Glossary of terms related to IFIs

Acronyms related to IFIs
ADB

Asian Development Bank
AfDB

African Development Bank
ASEAN

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Bank

World Bank (IBRD and IDA)
BOD

Board of Directors
BOG

Board of Governors
BOP

Balance of Payments
BWIs

Bretton Woods Institutions
CAO

Compliance Advisor Ombudsman
CAS

Country Assistance Strategy
CD

Concept Document
CDF

Comprehensive Development Framework
CEE/CA

Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
CGIAR

Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CPIA

Country Policy and Institutional Assessment
CSOs

Civil Society Organizations
DEC

Development Economics and Data Group
EBRD

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ECOSOC

Economic and Social Council (UN)
EDs

Executive Directors
EIA

Environmental Impact Assessment
EIB

European Investment Bank
ESSD

Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development
ESW

Economic and Sector Work
EU

European Union
FDI

Foreign Direct Investment
FSAP

Financial Sector Assessment Program
G-7

"Group of Seven (USA, Britain, France, Italy, Japan, Germany and Canada)"
GATT

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
GDP

Gross Domestic Product
GEF

Global Environment Facility
GMO

Genetically Modified Organism
GNP

Gross National Product
HIPC

Highly Indebted Poor Country (Debt Initiative)
I-PRSP

Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IADB

Inter-American Development Bank
IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICAs

Investment Climate Assessments
ICR

Implementation Completion Report
ICSID

International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes
ICT

Information Communication Technology
IDA

International Development Association (World Bank)
IEG

Independent Evaluation Group
IFC

International Finance Corporation
IFIs

International Financial Institutions
ILO

International Labour Organization
IMF

International Monetary Fund
IMFC

International Monetary and Finance Committee
InfoDev

Information for Development Program
InfoShop

Information Shop at the World Bank
INT

Department of Institutional Integrity
IP

Inspection Panel
IPP

International Parliamentarian Petiton
LDCs

Least Developed Countries
LDP

Letter of Development Policy
LICUS

low-income countries under stress
MDB

multilateral development bank
MDG

Millennium Development Goal
MENA

Middle East and North Africa
MIC

Middle-income country
MIGA

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
MOS

Monthly Operational Summary
NAFTA

North American Free Trade Arrangement
NEPAD

New Partnership for Africa
NGO

Non Governmental Organization
ODA

Official Development Assistance
OECD

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OEG

Operations Evaluation Group
OP

Operational Policy
OPEC

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
PAD

Project Appraisal Document
PCD

Project Concept Document
PID

Project Information Document
PNoWB

The Parliamentary Network on the World Bank
PRGF

Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility
PRS

Poverty Reduction Strategy
PRSC

Poverty Reduction Support Credit
PRSP

Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
PSIA

poverty and social impact analysis
QAG

Quality Assurance Group
RAP

Resettlement Action Plan
SAR

World Bank Staff Appraisal Report
SDRs

Special Drawing Rights
SMEs

Small and Medium Enterprises
SSA

Sub-Saharan Africa
SSP

Sector Strategy Paper
TNC

Transnational Corporation
TRD

Tranche Release Document
UN

United Nations
UNCTAD

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNDP

United Nations Development Programme
UNEP

United Nations Environmental Programme
UNHCR

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Uruguay Round

Last round of multilateral trade negotiations under the GATT
USAID

United States Agency for International Developement
WB

"World Bank (IBRD, IDA)"
WBG

"World Bank (IBRD, IDA, IFC, MIGA)"
WTO

World Trade Organization