| 2SMF |
2-Step Murabaha Financing |
| AAOIFI |
Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial
Institutions, Bahrain |
| ABC |
Arab Banking Corporation |
| ABS |
Asset-Backed Securities |
| ACCA |
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants |
| ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ADFIMI |
Association of National Development Finance Institutions |
| ADIB |
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank |
| AfDB |
African Development Bank |
| AFFI |
Arab Financing Facility for Infrastructure |
| AFI |
Alliance for Financial Inclusion |
| AfT |
Aid for Trade |
| AGRA |
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa |
| AIB |
Ajman Islamic Bank (UAE) |
| AIBIM |
Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia |
| AITAB |
Al-Ijarah Thumma Al-Bai` |
| APIF |
Awqaf Properties Investment Fund |
| ARCIFI |
Arbitration and Reconciliation Centre for Islamic Financial
Institution |
| ARR |
Anticipated Rate of Return |
| AsDB |
Asian Development Bank |
| ASEAN |
Association of the South East Asian Nations |
| ATM |
Automatic Teller Machine |
| AVCJ |
Asian Venture Capital Journal |
| AWI |
Arab World Initiative |
| AWIC |
Annual World Islamic Conference |
| B.E.D |
Board of Executive Directors |
| B.O.G |
Board of Governors |
| BADEA |
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa |
| BAZNAS |
Badan Amil Zakat Nasional (National Board of Zakat) |
| BBA |
Bai` Bithaman Ajil |
| BI |
Bank Indonesia (central bank) |
| BI |
Bank Islam (Malaysia) |
| BI |
Bank Islami (Pakistan) |
| BI RTGS |
Bank Indonesia Real Time Gross Settlement |
| BI SSSS |
Bank Indonesia Scripless Securities Settlement System |
| BIB |
Bahrain Islamic Bank |
| BIBF |
Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance |
| BIIH |
British Islamic Insurance Holdings |
| BIMP-EAGA |
Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines – East ASEAN Growth
Area |
| BIS |
Bank for International Settlement |
| BMA |
Bahrain Monetary Authority |
| BMI |
Bank Muamalat Indonesia |
| BOOT |
Build Own Operate and Transfer |
| BOT |
Build Operate and Transfer |
| BPO |
Business Process Outsourcing |
| BSE |
Bahrain Stock Exchange |
| BSM |
Bank Syariah Mandiri (Indonesia) |
| BTF |
Balance Transfer Facility |
| CAGR |
Cumulative Annual Growth Rate |
| CAMELS |
Capital adequacy, Asset quality, Management capability,
Earnings, Liquidity, |
| CAR |
Capital Adequancy Ratio |
| CB |
Central Bank |
| CBDT |
Central Board of Direct Taxes |
| CCB |
Conventional Commercial Bank |
| CCPPO |
Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Ordinary |
| CDC |
Central Depository Company |
| CDD |
Community Driven Development |
| CDO |
Collateralized Debt Obligation |
| CDO |
Cease and Desist Order |
| CFM |
Council of Foreign Ministers |
| CFO |
Chief Finance Officer |
| CIBAFI |
Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions |
| CIEBS |
Consulting for Islamic Economics & Business Strategies
(Indonesia) |
| CIF |
Cost, Insurance and Freight |
| CIFA |
Certified Islamic Finance Analyst |
| CII |
Council of Islamic Ideology (Pakistan) |
| CIT |
Countries in Transition |
| CLO |
Collateralized Loan Obligation |
| CMA |
Cash Management Accounts |
| CMC |
Central Bank Musharakah Certificates (Sudan) |
| CMH |
Commodity Murabahah House |
| CNC |
Communities in Non-Member Countries |
| COD |
Certificates of Deposit |
| COI |
Certificates of investment |
| COMCEC |
Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation |
| COMPAS |
Common Performance Assessment System |
| COMSTECH |
Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation |
| COT |
Carried over Transactions |
| CPI FIFA |
CPI Financial Islamic Finance Awards |
| CPSS |
Committee on Payment and Settlement System |
| CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
| CVC |
Corporate Venture Capital |
| DCF |
Discounted Cash Flow |
| DFI |
Development Finance Institution |
| DFSA |
Dubai Financial Services Authority |
| DIB |
Dubai Islamic Bank |
| DIFC |
Dubai International Financial Center |
| DJIM |
Dow Jones Islamic Market Index |
| DM |
Diminishing Musharakah |
| DMI |
Dar Al-Maal Al-Islami |
| DO |
Delivery Order |
| DPB |
Daily Product Basis (deposit management) |
| DVP |
Delivery versus Payment in securities settlement system |
| DWG |
Development Working Group |
| e4e |
Education for Employment |
| EBIT |
Earnings Before Interest and Taxes |
| EBITDA |
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and/or before Depreciation and
Amortization |
| EBRD |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| ECAI |
External Credit Assessment Institution |
| ECO |
Economic Cooperation Organization |
| ECOWAN |
ECOWAS Wide Area Network |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community for West African States |
| ECT |
Error Correction Term |
| EDL |
External Debt Liability |
| EDR |
European Depository Receipts |
| EEC |
European Economic Community |
| EFS |
Export Financing Scheme |
| EFSF |
European Financial Stability Facility |
| EIB |
Emirates Islamic Bank (UAE) |
| EIU |
Economists Intelligence Unit |
| ELS |
Economic Lecture Series |
| EM-Sec |
Security of Electronic Money |
| ESM |
European Stability Mechanism |
| ESOP |
Employee Stock Options Programme |
| EVCA |
European Venture Capital Association |
| FCIC |
Federation of Consultants from Islamic Countries |
| FDI |
Foreign Direct Investment |
| FDR |
Fixed Deposit Receipts |
| FDR |
Financing to Deposit Ratio |
| FEVD |
Forecasting Error Variance Decomposition |
| FFS |
Future Flow Securitization |
| FIBE |
Faisal Islamic Bank of Egypt |
| FIFO |
First In - First Out |
| FIS |
Front Islamique du Salut (Islamic Salvation Front – Algeria) |
| FOB |
Free on Board |
| FOCIC |
Federation of Contractors from Islamic Countries |
| FRS |
Fixed Return Securities |
| FSA |
Financial Services Authority |
| FSC |
Federal Shariat Court (Pakistan) |
| GATI |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
| Gbpwh/Gbpwth |
God be pleased with him and God be pleased with them |
| GCC |
Gulf Cooperation Council |
| GCG |
Good Corporate Governance |
| GCIBAFI |
General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Produk |
| GDR |
Global Depository Receipts |
| GEM |
Growth Equity Market |
| GMC |
Government Musharakah certificates (Sudan) |
| GNI |
Gross National Income |
| GNP |
Gross National Product |
| GoI |
Government of Indonesia |
| GTRC |
Group Trade Related Issues Committee |
| HIFIP |
Harvard Islamic Finance Information Program |
| HIPC |
Heavily Indebted Poor Country |
| IAIB |
International Association of Islamic Banks |
| IAS |
Islamic World Academy of Sciences |
| IAS |
International Accountancy Standards |
| IAS |
International Accounting Standar |
| IB |
Islamic Bank |
| IBB |
Islami Bank Bangladesh |
| IBFIM |
Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia |
| IBP |
Islamic Banks Portfolio |
| IBRA |
Indonesian Bank Restructuring Agency |
| IBRD |
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development |
| IBU |
Islamic Business Unit |
| ICB |
Islamic Commercial Bank |
| ICCI |
Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| ICD |
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector
(SA) |
| ICDT |
Islamic Centre for Development of Trade |
| ICIEC |
Islamic Corporation for the
Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (SA) |
| ICM |
Islamic Capital Markets |
| ICMI |
Ikatan Cendikiawan Muslim Indonesia |
| ICRIE |
International Center for Research in Islamic Economics |
| ID |
Islamic Dinar (equivalent to one Special Drawing Right of IMF) |
| IDA |
International Development Association (World Bank) |
| IDB |
Islamic Development Bank
(SA) |
| IDB-56 |
The 56 Member Countries (IDB) |
| IDB-OCR |
Ordinary Capital Resources (IDB) |
| IDB-STATCAP |
IDB Statistical Capacity Building Initiative |
| IDR |
Islamic Depository Receipts |
| IDR |
Indonesia Rupiah |
| IDS |
Islamic Debt Securities |
| IERB |
Islamic Economics Research Bureau |
| IERC |
Islamic Economics Research Centre (SA) |
| IERS |
Islamic Export Refinance Scheme |
| IES |
Islamic Economic Studies |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFC |
International Finance Corporation |
| IFI |
Islamic Financial institution |
| IFI |
Islamic Financial Institution |
| IFIBAF |
Institute for Islamic Banking and Finance |
| IFIL |
Islamic Finance and Investment Limited |
| IFIS |
Islamic Finance Information Service |
| IFQ |
Islamic Finance Qualification |
| IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standars |
| IFSB |
Islamic Financial Services Board (Malaysia) |
| IFSI |
Islamic Financial Services Industry |
| IHE |
Islamic Higher Education |
| IIBI |
Institute of Islamic Banking and
Insurance (UK) |
| IIBID |
International Islamic Bank for Investment and Development |
| IICAS |
International Islamic College for Advanced Studies |
| IICC |
Irish Islamic Chamber of Commerce |
| IICG |
Islamic Investment Company of the Gulf |
| IICO |
International Islamic Charitable Organization |
| IICRA |
International Islamic Center for Reconciliation and
Arbitration |
| IICWC |
International Islamic Committee for Woman and Child |
| IIDL |
International Islamic Digital Library |
| IIDT |
International Islamic Development Trust |
| IIF |
Islamic Infrastructure Fund |
| IIFD |
International Islamic Forum for Dialogue |
| IIFF |
International Islamic Finance Forum |
| IIFM |
International Islamic Financial Market (Bahrain) |
| IIFSO |
International Islamic Federation of Student Organizations |
| IIIE |
International Institute of Islamic Economics (Islamabad) |
| IIIT |
International Institute of Islamic Thought |
| IILM |
International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation
(Malaysia) |
| IIMM |
Islamic Interbank Money Market (Malaysia) |
| IINA |
International Islamic News Agency |
| IIPC |
International Islamic Propagation Center |
| IIPH |
International Islamic Publishing House |
| IIRA |
Islamic International Rating Agency (Bahrain) |
| IIRO |
International Islamic Relief Organization |
| IIU |
International Islamic University |
| IIU |
International Islamic University (Terengganu, Malaysia) |
| IIUC |
International Islamic University Chittagong |
| IIUI |
International Islamic University Islamabad |
| IIUM |
International Islamic University Malaysia |
| IJIFS |
International Journal of Islamic Financial Services |
| IKIM |
Malaysian Institute of Islamic Understanding |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMFI |
Islamic Micro-Finance Institution |
| IMI |
Islamic Microfinance Institution |
| IMMC |
Islamic Money Management Company |
| INCEIF |
International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance
(Malaysia) |
| INID |
Islamic Negotiable Instrument of Deposit |
| INTOSAI |
International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions |
| IOSCO |
International Organization of Securities Commissions |
| IP |
Intellectual Property |
| IPO |
Initial Public Offering |
| IRB |
Islamic Rural Bank |
| IRF |
Impulse Response Function |
| IRI |
Islamic Research Institute (Pakistan) |
| IRR |
Internal Rate of Return |
| IRS |
Internal Rating System |
| IRTI |
Islamic Research and Training Institute (SA) |
| ISESCO |
Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
| ISFD |
Islamic Solidarity Fund for Development |
| ISNA |
Islamic Society of North America |
| ISRA |
International Shari'ah Research Academy (Malaysia) |
| ITAP |
Investment Promotion Technical Assistance Program |
| ITC |
Islamic Trade Centre |
| ITFC |
International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (SA) |
| ITFO |
Import Trade Financing Operations (IDB) |
| ITS |
International Takaful Summit |
| IUT |
Islamic Unit Trusts |
| JIB |
Jordan Islamic Bank |
| JIBOR |
Jakarta Interbank Offerred Rate |
| JIT |
just-in-time |
| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| L/C |
Letter of Credit |
| L/G |
Letter of Guarantee |
| LAS |
League of Arab States |
| LDC |
Least Developed Country |
| LDMC |
Least Developed Member Country |
| LDR |
Loan to Deposit Ratio |
| LGS |
Loan Guarantee Scheme |
| LIBOR |
London Interbank Offered Rate |
| LIFDC |
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country |
| LLR |
Lender of Last Resort |
| LMC |
Liquidity Management Centre (Bahrain) |
| LOF |
Lines of Financing |
| LP |
Limited Partnership |
| LTCM |
Long-Term Capital Management |
| LTTFS |
Longer-Term Trade Financing Scheme |
| MAS |
Monetary Authority of Singapore |
| MCB |
The Muslim Council of Britain |
| MCPS |
Member Country Partnership Strategy |
| MDB |
Multilateral Development Bank |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goal |
| MDP |
Microfinance Development Program |
| MENA |
Middle East and North Africa |
| MESA |
Middle Eastern Studies Association |
| MFI |
Micro Finance Institutions |
| MFI |
Multilateral Financing Institution |
| MICR |
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition |
| MIFC |
Malaysia International Islamic Financial Centre (Malaysia) |
| MII |
Mudarabah Interbank Investment |
| MoI |
Multiple of Investment |
| MoU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MPO |
Murabaha to Purchase Orderer |
| MR |
Market Risk |
| MS |
Mudarabah Sukuk |
| MTN |
Medium Term Note |
| MYNA |
Muslim Youth of North America |
| NBFC |
Non-Banking Finance Company |
| NBFI |
Non-Bank Financial Institution |
| NDFI |
National Development Finance Institution |
| NEA |
New Enterprise Associates |
| NEP |
New Economic Policy (Malaysia) |
| NGO |
Non-Governmental Organisation |
| NIB |
Non-Interest Based System |
| NIB |
Noor Islamic Bank (UAE) |
| NIBAF |
National Institute of Banking and Finance |
| NIDC |
Negotiable Islamic Debt Certificate |
| NIEO |
New International Economic Order |
| NIF |
National Islamic Front |
| NIM |
Net Interest Margin |
| NOM |
Net Operating Margin |
| NPF |
Non Performing Financing |
| NPL |
Non-Performing Loan |
| NPV |
Net Present Value |
| NSS |
National Savings Schemes |
| OBU |
Offshore Banking Units |
| OCR |
Ordinary Capital Resources (IDB) |
| OD |
Overdraft |
| OIC |
Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (SA) |
| OIC |
Organization of Islamic Countries |
| OMOs |
Open Market Operations |
| OPEC |
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| P&L |
Profit and Loss |
| PAD |
Payment Against Documents |
| PBUH |
Peace Be Upon Him |
| PBV |
Price to Book Value |
| PER |
Profit Equalisation Reserve |
| PER |
Price Earning Ratio |
| PERL |
Principal Exchange Rate Linked Security |
| PIU |
Project Implementation Unit |
| PLS |
Profit and Loss Sharing |
| PPP |
Public Private Partnership |
| PRSP |
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| PSA |
Participants Special Account |
| PTC |
Participation Term Certificates (Musharakah-based investment
certificates) |
| QFC |
Qatar Financial Centre |
| QIB |
Qatar Islamic Bank |
| QIIB |
Qatar International Islamic Bank |
| QIIC |
Qatar Islamic Insurance Company |
| RAV |
Repackaged Asset Vehicle |
| Repo |
RePurchase Offer |
| RGM |
Rapid Growth Market |
| RL |
Reverse Linkage |
| ROA |
Return on Assets |
| ROE |
Return on Equity |
| ROSCA |
Rotating Savings and Credit Association |
| RTGS |
Real-Time Gross Settlement |
| SAB |
Shariat Appellate Bench (of the Supreme Court of Pakistan) |
| SAC |
Shariah Advisory Council (Malaysia) |
| SAIBOR |
Saudi Arabian Interbank Offered Rate |
| SAMA |
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency |
| SDR |
Special Drawing Right |
| SESRIC |
Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre
for Islamic Countries |
| SFAS |
Statement of Financial Accounting Standard |
| SIB |
Sharjah Islamic Bank (UAE) |
| SIBOR |
Singapore Interbank Offerred Rate |
| SLR |
Statutory Liquidity Reserves |
| SLT |
Securities Lending Transaction |
| SME |
Small and Medium Enterprise |
| SMS |
Swiss Muslim Society |
| SOE |
State-Owned Enterprise |
| SPM |
Special Purpose Mudarabah |
| SPV |
Special Purpose Vehicle |
| SQ |
Spiritual Quotient |
| SSB |
Shariah Supervisory Board |
| SSC |
Shar¯ı´ah Supervisory Committee |
| SSI |
Small Scale Industry |
| SSS |
Recommendation for Securities Settlement System |
| STM |
Short Term Mismatch |
| SVC |
Social Venture Capital |
| SWT |
Subhanahu wa Ta‘ala (the term that Muslims use with the name
of Allah Almighty) |
| TDR |
Term Deposit Receipts |
| TDT |
Trickle-Down Theory (in economic development and growth) |
| TFC |
Term Finance Certificates |
| TMCL |
Time Multiple Counter Loan |
| TPS |
Trade Preferential System |
| TR |
Trust Receipt |
| TRN |
Transaction Reference Number |
| TTMM |
Two-Tier Mudarabah Model |
| UAE |
United Arab Emirates |
| UCP |
Uniform Customs and Practice |
| UDC |
Under Developed Country |
| UIF |
Unit Investment Fund (IDB) |
| UKIFS |
UK Islamic Finance Secretariat |
| USM |
Unlisted Securities Market |
| UWL |
Underwriting loss (in Takaful/insurance) |
| UWS |
Underwriting surplus (in Takaful/insurance) |
| VAR |
Value-at-Risk |
| VAR |
Vector Autoregression |
| VC |
Venture Capital |
| VECM |
Vector Error Correction Model |
| VOLIP |
Vocational Literacy Program for Poverty Reduction |
| VRS |
Variable Return Securities |
| WAMY |
World Assembly of Muslim Youth |
| WCMP |
World Congress of Muslim Philanthropists |
| WDIBF |
World Database for Islamic Banking and Finance |
| WIBA |
World Islamic Banking Awards |
| WIBC |
World Islamic Banking Conference |
| WIEF |
World Islamic Economic Forum |
| WWF |
World Waqf Foundation (SA) |