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