| 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 |
