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ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

AAC Advisory and Arbitration Committee
ADB Asian Development Bank
AGM Annual General Meeting
ALICO American Life Insurance Company
CBR Central Board of Revenue
CDC Central Depository Company
CEO Chief Executive Officer
CHPF Clearinghouse Protection Fund
CLA Corporate Law Authority
CLAD Company Law Administration Division
CMDP Capital Market Development Program
CO Certificate of Investment
Cost Audit Rules Companies (Audit of Cost Accounts) Rules, 1998
COT Carry-over Trade/ Transaction
CPA Claims Paying Ability
CRO Company Registration Office
CRS Corporate Registration System
CU Commercial Union
DFI Development Finance Institution
EMD Enforcement and Monitoring Division
FIBV International Federation of the Stock Exchanges
IAS International Accounting Standard
ICAP Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan
ICMAP Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Pakistan
ICP Investment Corporation of Pakistan
ICSP Institute of Corporate Secretaries of Pakistan
ID Insurance Division
IFAC International Federation of Accountants
IFC International Finance Corporation
IOSCO International Organization of Securities Commissions
IPF Investor Protection Fund
IPO Initial Public Offering
IS Information System
ISE Islamabad Stock Exchange
IT Information Technology
ITCN Information Technology Commerce Network
JEIS Junior Executives Induction Scheme
KSE Karachi Stock Exchange
KSE-100 Index Karachi Stock Exchange 100 Shares Index
LAN Local Area Network
LSE Lahore Stock Exchange
LUMS Lahore University of Management Sciences
MAP Modaraba Association of Pakistan
MIS Management Information System
Modaraba Ordinance Modaraba Companies and Modaraba (Floatation and Control) Ordinance, 1980
MSS Market Surveillance Software
MSW Market Monitoring and Surveillance Wing
MUFAP Mutual Funds Assodation of Pakistan
NAB National Accountability Bureau
NAV Net Asset Value
NBFC Non-bank Finance Company
NBFI Non-bank Financial Institution
NCEL National Commodity Exchange Limited
NCSS National Clearing and Settlement System
NICL National Insurance Company Limited
NIT National Investment Trust Limited
NOC No Objection Certificate
NSS National Savings Schemes
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
OTC Over-t he-Counter
PILCORP Pakistan Industrial Leasing Corporation Limited
Policy Board Securities and Exchange Policy Board
PRCL Pakistan Reinsurance Company Limited
QCR Quality Control Review
Rs. Rupees
SBP State Bank of Pakistan
SCD Specialized Companies Division
sue State Life Insurance Corporation
SMC Single Member Company
SMD Securities Market Division
SSD Support Services Division
SPV Special Purpose Vehicle
TFC Term Finance Certificate
The Act Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997
The Code Code of Corporate Governance
The Commission Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan
UNDP United Nations Development Program
USA United States of America
UTP Unit Trust of Pakistan
VCC & VCF Rules Venture Capital Companies and Venture Capital Funds Rules, 2001
WAN Wide Area Network