury Bills
TBML	Trade Based Money Laundering
TT	Telegraphic Transfer
TTR	Threshold Transaction Report
LIBOR	London Inter-Bank Offered Rate
PSO	Payment System Operator