| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| DFI | Development Finance Institutions |
| DTRE | Duty and Tax Remission for Exporters |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| JETRO | Japanese Export Trade Organisation |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| QCC | Quality Control Centre |
| R & D | Research & Development |
| RBI | Reserve Bank of India |
| RCCI | Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| RIA | Reportable Injury Accident |
| Rs | Rupee |
| 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 |
| TEC | International Electrochemical Commission |
| TRAI | Telecom Regulatory Authority |
| TRIPS | Trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights |
| TSC | Technical Services Centre |
| UHT | Ultra High Temperature |
| WAPDA | Water Resources & Power Development Authority |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
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