AC |
Air Conditioner |
ACA |
Chartered Accountant |
ADB |
Asian Development Bank |
AFS |
Available for Sale |
AGM |
Assistant General Manager/Annual General Meeting |
ALCO |
Assets and Liability Management Committee |
AML |
Anti-Money Laundering |
AT I |
Additional Tier I |
ATM |
Automated Teller Machine |
AWPLR |
Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate |
BAC |
Board Audit Committee |
BCP |
Business Continuity Plan |
BIA |
Business Impact Analysis |
BIRMC |
Board Integrated Risk Management Committee |
BIS |
Bank for International Settlements |
BIO |
Belgian Investment Company for Developing Countries NV/SA |
Bn. |
Billions |
BNO |
Bank Notes Operation |
BOD |
Board of Directors |
BRPTRC |
Board Related Party Transaction Review Committee |
BRC |
Business Registration Certificate |
BSS |
Baseline Standard |
BHRRC |
Board Human Resources and Remuneration Committee |
BS and NC |
Board Selection and Nomination Committee |
BCC |
Board Credit Committee |
BSP and PI |
Board Strategic Plan and Implementation Committee |
CAR |
Capital Adequacy Ratio |
CASL |
Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) |
CBSL |
Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
CCB |
Capital Conservation Buffer |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer |
CET 1 |
Common Equity Tier I |
CFO |
Chief Financial Officer |
CO2e |
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent, is a standard unit for measuring carbon footprints |
CRIB |
Credit Information Bureau of Sri Lanka |
CRMU |
Credit Risk Management Unit |
CRRF |
Credit Risk Review Function |
CSE |
Colombo Stock Exchange |
CSR |
Corporate Social Responsibility |
CA |
Chartered Accountants |
CAGR |
Compound Annual Growth Rate |
DFI |
Development Financial Institutions |
DGM |
Deputy General Manager |
DMS |
Document Management System/Delinquency Monitoring System |
DPS |
Dividend per Share |
DRP |
Disaster Recovery Plan |
DGGF |
Dutch Good Growth Fund (Stichting foundsbeheer DGGF lokaal MKB) |
DRL |
Debt Repayment Levy |
DFC |
US International Development Finance Corporation |
D-SIB |
Domestic systematically important Banks |
EAR |
Earnings at Risk |
EIR |
Effective Interest Rate |
EPF |
Employees’ Provident Fund |
EPS |
Earnings per Share |
ERM |
Enterprise Risk Management |
ESC |
Economic Service Charges |
ESOP |
Employee Share Option Plan |
ESG |
Environmental, Social, and Governance |
ETF |
Employees’ Trust Fund |
EUR |
Euro |
EVA |
Economic Value Addition |
EWS |
Early Warning Signals |
FSVAT |
Financial Services Value Added Tax |
FMO |
Financierings – Maatschappij Voor Ontwikkelingslanden N.V. |
GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GHG |
Green House Gas |
GL |
General Ledger |
GRI |
Global Reporting Initiative |
HO |
Head Office |
HQLA |
High Quality Liquid Assets |
HR |
Human Resources |
HRD |
Human Resources Development |
HTM |
Held to Maturity |
IBSL |
Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka |
ICAAP |
Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process |
ICASL |
Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka |
ICC |
International Chamber of Commerce |
ICOFR |
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting |
ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
IFA |
Investment Fund Account |
IFRS |
International Financial Reporting Standards |
IIRC |
International Integrated Reporting Council |
IND |
Independent Director IRMC Integrated Risk Management Committee |
IRMU |
Integrated Risk Management Unit ISMS Information Security Management System |
ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
IT |
Information Technology |
kg |
Kilograms |
km |
Kilometre |
KMP |
Key Management Personnel |
KPI |
Key Performance Indicator |
KRI |
Key Risk Indicators |
kWh |
Kilowatt-hour |
KYC |
Know Your Customer |
LCB |
Local Commercial Bank |
LCR |
Liquidity Coverage Ratio |
LGD |
Loss Given Default |
LKAS |
Sri Lanka Accounting Standards |
LTV |
Ratio Loan to Value Ratio |
LIBOR |
London Inter Bank offered Rate |
m3 |
Cubic meter |
MIS |
Management Information Systems |
MoM |
Month on Month |
Mn. |
Millions |
MSME |
Micro, Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneur |
MW |
Megawatt |
N/A |
Not Applicable |
NBT |
Nation Building Tax |
NED |
Non-Executive Director |
NIC |
National Identity Card |
NID |
Non-Independent Director |
NII |
Net Interest Income |
NIM |
Net Interest Margin |
NPA |
Non-Performing Assets |
NPL |
Non-Performing Loans |
OBS |
Off-Balance Sheet |
OCI |
Other Comprehensive Income |
ORMU |
Operational Risk Management Unit |
OTC |
Over-the-Counter |
p.a. |
Per Annum |
P/E |
Price Earnings Ratio |
PAT |
Profit After Tax |
PBT |
Profit Before Tax |
PD |
Probability of Default |
PoS |
Point of Sale |
Q&A |
Question and Answer |
RCSA |
Risk and Control Self Assessments |
RMU |
Risk Management Unit |
ROA |
Return on Assets |
ROCE |
Return on Capital Employed |
ROE |
Return on Equity |
RPT |
Related Party Transaction |
RPTRC |
Related Party Transactions Review Committee |
RSA |
Rate Sensitive Assets |
RSL |
Rate Sensitive Liabilities |
RWA |
Risk Weighted Assets |
RPA |
Robotic Process Automation |
SAFA |
South Asian Federation of Accountants |
SBU |
Strategic Business Unit |
SDF |
Standing Deposit Facility |
SEC |
Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka |
SLA |
Statutory Liquid Assets |
SLAR |
Statutory Liquid Asset Ratio |
SLAS |
Sri Lanka Accounting Standards |
SLDB |
Sri Lanka Development Bonds |
SLF |
Standing Lending Facility |
SLFRS |
Sri Lanka Financial Reporting Standards |
SLIBOR |
Sri Lanka Inter Bank Offered Rate |
SLIPS |
Sri Lanka Interbank Payments System |
SME |
Small and Medium Enterprises |
SMS |
Short Message Service |
SREP |
Supervisory Review Process |
SWIFT |
Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication |
SBCP |
Specialised Board Subcommittee Capital Planning |
SDFR |
Standing Deposit Facility Rate |
SLFR |
Standing Lending Facility Rate |
SRR |
Statutory reserve ratio |
SDGs |
Sustainable Development Goals |
SLBA |
Sri Lanka Banks’ Association |
SEO |
Search Engine Optimization |
Tn. |
Trillion |
ToR |
Terms of Reference |
TRWCR |
Total Risk Weighted Capital Ratio |
TT |
Telegraphic Transfer |
VAR |
Value at Risk |
VAT |
Value Added Tax |
WHT |
Withholding Tax |
YoY |
Year on Year |