AACMA |
Auto Components Manufacturers'Association |
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
ADPB |
The Agriculture Development bank |
ADRs |
American Depository Receipts |
AES A |
US power company |
AFL-CIO |
American Federation for Labour and Congress for |
AGM |
Annual General Meeting |
AMPS |
Analogue Mobile Phone System |
AOP |
Association of Persons |
APO |
Asian Productivity Organisation |
APTMA |
All Pakistan textile Mills Association |
ASEAN |
Association of South East Asian Nations |
ASP |
Agricultural Statistics of Pakistan |
ATC |
Agreement on Textile and Clothing |
ATM |
Automatic Teller Machines |
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BEL |
Bankers Equity Limited |
BOI |
Board of Investment |
BOT |
Build-Operate-Transfer |
BPDB |
Bangladesh Power Development Board |
BRE |
Bureau de Rapprochement des Entreprises |
BSCIC |
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation |
BTTB |
Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board |
BTV |
Bangladesh Television |
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C & F |
Cost and Freight |
CAF |
Corporate Agricultural Farming |
CBA |
Collective Bargaining Agents |
CBI |
Confederation of British Industry |
CBR |
Central Board of Revenue |
CCOI |
Cabinet Committee on Investment |
CDC |
Commonwealth Development Corporation |
CDMA |
Code Division Multiplex Access |
CDS |
Central Depository System |
CEPZ |
Chittagong Export Processing Zone |
CGO |
Customs General Order |
CHPF |
Clearing House Protection Fund |
CIF |
Cost Insurance & Freight |
CIOL |
Cyber India Online Limited |
CKD |
Completely Knocked Down |
CLA |
Corporate Law Authority |
CNG |
Compressed Natural Gas |
COAI |
Cellular Operators Association of India |
COFACE |
Compagnie d'Assurance pour le Commerce Extérieur |
CP |
Clearance Permit |
CPA |
Chittagong Port Authority |
CRF |
Clean Report of Findings |
CRR |
Cash Reserve Ratio |
CSE |
Chittagong Stock Exchange |
CTL |
Central Testing Laboratories |
CV |
Curriculum Vitae |
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DFI |
Development Finance Institutions |
DTRE |
Duty and Tax Remission for Exporters |
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ECG |
Electrical Capital Goods |
ECGD |
Export Credit Guarantee Department |
ECGD |
Export Credit Guarantee Department |
ECO |
Economic Cooperation Organisation |
EDFI |
European Development Finance Institutions |
EDS |
Export Development Surcharge |
EFA |
Education for All |
EFS |
Export Finance Scheme |
EIB |
European Investment Bank |
EIC |
Euro Information Centre |
EIU |
Economist Intelligence Unit |
EMIC |
Export Market Information Centre |
EOBI |
Employees Old Age Benefits Institution |
EPB |
Export Promotion Bureaux |
EPZ |
Export Processing Zone |
EPZA |
Export Processing Zone Authority |
EPZs |
Export Processing Zones |
ESR |
Education Sector Reforms |
EXIPs |
Export Insurance Policies |
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FATA |
Federally Administered Tribal Areas |
FBS |
Federal Bureau of Statistics |
FCS |
Fishermen Co-operative Society |
FPIA |
Foreign Private Investment (Promotion & Protection) Act |
FTA |
Free Trade Agreements |
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GATS |
General Agreement on Trade in Services |
GATT |
General Agreement on Tariff and Trade |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GIP |
Gross Industrial Product |
GOP |
Government of Pakistan |
GSD |
Government Supplies Department |
GSP |
Generalised Scheme of Tariff Preferences |
Gw |
Giga watt |
Gwh |
Giga watt per hour |
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IAS |
International Accounting Standards |
ICEX |
Instituto Espanol de Comercio Exterior |
ICSID |
International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes |
IDA |
International Development Agency |
IDCOL |
Infrastructure Development Company Limited |
IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
IFCCI |
International Foreign Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
IIFC |
Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Centre |
ILO |
International Labour Organisation |
IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
INFODEV |
World Bank Information Technology Development Fund |
IOSCO |
International Organisation of Securities Commission |
IP |
Import Permit |
IPDC |
Industrial Promotion and Development Company |
IPEC |
International Programme on the elimination of Child Labour |
IPF |
Investor Protection Fund |
IPPs |
Independent Power Producers |
IPR |
Intellectual Property Rights |
IQF |
Individual Quick Freezing |
IRC |
Import Registration Certificate |
ISE |
Islamabad Stock Exchange |
ISO |
International Standards Organisation |
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JETRO |
Japanese Export Trade Organisation |
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KAPCO |
Kot Addu Power Company |
KCCI |
Karachi Camber and Commerce and Industry |
KEPZ |
Karachi Export Processing Zone |
KESC |
Karachi Electricity Supply Company |
KSE |
Karachi Stock Exchange |
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L/C |
Letter of Credit |
LCA |
Letter of Credit Authorisation |
LCAF |
Letter of Credit Authorisation Form |
LFO |
Legal Framework Order |
LIBOR |
London Interbank Offered Rate |
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MFA |
Multi-Fibre Agreement |
MFA |
Multi-Fibre Arrangement |
MFN |
Most Favoured Nation (MFN) |
MIGA |
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency |
MIRDC |
Metal Industry Research and Development Centre |
MMA |
Muttahida Majli-i-Amal |
MNCs |
Multinational Companies |
MOPTs |
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications |
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NAB |
The National Accountability Bureau |
NBP |
National Bank of Pakistan |
NCB |
Nationalised Commercial Banks |
NCCWD |
National Commission for Child Welfareand Development |
NCEL |
National Commodity Exchange Limited |
NDFC |
National development Finance Corporation |
NDND |
No-duty No-drawback |
NEPRA |
National Electricity Regulatory Authority |
NOC |
No Objection Certificates |
NPL |
non-performing loan |
NRI |
Non-Resident Indian |
NSS |
National Saving Schemes |
NTB |
Non-Tariff Barriers |
NTDC |
National Transmission & Despatch Company |
NTN |
National Tax Number |
NUST |
National University of Sciences and Technology |
NWFP |
North West Frontier Province |
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OCSIR |
Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial Research |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturers |
OGRA |
Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority |
OIC |
Organisation of Islamic Conference |
OICCI |
The Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
OPEC |
Oil Producing and Exporting Countries |
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PAAPAM |
Pakistan Association of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufacturers |
PAT |
Profit After Tax |
PC |
Personal Computer |
PC & A |
Pohl Consulting and Associates |
PE |
Permanent Establishment |
PEFGA |
Pakistan Export Finance Guarantee Agency |
PEMRA |
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority |
PF |
Providend Fund |
PG |
Post Graduate |
PhD |
Doctor of Philosophy |
PIA |
Pakistan International Airline |
PLR |
Prime Lending Rate |
PMLQA |
Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-i-Azam |
PNAC |
Pakistan National Accreditation Council |
POCSAG |
Post office code Standard advisory group |
PPIB |
Private Power and Infrastructure Board |
PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
PPP |
Pakistan People's Party |
PPRA |
Public Procurement Regulatory Authority |
PRGF |
Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility |
PSI |
Pakistan Standards Institution |
PSQCA |
Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority |
PSUs |
Public Sector Undertakings |
PTCL |
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd. |
PUD |
Peeled, undeveined |
PWC |
Pakistan Workers Confederation |
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QCC |
Quality Control Centre |
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R & D |
Research & Development |
RBI |
Reserve Bank of India |
RCCI |
Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
RIA |
Reportable Injury Accident |
Rs |
Rupee |
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SAARC |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
SACE |
Istituto per i Servizi Assicurativi del credito all'Esportazione |
SAFTA |
South Asian Free Trade Area |
SAPTA |
South Asian Preferential Trading Arrangements |
SBP |
State Bank of Pakistan |
SCCI |
Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
SDC |
Standards Development Centre |
SEBI |
Securities & Exchange Board of India |
SEC |
Socio Economic Classification |
SECP |
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan |
SIA |
Secretariat Of Industrial Assistance |
SIPEC |
Sino Petroleum Import Export Company |
SKD |
Semi Knocked Down |
SMC |
Single Member Company |
SME |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
SMEDA |
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authorities |
SOHO |
Small Office-Home Office |
SRO |
Special Regulatory Order |
SSI |
Small Scale Industries |
STP |
Software Technology Park |
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TEC |
International Electrochemical Commission |
TRAI |
Telecom Regulatory Authority |
TRIPS |
Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights |
TSC |
Technical Services Centre |
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UHT |
Ultra High Temperature |
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WAPDA |
Water Resources & Power Development Authority |
WTO |
World Trade Organisation |