BSFF                  

Buffer Stock Financing Facility

CCFF                  

Compensatory And Contingency Financing Facility

DAC                   

Development Assistance Committee

DEM                  

German Mark

E

Έψιλον

E & OE

Errors and omissions excepted

EAFE Index

European, Australian And Far East Index

EAGGF             

European agricultural guidance and guarantee fund

EAM                  

Electrical Accounting Machine

EAN                   

European Article Number

EANO                

European Article Number Organization

EASA     

European advertising standards alliance

EASDAQ            

European Association Of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation

EBI                    

Effective buying income

EBIT                  

Earnings before interest and tax

EBITDA           

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation And Amortization

EBQ                 

Economic batch quantity

EBRD                 

European Bank For Reconstruction And Development

EC                     

European Community

EC Dollar           

Eastern Caribbean Dollar

ECA                   

Export Credit Agency

ECB                   

European central bank

ECD                   

Eurodollar certificate of deposit

ECGD     

Export credit guarantee department

ECGT                 

Export credit guarantee department

ECOSOC             

Economic and Social Council

ECP                   

Eurocommercial paper

ECSI                  

Export cargo shipping instruction

ECU                   

European currency unit

ED

Extra Dividend

EDF                   

European Development Fund

EDH                 

Efficient deck hand

EDI                   

Electronic Data Interchange

EDM                  

Electronic direct marketing

EDP                   

Electronic Data Processing

EDR                 

European Depository Receipt

EE                     

Equity Earnings

EEA                   

European Economic Area

EEC                 

European economic community

EEOC     

Equal employment opportunity commission

EFF                    

Extended Fund Facility

EFT                 

Electronic Funds Transfer

EFTA               

European Free Trade Association

EFTPOS           

Electronic Funds Transfer At Point Of Sale

EIAs                  

Environmental Impact Assessments

EIB                    

European investment bank

EIS                    

Environmental impact statement

EIS                    

Enterprise investment scheme

EMA                  

European monetary agreement

EMH                  

Efficient market hypothesis

EMI                   

European monetary institute

EMS                   

European monetary system 

EMU                  

Economic And Monetary Union

EMU                  

European monetary union

EO                     

Executive officer

EOE                   

European options exchange

EOM                

European options exchange

EOM                  

End of month dating 

EOQ                   

Economic order quantity

EP                   

European parliament

EPOS     

Electronic point of sale

EPP                   

Executive pension plan

EPS                   

Earnings per share

EPU                   

European payments union

ERDF                 

European regional development fund

ERISA  

Employee retirement income security act

ERM                  

Exchange rate mechanism

ERTA                 

Economic recovery tax act of 1981

ESAF                 

Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility

ESOMAR            

European Society For Opinion Surveys And Market Research

ESOP                 

Employee share ownership plan

Est                    

Estimated

Eta       

Estimated time of arrival

ETC                   

Estimated time of completion

Etd       

Estimated time of departure

ETF                   

Electronic transfer of funds

Etr       

Estimated time of readiness

ETS                 

Estimated time of sailing

EU                     

European Union

F

free

F & Α

February & August

Fannie Mae      

Federal National Mortgage Association

FAO                   

Food and Agriculture Organization

FAS                   

Federal Accounting Standards

FCC                   

Federal Communications Commission

FCF                    

Free  Cash Flow

Fed                  

Federal Reserve Bank

G 10

Group10

G 2

Group2

G 3

Group3

G 30

Group30

G 5

Group 5

G 6

Group6

G 7

Group7

G 77  

Group77

G 8

Group 8

GA                   

General Average

GAA                

General Average Agreement

GAAP                

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles

GAAS                

Generally Accepted Auditing Standards

GAB                   

General Arrangements to Borrow

GAC                   

General Average Contribution

GADep (GAD)

General Average Deposit

GADV  

Gross Arrived Damaged Value

GAM      

General Annual Meeting

GAO                  

General Accounting Office

GAPlan

General Arrangement Plan

GARCH            

Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity

GARP   

Generally Accepted Risk Principles

GATS                 

General agreement on trade in services

GATT                 

General Agreement On Tariffs And Trade

GAW

Guaranteed Annual Wage

GBL                   

Government Bill of Loading

GBP       

Great Britain Pound

GBYOA              

Greek Bareboat Yacht Owners Association

GBΡ                 

Great Britain Pound

GC                     

Grain Cubic

GC                   

General cargo

GCBS     

General Council of British Shipping

GCC

Gulf Cooperating Council

GCR                 

General Cargo Rate

GCSS                 

Global Credit Support Service

GD                     

Good for the Day Order

GDP                   

Gross Domestic Product

GDP Deflator

Gross Domestic Product Deflator

GDR                  

Global Depositary Receipt

GDR                  

Greek Drachma

GDS                   

Goods

GECU                 

Geared Equity Capital Unit

GEM               

Growing Equity Mortgage

GEMM    

Gilt Edged market maker

GF                   

Government Form

GFA

General Freight Agent, Good Fair Average

GHC                   

Ghana Cedi

GHI                   

Guaranteed Home Impressions

GIC                   

Guaranteed Interest Contract

GIC                 

Guaranteed Investment Certificate

GIGO     

Garbage In Garbage Out

GLOBEX             

Global Electronic Exchange

Gmbh 

Gesellschaft mit beschrdnkter Haftung

GNMA    

Government National Mortgage Association

GNP                   

Gross National Product

GO                     

General Order

GP

Container General Purpose Container

GPM                  

Graduated Payment Mortgage

GR                     

Grains

GRD                  

Greek Drachma

GRD

Geared, Greek Drachma

GRD/GLESS

Geared /Gearless

GRIP               

Guaranteed Return Index Participation

GROI               

Guaranteed Return On Investment certificate

GRPs                 

Gross Rating Points

GRS                   

Guaranteed Return Structure

GRV                 

Gross Replacement Value

GSA                 

General Sales Agent

GSP                   

Generalised System of Preferences

GSSL               

Genoa, Savona, Spezia Leghorn

GST                   

Goods and Services Tax

GT                   

Gross Tonnage

GTC                   

Good Till Canceled Order

GTQ                   

Guatemala Quetzal

Guar                

Guaranteed

GUARD              

Guaranteed Rate on Delivery

GULP                 

Group Universal Life Policy

GV                     

Grande Vitesse

GVW                  

Gross Vehicle Weight

GW                    

Gross Weight

GYC                 

Gyro Compass

H / B     

Half board

H of C  

House of Commons

H of L    

House of Lords

HACCP  

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points

HC                     

Heating Coil

HDI                   

Human Development Index

HKD                  

Hong Kong Dollar

HMC                  

Her/His Majesty’s Customs

HP                     

Horse Power

HPI                   

Human Poverty Index

HRD                  

Human Resource Development

HRM                  

Human Resource Management

HSMA    

Hotel Sales Management Association

I2I                    

Industry to industry

Ia                    

ΙΑΤΑ Container

IACA                 

International Air Carrier Association

IACF                  

International Air Cargo Forum

IADB     

Inter – American Development Bank

IAEC                 

International Association of Environmental Coordinators

IALA               

International Association of Lighthouse Authorities

IAPC               

International Auditing Practices Committee

IAPH                 

International Association of Ports and Harbors

IAS                 

International Accounting Standard

IASC                 

International Accounting Standards Committee

IATA                 

International Air Transport Association

IATAN  

International Airlines Travel Agent Network

IAWPR              

International Association Of Water Pollution Research

IBBR     

Inter – Bank Bid Rate

IBM                 

International Business Machines

IBOR     

Inter – Bank Offered Rate

IBOS     

Inter - Bank On Line System 

IBRD   

International Bank For Reconstruction & Development

IC                      

Indian Airlines

ICA                   

International Congress of Accountants

ICAA               

International Civil Airports Association

ICAO               

International Civil Aviation Organization

ICC                    

Interstate Commerce Commission

ICCH               

International Commodities Clearing House

ICE                    

International Commercial Exchange

ICFA                  

Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts

ICJ                    

International Court of Justice

ICLOCA             

International Center for Letter Of Credit Arbitration

ICMB     

International Center for Monetary and Banking Studies

ICOTAS             

International Committee on the Organization of Traffic at Sea

ICRC                 

International Committee of the Red Cross

ICS                  

International Chaber of Shipping

ICS                  

Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers

IDA                   

International Development Association

IDB                   

Industrial Development Bond

IDCA                 

International Development Co operation Agency

IDIS      

Inter bourse Data Information System

IDP                   

Integrated Data Processing

IDR                   

International Depositary Receipt

IE                    

Id est

IESE    

ΙΕΣΕ

IET                  

International Equalization Tax

IFA                    

Independent Financial Adviser

IFAC                  

International Federation of Accountants[

IFAD               

United Nations International Fund For Agricultural Development

IFC                  

International Finance Corporation

ifo                  

Intermediate fuel oil

igs                 

Inert Gas System

IHP                   

Indicated Horse Power

iht

inheritance Tax

II                      

Institutional Investor

IID                    

Investment In Default

ILO                    

International Labor Office

ILS                  

Israeli Shekel

ILU                    

Institute of London Underwriters

IMA                 

Institute of Management Accountants

IMB                 

International Maritime Bureau)

IMD, IMEDE

International Institute for Management Development

IME                   

Institute of Marine Engineers)

IMF                   

International Monetary Fund

IMM       

International Money Market

IMO                   

International Maritime Organization

IMPA                 

International Maritime Pilots Association

IMRO               

Investment Management Regulatory Organization

INET

Δίκτυο INET

Info                

Information

INMARSAT        

International Maritime Satellite Organization

IOSCO

International Organization for Securities Commissions

IRR

Internal Rate of Return

ISBN                 

International Standard Book Number

ISDN               

Integrated Services Digital Network

ISIC                  

International Standard Industrial Classification

ISO                   

International Organization for Standardiza­tion

ITO

International Trade Organization

J & D   

June & December

J & WO            

Jettisoning and washing overboard

J / A                 

Joint Account

J A J O

January April June& October

J curve

Καμπύλη J

JAA                   

Joint Aviation Authority

JAFZ                  

Jebel Ali Free Zone

JAFZA  

Jabel Ali Free Zone Authority

JASREP             

Japanese Ship Reporting System

JCCC                  

Joint Customs Consultative Committee

JCCIUK            

Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the United Kingdom

JCS                    

Joint Container Service

JD  

Αερογραμμές JD

JDI                    

Joint Declaration of Interest

JDS                   

Joint Disciplinary Scheme

JE

Αερογραμμές JE

JEC                    

Joint Economic Committee of Congress

JECO

Ναυτική γραμμή JECO]

JEFC                  

Japan/Europe Freight Conference

JETRO  

Japan External Trade Organization

JICNARS           

Joint Industry Committee for National Readership Surveys

JICPAS              

Joint Industry Committee for Poster Audience Surveys

JICRAR             

Joint Industry Committee for Radio Audience Research

JICREG              

Joint Industry Committee for Regional Press Readership Research

JICTAR              

Joint Industry Committee for Television Advertising Research

JIT                    

Just In Time

JIT        

Just in time system

JK

Αερογραμμές JK

JL

Japan Air Lines  

JLAURITZEN

Ναυτική γραμμή J Lauritzen

JLCD                  

Joint Liaison Committee on Documents

JM

Αερογραμμές JM

JMC                   

Joint Maritime Commission

JMDPC  

Japan Maritime Disaster Preventation Centre 

JMSDC  

Joint Merchant Shipping Defence Committee

JMT                   

Job Methods Training

JND                   

Just noticeable difference

JO                     

Joint Ownership

JOA                   

Joint Oceanographic Assembly

JOB                   

Multiple Task Role

Job                  

Training Partnership Act

JOD                   

JOrdan Dinar

JP

Αερογραμμές της Adria

JQ

Αερογραμμές JQ

JR                     

Jugoslav Register

JRT                   

Job Relations Training

JS                      

Joint Support

JSEA                 

Japan Ship Exporters Association

JTIDS    

Joint Tactical Information Distribution System

JWP                 

Joint Working Party

JY

Αερογραμμές JY

JZ

Αερογραμμές JZ

K                     

χιλιάδας

8-K        

Έντυπο 8-Κ

KS                   

Kiting Stock

KCBT                 

Kansas City of Trade

KISS     

Kurs Information Service System

KRD                  

Kuwait Dinar

KRW    

KoRean Won

KWΗ    

Kilowatt Hour

L/c                 

laydays cancelling

LAFTA             

Latin American Free Trade Association

LAN       

Local Area Network

LBO                   

Leveraged buy Out

LbP                 

Length between perpendiculars

LcL                  

less than container load

LDC                   

Less developed countries

LHAR   

London, Hull, Antwerp or Rotterdam

LIFFE                

London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange

LIFO                

Last in first out

LIONS

Lehman Investment Opportunity Notes

LLMC               

Limitation of Liability for Maritime claims

Lpg                 

Liquefied petroleum gas

LPG                 

Liquid petroleum gas carrier

LPTB               

Low pressure turbine

LSA                 

Life Saving appliance

LSD                   

Last Safe Date

Ltd                  

Private limited company

LTS                 

Laytime saved

M & A  

Mergers  Acquisitions

M & S    

March  & September

M Form             

Multidivisional Form

MAID               

Media Analysis and Information Databases

MBA                  

Master of Business Administration

MBI                   

Management Buy In

MBO                  

Management Buy Out

MCC                   

Monopolies and Mergers Commission

MD & A              

Management Discussion and Analysis

MEDSS              

Model Embedded Decision Support Systems

MIG                   

Moody's Investment Grade

MIGA               

Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency

MIRAS 

Mortgage Interest Relief at Source

MIS                   

Management Information System

MLA                   

Mandatory Liquid Assets

MLR                   

Minimum Lending Rate

MNE                  

Multinational Enterprise

MRP                  

Material Requirements Planning

MSS                   

Management Support Systems

MTFS                 

Medium Term Financial Strategy

MTM                  

Methods time Measurement

MYRA              

Multi Year Rescheduling Agreement

N & M

November & May

NA

Not available

NAA                  

National Association of Accountants

Naabsa

Not Always Afloat but Safe Aground

NAB                   

National Association of Broadcasters

NACHA              

National Automated Clearing House Association

NAD                  

National Advertising Division

NAFTA  

North American Free Trade Agreement

NAHB              

National Association of Cruise Only Agencies National Association of Home Builders

NAIA     

National Association of Insurance Agents

NAIC                 

National Association Of Investors Corporation

NAIRU  

Non Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment

NARB                

National Advertising Review Board

NASA                

Newspaper Advertising Sales Association

NASD                

National Association Of Securities Dealers

NASDAG– Europe

National Association Of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System

NASDAQ          

National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System

NASDIM            

National Association Of Securities Dealers And Investment Managers

NAV       

Net Value Asset

NBS     

National Bureau of Standards

NBSS                 

National Bank Surveillance System

NBV       

Net Book Value

NBV                   

Net Book Value

NCF       

Net Cash Flow

NCR     

Net Capital Requirement

NCT                   

National Chamber Of Trade

NCTA                 

National Cable Television Association

NCUA                

National Credit Union Administration

ND                   

Net Debt

NDP       

Net Domestic Product

NDP                 

Net Domestic Product

NE                     

Net Earnings

NFCC                 

National Foundation For Consumer Credit

NIC                   

Net Interest Cost

NIEO                 

 New International Economic Order

NIFO                 

Next In First Out

NIM                   

Net Interest Margin

NKK                  

Nippon Kaiji Kyokai

NLRA                 

National Labor Relations Act

NML                   

National Market List

NMS                  

National Market System 

NNA                  

National Newspaper Association

NNP                   

Net National Product

NOAB                

National Outdoor Advertising Bureau

NOI                   

Net Operating Income

Nominal GDP

Nominal Gross Domestic Product)

nos

Not Otherwise Specified

NOW                  

Negotiable Order of Withdrawal

NPA                   

Newspaper Publishers Association

NPV                   

Net Present Value

NPV Stock         

No Par Value Stock