LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS OF BANKING AND FINANCIAL TERMS

AMEX	American Stock Exchange
B.I.S.	Bank for International Settlements
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
GNP	Gross National Product
GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
DC	Deposit Certificates
EFTA	European Free Trade Association
EBRD	European Bank of Reconstruction and Development
ECS	European Currency System
EPU	European Payment Union
CCC	Common Commercial Code
CTCC	Common Trade-Commercial Code
EEC	European Economic Community
COMEX	Commodity Exchange of New York
CSE	Commission on Securities and Exchanges
IABD	Inter-American Bank of Development
IBRD	International Bank of Reconstruction and Development
IMF	International Monetary Fund
ILO	International Labor Organization
ISTC	International Standard Trade Classification
ITA	International Trade Agreement
RW	Research and experimental works
UNO	United Nations Organization
GAAP	Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
OPEC	Oil Products Exporters Countries
OECD	Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
SWIFT	Worldwide Interbank Finance Telecommunication Network
SDR	Special Drawings Rights
SFC	System of Farmer Credit
CCC	Commodity-Credit Corporation
TSC	Trust Settlement Corporation
PCSI	Patterns and Commodity Signs Institution
FCR	Federal Corporation of Reconstruction
FCDI	Federal Corporation on Deposits Insurance
FCILSA	Federal Corporation of Insurance of Loans Saving Association
FRS	Federal Reserve System
CHIPS	Electronic System of Interbank Clearing Calculations
EIB	Export-Import Bank of the USA
ECU	European Currency Unit
C.F.R.	Code of Federal Rules
U.S.C.	United States Code

ABBREVIATIONS, USED IN COMMERCIAL DOCUMENTATION

a.a	1. ad acta, лат. 2. always afloat
a.a.r., A/R, AAR	against all risks (shown in insurance polis)
a.s., a/s, A/S	at sight, after sight, account sales
awb, AWB	air waybill
B/E, BE	1. bill of exchange; 2. bill of entry
B/L, B.o.L.	bill of lading
B/P, B'PAY	1. bills payable; 2. bill of parcels
B/R, B'REC	1. bills receivable; 2. bank rate
B.S., B/S	1. bill of sale; 2. bill of sight, demand bill
BD, B/D	bank draft, bills discounted, broker/dealer
c.a., C.A., C/A	current account, current assets, capital account, credit account
c.o.d., C.O.D.	cash on delivery
CN, C/N	1. consignment note, GB; USA - waybill; 2. cover note; 3. credit note
C.A.D., CAD, cad	cash against documents
C.A.F., c.a.f., CAF	cost and freight; cost, assurance, freight
C.B.D., CBD	cash before delivery
CI, c.i.	cost and insurance
CIA, cia	cash in advance; certificate of internal auditing
CIF, c.i.f., C.I.&F.	cost, insurance and freight
CIFC, C.I.F.&C.	cost, insurance, freight and commissions
CIFCI, C.I.F.C.&I. (cost,   insurance, freight, commissions   and interest)	cost, insurance, freight, commissions and interest
D/A, d/a	1. days after acceptance; 2. documents against acceptance; 3. documents attached
D/C	1. delivery clause; 2. deviation clause
D/D, d/d	days after date/demand/draft, delivered docks, delivered
D/d	days after day
D/D	demand draft
D/N	debit note, demand note
D/O, d/o	delivery order
D/P	documents against payment
E. and O.E., E.&O.E.	errors and omissions excepted
ETA, e.t.a.	expected (estimated) time of arrival
FAA, f.a.a. (free of all average)	free of all average
FAS, fas, f.a.s.	free alongside ship
fco	franco
FCR	forwarding agent's certificate of transport
FCT	free on board (terms of delivery)
FOB, F.O.B., f.o.b.	free on rail
FOR, F.O.R., f.o.r.	free on truck
FOT, F.O.T., f.o.t.	free of particular average
FPA, F.P.A., f.p.a.	gross weight
L/C, l/c	letter of credit
LIBOR	London Interbank Offering Rate (of credit resources, as a rule for 3 and six months)
NT.WT	net weight
PN, P/N	promissory note
SDR	special drawing rights
S/N	shipping note
TR, T.R., T/R	trust receipt, tons register
T.Q.	total quality
TQM	total quality management
TT, T.T.	telegraphic transfer (money)
USM, U.S.M.	unlisted securities market
W/M	weight or measurement, without margin
W/R	warehouse receipt
WA, W.A.	with average
WPA	with particular average