Abbreviations and Acronyms

AuthorPoornimah Devi Sookun
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
AfDB African Development Bank
BATNA Best alternative to a negotiated agreement
BVI British Virgin Islands
CAC Collective action clause
CHMF Commonwealth HIPC Ministerial Forum
CS-DRMS Commonwealth Secretariat Debt Recording Management System
DMFAS Debt Management Financial Analysis System
DR Congo Democratic Republic of Congo
DRF Debt Reduction Facility
DRI Debt Relief International
FSIA Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
HIPC Heavily indebted poor country
IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ICC International Chamber of Commerce
ICSID International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
IDA International Development Association
IFI International financial institution
IMF International Monetary Fund
JDC Jubilee Debt Campaign
LDC Least developed country
MDG Millennium development goal
MDRI Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
MEFMI Macroeconomic Financial Management Institute
NGO Non-governmental organisation
NPC Negative pledge clause
ODA Official development assistance
SDRM Sovereign Debt Restructuring Mechanism
UNCITRAL United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
WAIFEM West African Institute for Financial and Economic Management

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