banking and marketing terms for ibps and bank po exams [updated]

Banking , Marketing and financial terms for all competitive exams

Above the line - Commission paid advertisement

Below the line -No commissions paid for advertisement

CAR- Capital Adequacy  Ratio

CAB- Cotton Advisory board

DIPP- Department of industrial Policy and Promotion

ECB - External Commercial borrowings

EOI- Expression of Interest

ETF- Exchange Trade Fund


EPF- Employees Provident Fund

FCCB -Foreign currency convertible Bond

FCNR A/C -   Foreign Currency Non Residential Account

FOSS- Free and open source software

FIPB- Foreign Investment Promotion Board

GPF - General Pension Fund 








HPL- Haldia Petro chemical LTD

IPR- Intellectual Property right

IDRS- Indian depository Receipts .

IFJ- International federation of journalists.

MEA- Ministry of External Affairs

NASSO- National sample survey Organization

NCM- National committee on minorities

NCD - Non convertible Debentures

NPA- Non Performing asset

NRE Accounts - Non-Resident External Account

NIM-Net Interest Margin

MPLAD - Member of parliament Legislative Area Development .

PMEAC- Prime Ministers Economic Advisory comity

PPP -Purchasing Power Parity

PPF - Public Provident Fund

QIP- Qualified institution Placements

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

SBU -Strategic Business Unit  

SBU is a Unit of the company having different mission

SDR - Special Drawing Rights

SHG- Self Help Group

Strapline- Slogan of a Company Brand

S&P- Standard and Poors credit rating Agency


UJwala- A scheme from Central govt. for Women rescued from trafficking.

WPI- Wholesale Prize Index


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